The youngest of 10 children, "T.L." missed out on both primary and high school education as a result of war in her homeland. After many years of displacement, she returned to Tubmanburg. Although eager to learn, T.L. was not able to go to regular school, because her parents could not afford the school fees charged in public schools (to pay teacher salaries). For T.L and the approximately 3,600 youths enrolled, the USAID project was the only educational opportunity in post-war Liberia.