Our next of shipment of books to Liberia

Dear Friends,
we are glad to inform you that we will be shipping a container of books, used computers and other school supplies to Liberia on March 19. We are thankful to Firestone Natural Rubber Company, which just approved our application to their Donation Cargo program, granting us free transportation from the port of Baltimore to Liberia on one of their vessels. However, we still have some space left in the container, so we need your help to collect more textbooks, good used computers, school furniture, and other good used items. If you are not sure whether your items would be acceptable or want to arrange a pick up (Washington DC/Baltimore area only), please contact us at ldf@liberiandevelopmentfoundation.org. In addition, we are still responsible for buying a container, paying transportation to the port of Baltimore and all the applicable fees. So, please help us cover these costs with monetary donations, if you can. Every dollar counts! Nyan Korto, Executive Director.

Help us give more scholarships

Dear friends, we need your help to grant more scholarhip to college students in Liberia. We currently have on file many scholarship applications from talended students. See pictures of some applicants below. Please donate today. Only $100 can support a college student at University of Liberia for a full year.

Famata Andrews	Garmi Miller	Jefferson Lincoln	Nya Zeah

Is money your servant or your master?

Please read these moving words we received from one of our supporters.

“Yesterday, I spent two hours cleaning my neighbor's car and driveway from the snow. When I got through, she offered me $50 and I told her: No, you don't have to pay me anything. I also told her: You could do even... better with that $50. You could allow an ex-child soldier in Liberia to attend a semester of college. Few hours later, the woman called me and asked: Son, is money your servant or your master? Of course, I wanted to answer: Money is my servant but I quickly realized that I work for money and money also work for me. So, I began to wonder... should I desire money more than changing someone else's life? I struggled with this question for a few moments. Then my thoughts went to suffering human beings, wounded by war and poverty and struggling for every single bite of food. At that point, I realized money must always be my servant, never my master”.

Here is a chance for you to change someone else's life. With just $50 you can send an ex-child soldier to college for an entire semester at the University of Liberia. Find below the story of students in need who are getting college education thanks to caring people like you. Donations are the lifeblood of hope. This holiday season make a dream come true for youths in Liberia. Donate now to support our scholarship program. Donations are tax deductible. Today you can reduce your taxable income and save taxes while giving the precious gift of education to people in need!

Happy Holidays!
Liberian Development Foundation

Thank you letters from College Scholarship Recipients

LDF is glad to make available online the first thank you letters received from the beneficiaries of the recently launched Scholarship Program. The program is aimed at enabling access to higher education for talented students who do not have the financial means to afford college. Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge the pictures and read the letters. Please note that phone numbers of applicants have been obscured for privacy reasons, but are available to our donors upon request.

Philip Gaye		Joanna Tokpah
Kezelee Gayflor		Steven Gayflor
	Not Available Yet
Isaac Fayia

LDF gets a Google Grant (June 2009)

Google has selected LDF to participate in the Google Grants program, a unique in-kind advertising program, providing free Google AdWords text advertising to select non-profit organizations, for a market value of up to $10,000 per month. The program harnesses Google's products, technology and resources to support groups that share Google's philosophy of helping the world through community service in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

LDF maps Liberia (March 2009)

LDF launches the College Scholarship Program (January 2009)

LDF is offering College Scholarship to Liberian students seeking higher education. LDF reserves the right to award scholarships to the most deserving students, based on merit and income requirements (see application form for details). Selections are made at LDF's sole discretion, and decisions regarding scholarship recipients are final. Scholarships are assigned for a period of two consecutive semesters and will not automatically renew for successive terms. Students seeking financial support for another year will need to submit a new application. LDF reserves the right to award scholarships on a continuous basis, upon availability of funds. Applications are accepted and reviewed year round. Please dowload the application form and send the completed application by mail to

Liberian Development Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Greenbelt, MD 20768
United States of America

or by email to

Collge Scholaship Application Form

LDF launches 2009 members and volunteers enrollment campaign (January 2009)

Join our 2009 member and volunteer programs. Download the PDF forms using the links below, and return the completed forms by mail to

Liberian Development Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Greenbelt, MD 20768
United States of America

or by email to

	Membership Application Form
	Volunteer Enrollment Form

Past LDF news

July 19, 2008. As of today, the Liberian Development Foundation is accepting online donations through PayPal. You can contribute using your credit card or your PayPal account.

July 17, 2008. Today the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Liberia has officially endorsed the Liberian Development Foundation and sent out a letter to aknowledge the good work that the Foundation has done in the past and to encourage institutions across the country to work with the Foundation and donate used computers and other materials. Click here to see the letter from the Minister of Education, Dr. Joseph Korto.

July 6, 2008. Today WMUC FM 88.1, one of the oldest college radio stations in the world, hosted our director, Nyan Korto, for a two hour show about the Liberian Development Foundation, its history, its mission and current projects. The show was a great opportunity to discuss not only about the Foundation, but also about Liberian culture and the difficult living conditions in today's Liberia. A selection of Liberian songs was also played during the show. Click here to listen to the show.