REBUILDING THROUGH EDUCATION
In 2005, David S. Fatorma, a civil war victim and survivor, founded Light Stream Academy in order to educate some of Liberia’s poorest children and war orphans who would otherwise be unable to afford an education. LEAP supplies nearly 100% of the support for the Light Stream Academy in Monrovia, Liberia.
The school now educates over 350 students in grades K-8, preparing them for high school and university as well as careers to come. Many Light Stream alumni have gone on to succeed in high school and universities in Liberia and gone on to join the workforce in this developing nation. The staff salaries and the school’s operational expenses are supplied almost exclusively through the generosity of LEAP sponsors.
In order to properly contain its growing number of students, in 2014, LEAP initiated a school building project on the Light Stream Academy land, which created over 8 new classrooms, staff offices and bathrooms.
Light Stream Academy
Light Stream Academy, located in Monrovia, Liberia, is the name of the school LEAP supports in efforts to educate some of Liberia’s poorest children and war orphans who would otherwise be unable to afford an education. Light Stream Academy runs from Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High and has a current enrollment of 400 hundred students.
How LEAP Provides Education:
Land purchase, and construction costs of the Light Stream academy building and ongoing additions.
Scholarships toward tuition for approximately 450 K-9th grade students
The monthly salaries and ongoing training for the 20 staff members of Light Stream Academy
Desks, computers, and all physical resources needed to furnish and operate the school
Basic meals for students