Organization Name

Diversified Educators Empowerment Project (DEEP)

Mission Statement

To empower individuals and communities by building their capacities through educational capacity development and vocational and technical education.

Focus

Impact Social Behavior Change in communities and within relevant sectors and issues.

Organizational History

The Diversified Educators Empowerment Project (DEEP) was organized in Liberia in 2014 as a community-based organization (CBO) to focus on developmental works including Educational Empowerment, Economic Empowerment & Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET), Community Mobilization, Research and Capacity Creation, in response to the sustainable development goals (SDG). As an education management and developmental group, DEEP is engaged in empowering the individual so that they can sustain themselves and become fully functional in the Liberian society. DEEP believes individuals are not empowered in isolation but rather as components of their respective diverse communities within which their livelihoods, skill sets, and talents are accessible for mobilization.

Certifications and Affiliations

• DEEP is registered and certified by the Liberia Business Registry (LBR) as a legal non-governmental organization and accredited by the Ministry of Education as an education service provider partner. 

• DEEP is accredited by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) as legal development NGO and 

• Registered with the National Social Security Corporation of Liberia (NASSCORP) as an entity in good standing with the remittance of staff levies. 

• DEEP is accredited and recognized by the Bureau of technical vocational education and training (TVET) of the Ministry of Education as a TVET institute and 

• Certified by the Bureau of Teacher Education of the Ministry of Education to train and award the C, B, and Principal training certificates.

Board

1. Ivan G. Brown Board Chair (Actg.)
2. Blonkanjay Jackson Member
3. Malcolm Joseph Member
4. Cherue Y. Washington Member
5. Apostle Josiah Swen Member
6. Jenneh Tamba Secretary