Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (EHELD)

The project assists Liberia in equipping its young women and men for professional careers as leaders, managers, extension agents, researchers, and small business owners in agriculture and engineering. EHELD works to build practical, experience-based, and labor market-aligned educational and research programs to prepare skilled professionals and help university faculty address the challenges of economic and infrastructure development.

Improve the quality, contributions and accessibility of higher education. Higher education includes but is not limited to: teaching; training; curricula; degree programs; pedagogy; research; policy analysis and participation in policy development; workforce development; second-chance learning opportunities; skills certification programs; community service; extension; applied technology; professional development; exchange programs; institutional linkages; program linkages; institutional governance; financial planning; administration; management; and policy that is developed, conducted, and/or implemented by universities, colleges, community colleges, upper secondary schools, public and private technical and vocational training institutions, public and privately led skills development programs, teacher-training colleges and institutes, research institutes, and/or relevant ministries. This program area places a special emphasis on ensuring equitable access to tertiary education and workforce development programs, especially for youth from lower income and marginalized groups including girls and young women and students with disabilities. As such, activities reported against this program area should also contribute to the Youth Development Key Issue, and be reported as such. Build educational institutions that form a productive and self-reliant labor force and leaders in productive sectors such as science, technology, management, and governance. Assist youth and adults in acquiring knowledge and developing skills and behaviors to find legitimate jobs, establish viable self-employment ventures, and/or stay employed and productive in a changing economy, including through creation of policies, programs, and systems that respond to labor market demands in the formal and informal sectors. Assist institutions that form future leaders for a well-governed, innovative society and economy, and that provide professional skills for innovation and adaptation to opportunities and challenges of the modern world. Create workforce development policies, programs, and systems that respond to labor market demands in the formal and informal sectors.

Project ID
US-GOV-1-LR-AID-669-A-00-11-00035
Activity status
3 - Completion
Aid type
C01 - Project-type interventions
% to Liberia
100.00

Organisations

Accountable
U.S. Agency for International Development
Extending
U.S. Agency for International Development
Funding
U.S. Agency for International Development
Implementing
RTI International

Disbursements by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)
2017 Q1 547,917.84 547,917.84
2016 Q4 1,025,786.16 1,025,786.16
2016 Q3 865,264.18 865,264.18
2016 Q2 986,913.86 986,913.86
2016 Q1 841,305.17 841,305.17
2015 Q4 850,075.53 850,075.53
2015 Q3 1,074,432.16 1,074,432.16
2015 Q2 1,330,339.83 1,330,339.83
2015 Q1 668,338.76 668,338.76
2014 Q4 662,828.07 662,828.07
2014 Q3 992,783.37 992,783.37
2014 Q2 762,573.20 762,573.20
2014 Q1 1,480,638.36 1,480,638.36
2013 Q4 1,087,565.90 1,087,565.90
2013 Q3 691,182.23 691,182.23
2013 Q2 1,209,950.29 1,209,950.29
2013 Q1 1,056,656.71 1,056,656.71
2012 Q4 595,439.40 595,439.40
2012 Q3 569,537.55 569,537.55
2012 Q2 555,141.80 555,141.80
2012 Q1 1,039,965.82 1,039,965.82
2011 Q4 602,158.83 602,158.83
2011 Q3 661,528.06 661,528.06
2011 Q2 734,513.77 734,513.77
2011 Q1 405,715.76 405,715.76
2010 Q4 214,983.86 214,983.86

Commitments by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)
2016 Q4 1,320,660.00 1,320,660.00
2016 Q1 1,770,125.72 1,770,125.72
2015 Q2 1,700,000.00 1,700,000.00
2015 Q1 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00
2014 Q1 1,771,415.28 1,771,415.28
2013 Q1 4,900,000.00 4,900,000.00
2012 Q2 3,163,651.00 3,163,651.00
2012 Q1 2,600,000.00 2,600,000.00
2010 Q3 3,800,000.00 3,800,000.00

MTEF projections by fiscal year

Fiscal year Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)

CRS code %
Basic life skills for youth and adults (11230) 13.62
Higher education (11420) 55.51
Unknown (0) 29.06
Primary education (11220) 1.81