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It’s our mission to help people reduce their poverty by a huge number of helpful campaigns to make it essential.
At the Jewel Bates Vocational Center, we offer free vocational training in skilled trades to empower Liberia's young adults. Discover how we transform lives and revitalize communities through vocational education.
“By providing opportunities for success, we give young adults a way out of poverty and an alternative to destructive habits and despair.”
Adolphus & Mercy Bates: Founders of the Mishael Bai-Garyar Jewel Bates Vocational Center
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