Monrovia, April 23 -- A new advocacy group, the Advocacy for Children Media Education in West Africa Foundation (ACMEWAF), has been launched in Liberia with a strong call for increased investment in early childhood education to address the growing number of children selling in the streets during school hours.

By Obediah Johnson, obediah.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com

The foundation was officially launched over the weekend at the Church of God of Prophecy in the St. Paul Bridge Community, outside Monrovia, under the theme: "Equipping Minds, Shaping Leaders of Tomorrow."

The launch featured the distribution of educational materials-including book bags, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, calculators, and more-to over 230 students and...