Welcome to My Blog My Liberia Visit!
I am always excited to visit Liberia and to check in with my team on the great work they continue to do for the Lena Marshall Foundation. On this occasion, I was delighted to meet our mentees who participated in our three months mentorship program.
LMF Mentees Workshop
Mrs Sylvestine Gbessagee - Director of Safeguarding/Acting Executive Director- Hilltop School. Thank you for speaking to us on the importance of female leadership.
Mrs. Christina Winnie Saywah-Jimmy - the managing editor of The Inquirer.
Thank you Christiana Winnie Saywah-Jimmy for sharing your career story with us.
Mentee feedback - Barbara Carpenter
Malala Film Screening
In 2012, Taliban assassins targeted 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai for speaking out against the
closing of schools to girls in her area. Miraculously surviving a gunshot to the head, Malala
has used her experience to become an advocate for girls’ education around the world and
the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. This documentary charts her rise to
prominence and her defiant recovery.
LMF hosted the following Schools: St Teresa's Convent, Kingdom Builders International school and Muslim Congress High School.
Student from the Muslim Congress High School gives us her feedback on Malala film.
Ms. Paulina Gmeiner - teacher from Kingdom Builders International school
Mr Lasana B Kamara - teacher from St Teresa's Convent.
Kingdom Builders International School.
Muslim Congress High School
St Teresa's Convent School
I also had an opportunity to visit my Alma mater St. Teresa’s Convent (STC) and met with the principle Sister Evelina Guglielmo.
THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS IN EVERY NATION ON EARTH ARE BEST PLANTED IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
— Joyce Banda
Our mentorship program has been an eye opener for me and my team. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of having a mentor. A mentor will support you, cheer you on, provide feedback, advice, and help you define and reach your goals. It can be a key relationship in your life and one that has the potential to impact your choices and career trajectory significantly.