Since 2025, SHIFSD has served as one of ten local and regional implementing partners on the Leaders in Teaching Program, covering 65 public schools in Bong, Montserrado and Nimba Counties.
From 2025 to the present, SHIFSD serves as one of the ten local and regional implementing partners working with the Education Development Center (EDC) / Mastercard Foundation on its Leaders in Teaching (LIT) Program, which covers all fifteen counties of Liberia.
SHIFSD is exclusively assigned to Bong County and Montserrado County #1, as well as three districts in Nimba County — a combined total of 65 public schools.
About Leaders in Teaching
The Mastercard Foundation's Leaders in Teaching initiative aims to transform secondary education across Africa by strengthening teaching and learning at the secondary level. The program focuses on ensuring that young people acquire 21st-century skills and competencies necessary for employment, lifelong learning, and successful adult lives.
SHIFSD's role
- Training for public secondary school teachers and school leaders.
- 36 Master Trainers serving as consultants under the LIT Program.
- Coverage: Bong County, Montserrado County #1 and three districts in Nimba County — 65 public schools.
