Our Mission
Friends of Liberia Renewal Ministries (FOLRM) is a registered 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the children and women of Liberia, West Africa. We provide a holistic foundation of education, nutrition, and a safe home for orphans and under-resourced children. Beyond our campus walls, we are committed to ending gender and sexual-based violence by providing victims of abuse with the practical skills and emotional support necessary for recovery and independence.
2025 Impact Report
In 2025, your generosity directly impacted over 105 children and 20 women:
The Vision for 2026 & Beyond
Since 2014, FOLRM has operated at no cost to our students. Our goal is steady, sustainable growth. Every year, we plan to add one new grade level of 25 students until we reach our full operational capacity of 350 students per year.
Your Partnership is Needed
The cost of total care—including education, food, and housing—is $600 per student annually. We rely on a global network of partners in Liberia and the U.S. to cover these operational costs.
As we move into 2026, we invite you to join us. Your gift of $50 a month sponsors a student entirely, ensuring they have the resources they need to thrive in a safe, loving environment.
In 2015, Liberia was the 4th poorest and most economically depressed nation globally (based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita). If one uses the Gross National Income (GNI), Liberia ranks as the number 1 most impoverished country in the world. In 2013, the average family in Liberia lived on only USD 716 per year. There are few jobs in this depressed country plagued by disease and an inflationary economy. People are living a day-to-day existence at a subsistence level; many are starving and desperate to survive. There are very few charitable organizations in Liberia capable of handling the overwhelming problems of poverty, disease, lack of education, and sexual abuse or human trafficking.
From 1989 to 2004, Liberia underwent devastating civil wars that left the country torn apart by corruption and economic instability. In 2014, the Ebola epidemic destroyed Liberia families leaving children as orphans throughout the country. These crises have led to an unstable struggling economy, few educational or job opportunities for the poor, and many children whose parents cannot afford to send them to school. We aim to break this cycle of poverty: with education and training, by the grace of God, we will!
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has observed that “Liberia is significantly behind most other African countries in nearly all education statistics.” It has one of the world’s highest out-of-school children, with an estimated 15-20 % of all 6 to 14 years old children not in class. Only one child out of three (1/3) possible preschoolers will have access to early childhood learning programs. And then, only half of all school-age children will complete primary education, dropping out. Many are classified as “overage” for children enrolled in primary and secondary school. The vast majority of Liberia’s students are older than the appropriate age for their grade and are therefore at high risk of dropping out. There is an obvious need for early and remedial educational intervention.