Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf April 17, 2009 D.C. Book Signing to benefit Liberian Education Trust Foundation- This Child Will be Great

Join President Sirleaf April 17, 2009 in Washington DC for her only DC official book signing of This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Women President. The event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Wash. DC 20004. Proceeds of the book to benefit the Liberian Education Trust Foundation whose goal it is to build schools, train teachers and award scholarships.

On January 16, 2006 Liberia, the Diaspora and the world celebrated the inauguration of the first elected African women President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The celebration, hope and promise of that day seemed to dim the pain of the past 14 years in which Liberia was embroiled in what has been called the most brutal civil war in Africa. Today 3 years later the country is rebuilding itself and doing the difficult work of repairing all its systems and structures. The war devastated all aspects of civil society most notably Africa's most valuable resource its human capital. Educational infrastructures were devastated around the country, making learning and educational attainment a mere dream for the countries children. The Liberian Education Trust www.liberianeducationtrust.org a US based foundation, started by President Sirleaf, seeks to raise money to build schools, train teachers and award scholarships to the nations children.

Lend your support to the work in Liberia for the support of its children and their education. Tickets to the event include a signed copy of the book. To purchase a ticket go to www.eventsbot.com/events/eb05935301