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4-H LIBERIA

The history of SBAE in Liberia dates from 1952 when Liberia’s Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce (now the Ministry of Agriculture) and its Secretary of the Department of Public Instruction (now the Ministry of Education) commissioned a Joint Department Program to implement the Vocational Education Program for Liberian schools. Financial assistance was provided by USAID.

During the 1970s, 4-H membership peaked at 27,000 young people in approximately 1,000 clubs. Unfortunately, 4-H and SBAE activities were abandoned in the 1990s due to the civil war. 4-H was reorganized in 2006 as an NGO and has since expanded to more than 150 schools in 7 counties.

1952

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1956

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1960s

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1970s

4-H gained traction and at its height had 1,000 clubs and 27,000 members.

1990s

4-H was disbanded due to the Liberian civil wars.

2006

nine university students from three universities in Monrovia reorganized 4-H as an NGO.

2017

4-H Liberia held the first national Agriculture Fair with 38 schools attending.

2018

Over 72 clubs in operation in six counties, involving more than 2,500 young people, 45% of which are female.

2020

4-H expanded into 100 new schools with the support of USAID and AgriCorps. The total number of 4-H clubs is 157.

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