The FELMAUSA’s Minnesota chapter, MMA, used the occasion to promote the FELMAUSA Education Assistance Program (FEAP), and raise funding to sustain scholarship, payment of WAEC fees and provision of school supplies for Liberians in need. In attendance were FELMAUSA President Mohammed Dukuly, Mamadee B. Sesay, Musa Kamara (former MMA President), Hon. Bangally Trawally (OLM Board Member), Imam Mohammed Dukuly, Ahmed Sirleaf (former MMA President) and other prominent members of the Twin Cities. The leadership of MMA was headed by Vice President Mamasu Komara Dudu and other MMA officials and members.
Hon. Ishmael Komara, the graduate, opened the ceremony with gratitude to the community for their support throughout his quest for higher education. Mr. Komara asked the audience to utilize the occasion to reflect on the plight of brothers and sisters back home with aspirations to attain higher education but are limited by resources and financial support. The graduate used the occasion to remind the crowd that while many Liberians in the United States are getting ahead educationally, Liberia continues to experience an unacceptably high level of illiteracy.
With illiteracy rate estimated at 43%, the graduate admonished everyone that the number is not tolerable and we must therefore employ strategies to ensure that this number is brought to an acceptable level. As citizens of Liberia, we are under obligation to contribute our quota to the post war reconstruction efforts.” Hon. Komara reminded the crowd that that one key factor of the Liberian civil war was ignorance fuel by illiteracy and.” The young graduate challenged the crowd to help FEMAUSA help Liberia by donating $1 U.S. He started by contributing the first $100 USD and challenges the crowd to match his $100 USD.
Meanwhile, on Friday May 7, 2010, President Mohammed Dukuly delivered a powerful sermon at Masjid An-Nur in north Minneapolis. The President’s remarks encouragingly challenged Liberians and humanity at large to be active – and not passive – stakeholders in the campaign to educate our brothers and sisters for the betterment of the community.
Absolutely impressed by President Dukuly’s message, two of the prominent Liberian (Non-Mandingo) women of Minnesota – who preferred to remain anonymous – have committed $2,000.00 each to the FEAP on an annual basis. In addition, these two women promised to encourage many other Liberians to help FELMAUSA help Liberians.
On the other hand, Hon. Mamadee Sesay, Education Committee chair, brilliantly informed the audience of the history of FELMAUSA and Liberia, and the vision behind the “Tour for Education”. During his presentation, he made a sincere appeal to the Mandingo community to get involved at all levels and help FELMAUSA educate tomorrow’s leaders by decreasing the high illiteracy rate affecting Liberia.
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