The BSC Monrovia develops entrepreneurship and education so that young ambitious women and men are empowered to lead their societies into prosperity.The BSC Monrovia helps to build the capacity of local economic and educational institutions.

The BSC Monrovia supports young women and man at universities and vocational schools as well as existing businesses run by young people to start and develop businesses through a combination of business skills training, coaching & mentoring and finance along a business plan competition.

 

In addition, the BSC Monrovia offers a range of employability training courses for youth,women and man with the purpose to to increase their chances to become employed in the existing job market, e.g. job interview skills,writing and presentation skills etc.

The BSC Monrovia is a pilot project of the Association of Liberian Universities (ALU) and an initiative of theALU,SPARK and the Ministries of Education,Youth and Sports,Labor and Commerce.

The project is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs through SPARK. SPARK is an independent not-for-profit organisation, based in the Netherlands.SPARK develops education and entrepreneurship so that young and ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict society into prosperity. SPARK builds the capacity of local economic and educational institutions so they can empower their own populations. More information can be obtained at the BSC Monrovia or on www.sparkonline.org

The BSC Monrovia activities are implemented with the support of the SPARK initiated BSC Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina: www.bsczenica.org.

For more information please visit the BSC Monrovia at the offices of theAssociation of Liberian Universities at the University of Liberia.

The BSC Monrovia has a satellite desk at the Grand Bassa Community College in Buchanan,or visit www.bscmonrovia.org