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In Liberia, Jobs are Scarce. FREE Working Skills can Help...

Jobs are scarce in Liberia. Available jobs are often part-time or seasonal. Most young Liberians work as farmers or self-employed, and nearly all need to improve their working skills to build a better life.

One practical solution to benefit Liberia, its economy and all Liberians, is to provide FREE working skills, tools, links and resources for young Liberians combined with various ways to consider practical working opportunities. This together with lots and lots of encouragement.

This is what we do. OneLiberia provides completely FREE services to help young Liberians improve their working skills and earn more money:

• Clear-cut skills, tools & resources to improve working skills, learn new skills
• Practical, realistic opportunities anywhere in Liberia
• Ideas & adaptable ways to do better and succeed 
• Managing a successful solo or small business in Liberia

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Young Liberians connect the Internet using their smartphone or mobile device (or borrowing someone else's) for information and entertainment. OneLiberia expands the readily available Internet information to improve their working skills.

OneLiberia delivers its completely FREE services using:

• Mobile apps - (Android and Apple iOS)
• Internet
  • Facebook / Meta
  • Websites: OneLiberia.org, Africa54Training.com, Africa54.org
  • Bluesky
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp
  • X
  • YouTube

  ... containing expanded written content together with audio videos designed for those improving their reading skills, and for those lacking reading skills.

     BACKGROUND SUMMARY:

OneLiberia provides working skills and vocational education to various segments of Liberia’s working population: e.g. self-employed individuals, crafts, traders, formal and     informal businesses, and small-holder farmers, together with the under-employed and unemployed.

OneLiberia's skills and resources are steadily modified and updated, directly serving Liberia's cities and towns, Liberia’s Atlantic coastline, Liberia’s rural interior, and areas bordering Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire (CdI).

Most Liberian workers leave school after only a few years of education and effectively become self-employed. While at school, classes are often poorly managed; many of     the teachers are relatively under-educated and unprepared to teach basic vocational skills. According to UNICEF, "36% of Liberia's primary teachers and 29% of secondary instructors are unqualified". Many students leave school with poor reading and math, and lack working skills. Most will never return to school; online skills' education and training can help.

Those who improve their working skills and learn new skills almost always do better, and directly or indirectly benefit: Liberia's economy & opportunities; in-country and global distributors, wholesalers, retailers & traders; communications and transportation sectors, and Liberia's workers and their families.

Africa54 / OneLiberia TEAM:

With many decades of living, working or directly involved in Liberia, and in many other sub-Saharan African countries, Africa54’s small team is traditionally active in vital sectors including banking, investment, marketing, media, mining, and telecommunications. Africa54 / OneLiberia has extensive experience and expertise at all appropriate levels, and most importantly it cares.

Niles Helmboldt:

• Began business career in 1965 at FNCB (Citibank N.A) in New York and Panama. In 1967, assigned to The Bank of Monrovia, a wholly owned Liberian subsidiary of FNCB/Citibank.
• In 1975 founded Equator Bank Limited. From 1975 to 1988, President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Equator Holdings Limited, majority owned by HSBC (Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation). Under his direction, Equator financed more than US$3 billion of undertakings in more than 35 African countries.
• In 1989, joined with international investors to establish AMCL Limited (AMCL). AMCL was organised to manage Liberia's Mt. Nimba iron mines (LAMCO) and to develop a joint project with the Republic of Guinea to mine that country's Pierre Richaud iron ore project. Successfully managed and operated AMCL until early 1994, when Liberia's civil war forced its closure. Chaired AMCL and a Director of Euronimba, a partnership including the Governments of the Republics of Guinea and Liberia, BHPBilliton, France's La Source/BRGM, Kuwait, and Sumitomo Corporation, Japan.
• In 1996, founded Modern Africa Growth & Investment Company (MAGIC), a US$105 million direct equity fund, and Modern Africa Fund Managers, LLC (MAFM). Served as Chairman of Modern Africa’s Executive and Finance Committees through 2004.
• In 2004, joined AmLib United Minerals, Inc. (“AUM”) to assist in raising new funding to enable AmLib to revitalise its gold exploration activity in Liberia. Became AmLib’s chairman in late 2007 and CEO from February 2008.
• Bukon Jedeh Resources, Inc. (“BJR”) was formed in 2007 for the purpose of acquiring new gold exploration properties in Liberia. Chaired BJR until 2015.
• In July 2017, incorporated Sahara LLC to hold Africa54Training, an online community hub and network platforms, Android and iOS mobile apps, and subsidiaries.

Clarity-Ventures:

Africa54 has worked closely with Clarity-Ventures (Clarity) and its coding and financial team for more than nine years. Clarity’s in-house capacity provides technical expertise to meet OneLiberia’s requirements in Liberia.

Clarity's CEO is an advisor to Africa54/OneLiberia. Helmboldt is a member of Clarity's board of directors.