30 October 2008
It is announced in Monrovia that the official launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Academic Meet The Challenge Program will kick off tomorrow Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Cecil Dennis Hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Under the auspices of the Mano River Union Youth Parliament-Liberia Chapter (MRUYP-Liberia) and the International Quizzing Association-Liberia Chapter (IQA-Liberia), the program intends to proactively engage Liberians students through programs that will restore and rejuvenate the academic spirit and impulse the need for academic excellence amongst them.
A release issued by the media committee of the program said on the official opening, William V.S, Tubman High School will engage the St. Theresa Convent High School in a pre-launch match.
It is also noted that the program will be implemented in six phases with the counties divided into five regions, while the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs will play advisory and supporting roles in project implementation and the IQA and MRUYP will coordinate and supervise the implementation of the project.
According to the release, the program will be divided into six phases, namely the first phase will bring together 64 schools in two counties (Montserrado and Margibi)
It is also indicated that the second phase will bring together schools from Lofa, Nimba and Bong Counties, while the third phase will bring together schools from Grand Kru, Sinoe, Rivercess and Grand Bassa Counties and the fourth phase will bring together schools from Grand Gedeh, Maryland, and River Gee Counties.
Also the fifth phase will bring together schools from Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu and Bomi Counties, while the sixth phase will be the grand regional final among winners of each phase.
The release said the nationwide event will be aired on radio and shown on television stations in the country, and will help bring the game to the people and to encourage a broad-based participation and awareness of the game as was done in the past.
The media committee in the release noted that honors and awards will be given to winners and each regional competition and to students who will exhibit exceptional performance.
However, all participating schools will receive recognition as participants. The program will last for eight months starting from October 29, 2008 to May 29, 2009, and it is expected that before this period elapses, all the games in the fifteen counties among selected schools will be exhausted and the program will come to a successful end.
The project is expected to directly benefit over 50,000 high school students and over 60,000 indirect beneficiaries in elementary and junior high schools across the country and out-of-school youth who might have the opportunity to witness the event as it unfolds.
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