Friends of Liberia

Mailing Address: 324 Amherst Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
County of Location: Bernalillo
Phone: (505) 255-0308
NTEE Code: T- Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
Mission Statement:

Friends of Liberia seeks to positively affect Liberia and Liberians through education, social and humanitarian programs and through advocacy efforts. FOL is dedicated to helping rebuild national institutions, educate children and improve the quality of life for all Liberians.

Primary Programs:

FOL helps fund a listserve which provides current international news and articles about Liberia.

Grants and projects are small scale and focused on Liberian non-profits.

Most are community based in the areas of:

- agriculture (eg. rice mill, pig coop)

- education (training for elementary classroom teachers, training for librarians, books)

- environment (wildlife reserve survey)

- health (nurses training, in-service for midwives)

- mediation training for work with former combatants

- transportation (bikes and repair training)

Populations Served: All Populations
Counties Served: Statewide
Year Founded:

1986

Annual Budget: $25,000 - $99,999
Personnel: All Volunteer
Accepts inquiries: Accepts inquiries about volunteering, Accepts inquiries about board member positions
Nonprofit Status: Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS

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