Gbengbar’s Town, RIA Highway, Liberia — The Government of Liberia will renovate June L. Moore Public School in Gbengbar’s Town, Robertsfield Highway. The move aims to improve access to quality education and provide a better learning environment for students.
The intervention follows a visit by Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung Sr. and Education Minister Dr. Jaso Marley Jallah, who assessed the school’s condition and engaged community members on improving its facilities.
Baptist missionaries established the school in 1969, and the Government of Liberia now runs it. Growing student enrollment has strained its existing facilities and limited its ability to admit more learners.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Vice President Koung and Minister Marley met with residents, traditional chiefs, elders and youths of Gbengbar’s Town to discuss practical measures for addressing the school’s challenges and expanding its infrastructure.
During the engagement, the Vice President disclosed that the government, through a World Bank-EXCEL supported project, intends to carry out construction and renovation works at the school. He also said that more support from philanthropists would help expand the institution’s facilities and provide equipment to improve teaching and learning.
Community members have been asked to formally turn over the school facility to the government, allowing the state to assume full possession and authority to develop the property for the benefit of students and residents.
The proposed intervention is expected to strengthen the school’s capacity, improve its learning environment and provide better educational opportunities for children in the community.
Beyond education, community members used the meeting to appeal to the government to rehabilitate the roads leading to Gbengbar’s Town, citing the importance of improved road connectivity to the community’s development.
Vice President Koung assured residents that the Ministry of Public Works would begin road rehabilitation during the dry season.
Explaining the government’s approach to road development, the Vice President said authorities had prioritized major roads in southeastern Liberia and other areas that had become impassable before turning their attention to smaller community roads.
“We could not start on the road in this community when major roads in the southeast and other areas were cut off and impassable. Now that these roads are in better condition, we can focus our attention on this road and roads in other communities,” the Vice President stated.
Residents welcomed the assurance as part of broader efforts to improve access to rural and underserved communities and strengthen connections between residents and essential public services.
The government also pledged to address the community’s water supply challenges through the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC).
Vice President Koung disclosed that the corporation would conduct an assessment of the community to determine the requirements for extending pipe-borne water services to residents.
The proposed assessment is expected to establish the necessary steps toward improving access to safe and reliable water, a critical component of public health and community development.
The government’s commitments to school development, road rehabilitation and improved water access reflect a broader effort to respond to community needs through direct engagement with residents and local stakeholders.
The planned projects, once implemented, are expected to contribute to improved educational opportunities, better road connectivity and enhanced access to essential services for the people of Gbengbar’s Town and surrounding communities.
