Overall, enrollment in Liberia since the early 1980s has increased dramatically: enrollment in preprimary

has grown to an average of 6%, highlighting the unusual importance of this cycle, primary school
enrollment has jumped from 53% to 94% over the period, reflecting an increase demand for basic
education and the fact that universal primary education became free and compulsory in 2003; Jr. High
school enrollment almost tripled. But in the midst this statistics, the reading, spelling and pronunciation
skills among others are still very low in our country.
This Proposal is designed to develop and validate a new country strategy that promotes a reading culture
to help learners improve their communication skills, develop and nurture intra-personal skills such as self-
esteem, self-awareness, confidence and personal integrity, encourage critical literacy and reflection,
inspire intercultural understanding by creating learning communities in which learners can increase their
understanding of language and culture deliberately design to help them become more globally engaged. .
The Project shall be carried out throughout the length and breadth of Liberia beginning with elementary
and Jr. High schools in and around the capital cities of the 15 counties of Liberia.

About IKIT Bee for Academic Change

The IKIT Spelling Bee for Academic Change is established in a quest to promote a reading culture and
help learners improve their communication skills; develop and nurture inter-personal skills and values
such as self-esteem, self-awareness, confidence and personal integrity, encourage critical literacy and
reflection; inspire intercultural understanding by creating learning communities in which learners can
increase their understanding of language and culture deliberately designed to help them become more
globally engaged.
IKIT Spelling Bee for Academic Change wants to operate in partnership with the Ministry of Education
and the National Teachers Association of Liberia, among others.

About IKIT Foundation

The IKIT Foundation is a local Non-Governmental, Non-Profit organization that strives to improve the
living standards of its target groups (future leaders) through empowerment and development of their
human resource capacities. The organization was established in April 19, 2018 and gained its legal status
on December 23, 2020.

As our vision “to see a future where possibilities and dreams are the same for humanity regardless
of race and gender” and with our Mission “to discover, create, and support programs that directly
improve the capacity, health and wellbeing of humanity”, we see this project as means of contributing
what we know best in terms of solidifying primary education.

To achieve the objectives of the Initiative, IKIT foundation will undertake the following