The termination of a USAID program in Liberia, the Incentivized Learning Activity, limited program staff presence in schools and is threatening the hard-won progress in building local capacity to manage school feeding initiatives.

Date: 9/25

Region: Africa

Country: Liberia

Topic: Food & Farming, Economy & Livelihoods

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Additional Context: The Incentivized Learning Activity Program aimed to boost enrollment and attendance among vulnerable and underserved school-age children in Liberia, while improving learning outcomes and addressing rising food insecurity. “Students are feeling that they have been betrayed by ILA. Why should you start something that you knew you would not end?” - Record Keeper, Lutisu Public School, Voinjama District. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps