Building pathways from education to opportunity.
We work with communities in Liberia to build schools that connect quality education with practical skills, technology and real routes into further study, work and enterprise.
More than a school. A path to a future.
Community Education Foundation (CEF) is a registered social enterprise expanding access to quality education, 21st-century skills and opportunities for young people in underserved communities across Liberia.
We believe education, practical skills and meaningful opportunities are essential to breaking cycles of poverty, so every school we build connects learning to higher education, technical and vocational training, entrepreneurship and employment.
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Seven connected areas of learning
Each area reinforces the others, so a school becomes a platform for skills, health, innovation and community development.
Quality Education
Expanding access to foundational and secondary education in underserved communities, with clear pathways to higher learning.
Learn moreGirls' Education and Empowerment
Expanding opportunities for girls facing poverty, teenage pregnancy, early marriage and limited access to learning resources.
Learn moreSTEM, Technology and AI
Developing scientific thinking, digital literacy, creativity and problem-solving, and promoting responsible use of emerging technologies to improve learning and address local challenges.
Learn moreEntrepreneurship and Innovation
Helping young people turn ideas into solutions and economic opportunities that serve their communities.
Learn moreHealth and Well-being
Promoting physical and mental health as foundations for learning and growth.
Learn moreClimate Action and Agriculture
Building knowledge and skills for environmental sustainability and resilient agriculture.
Learn moreTechnical and Vocational Education and Training
Providing practical, market-relevant skills for employment and entrepreneurship.
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How each area works in a CEF school.
View programsFrom one community visit to two schools
Figures as reported by Community Education Foundation. See our impact
Five steps, built with the community
Listen
We engage young people, families and community leaders to understand local needs.
Co-create
Communities contribute land and labour where possible; CEF mobilises resources and partners.
Establish
Together we build schools and learning environments that respond to local needs.
Learn and build skills
Classroom education connects to STEM, TVET, health, climate action and enterprise.
Open pathways
Learners move on to higher education, vocational careers, employment or their own business.
Every girl in school. Every girl a leader.
Our founder started this work after his sister left school because of teenage pregnancy. Today we support girls facing poverty, early marriage and limited resources to stay in school, build confidence and pursue STEM, vocational training and higher education.
Girls' Education and EmpowermentStart small, start now, and build solutions with the people who need them most.
The principle that guides CEF
Four ways to make a difference
Sponsor a student
Keep a young person in school and on a path to further study, a trade, a job or a business.
Student Sponsorship PortalDonate
Help us run our schools, train teachers and give young people practical skills.
Contact us to givePartner with us
Foundations, businesses, universities and diaspora networks can help bring the model to more communities.
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See a CEF campus for yourself or, as a sponsor, meet your student and their family.
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