A Closer Look at the Walls of W.H.H.S.

Meeting the Staff at Wallace

Talking with the administrators of Wallace Helping Hands School.

Wallace Helping Hands School

The School was founded in September 2007 by Madame Mary G. Jabbah. The purpose of opening the school was to help children who were out of school due to financial constraints. Also, to help disabled children who needed to be included into the activities of all the children in the nation, Liberia. The school program is extended to children who are disabled, orphans, and way war. The school currently has 67 students, including 6 disabled, and 10 orphans. There are also 7 teachers and the number of teachers is expected to increase. Challenges/Needs: The school has an 11-classroom building under construction as funds allow. There are no text books, sitting capacity for students, feeding for orphans and disabled, registration of the school with national government, etc. The need is great.

The above is a paragraph describing the school from our Liberian program director. This is just a portion of the email but definitely worth sharing with you. The need at this school IS great! The really neat thing though is they can someday build a school here because they already have the land.

And here are the children that attend the school. I love this picture! These kids are amazing kids, really. They are coming to school without desks, textbooks or having a daily meal they can count on. And the crowding?? Talk about spreading the cold and flu quickly! I try to put myself there as a child and wonder what I would have been like...

The staff at this school bring the disabled school children with them. Every day. This is what it means to be "the hands and feet of Jesus." Thank you Liberia staff for your dedication and loving your kids this much!

Wallace Helping Hands School

The next school I would like to show you is Wallace Helping Hands. This is a school that, despite it's lack of a proper school building, is pressing forward with the education of their children. They realize that the children need an education in order to have a better future to look forward to. They set up a school here and go day by day. Every child is asked to bring their own school desk. They are cramped in this hot, run-down school with 67 students, however, their spirit triumphs! I would also like to mention here that the staff at this school brings a child in a wheelchair to school with them. They go to her house, pick her up and push her to school everyday! What a dedicated, caring staff. Here is a very short video that quickly introduces you to the atmosphere of the school. More to come....