–-Upgrades Them From Car Washers To Students
Hardship and increasing poverty in Liberia continue to deprive several young people of pursuing their goals and dreams in life, and with a skeletal hope of a better tomorrow some young people reluctantly engage in hard labor in order to earn a living.
Like other communities, towns and cities as well as counties across the country, the future leaders of Liberia are now braving the storm, ignoring challenges of life, including excuses, in order to survive. One of such hard labor activities, especially its amateur nature, is car washing.
According to some young men on the Kakata highway, life is getting increasingly challenging; as such, they have no option but to wash cars for people in order to survive.
“We don’t even have money to go to school, so all we do is to wash cars and first find food to eat,” they explained.
The situation has, however, caught the attention of former Presidential Aide, Sekou Kalasco Damaro, who was heading to Kakaka, Margibi County, a few weeks ago and made a stop at the amateur car washing site where the young men normally look for their daily bread.
Talking to them and hearing their touching stories, Damaro said he shared their pains and struggles, and pledged to assist them. As part of his assistance, Damaro promised to upgrade their workplace by providing a modern car washing machine for them.
As a humanitarian with a focus on sustainability, the former presidential aide also added an educational package to the youth assistance by ensuring that they enroll in school in order to create a better society for tomorrow.
Fulfilling his commitment to them, Damaro has disclosed that the youth are currently in school, learning in order to contribute to the larger society. “I am overjoyed today to witness these young men dressed in their uniforms, ready to embark on this new educational adventure. May God grant us the strength to continue such endeavor in creating a better society,” Damaro posted on his social media page.
He told newsmen via mobile phone that education is key and the best empowerment tool to give to anyone, to which he is committed to the core. “I passed here and spoke with the determined young guys and promised them, and today I am fulfilling my promise to them,” he re-emphasized.
At the same time, Damaro encouraged the youth to make maximum use of the opportunity in order for them to be marketable in the larger society tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the happy, proud and determined youth have hailed Damaro for his timely intervention in their lives, stating that fulfilling his commitment to them is a testament of a good leader who loves and cares for his people, especially when they are in need.
The beneficiaries, former car washers now students, promised to make maximum use of the opportunity afforded them in order to make a change in the society tomorrow.