WHAT IS PROJECT BUCHANAN?
Project Buchanan is a building project whose goal is to help expand and improve the existing Pillar Mission school in the town of Buchanan. The project is focused on the development and construction of school facilities.

THE NEED
The country of Liberia is in desperate need of schools to help educate their next generation. As the country seeks to rebuild itself after years of destruction from war and political upheaval, the educational system is likewise in need of rebuilding. In Liberia today, the educational outlook is bleak. According to UNICEF’s 2008 State of the World’s Children Report for Liberia:
1 out of 3 elementary-aged children does not attend school
4 out of 5 high school-aged children do not attend school
In any country, children hold the keys to the future, and providing them with an education helps to ensure a brighter future not only for each child, but for the entire country. Education also helps to break the cycle of poverty. In a country where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, and 85% are unemployed, education is key to providing hope and relief to a struggling people.

THE BUCHANAN SCHOOL
Oceanview Christian School at Buchanan consists of about 135 students, from kindergarten up through 12th grade. Oceanview Christian School is well-known and highly respected in the community. In 2017, all of the senior high 12th grade students passed the standardized West African high school exam, a prerequisite for college enrollment. Standardized national exams are conducted for both 9th and 12th grade students and we are pleased to report that all of the 9th grade students also passed the exam. This major achievement for both the students and the reputation of the school. That standard of excellence continues.

BACKGROUND
In August of 2008, a 10-acre plot of land was purchased as the grounds of the new high school. Construction of the initial buildings began in 2010. The old school location has one building for the early elementary classes. The new campus has four buildings, the first building upon entering the campus is an administration building, the second building is a 4 classroom structure for the high school, the third building is a lavatory building with modern toilet facilities and running water, the fourth building is a 4 classroom Jr. High which also houses some of the higher elementary classes. All of the buildings have light and power. In addition to the four buildings a new clean water well and water tower was installed along with a small generator room so that the campus has running water, flush toilets and on-campus light and power.
In spite of the Ebola crisis which occurred in 2014 work continued on the project. During the summer of 2017 the construction of a new building which will function a both a chapel and auditorium was started. The work on that building continued in the winter of 2018 where the floor slab was started. As of this winter 2019 this building has a roof we anticipate the building shell to be completed during 2019 with windows and doors installed. We also completed a new road access to the site since the path we had been using was blocked by construction of a new house.
Funds are still needed for the completion of the finish work on this new chapel building. We would also like to construct another classroom building to accommodate the early elementary classes and to construct some recreational elements like a basketball court and soccer field.

WE NEED YOUR HELP
All of the progress made toward Project Buchanan has been possible because of the prayers and financial support of friends like you. Much has been done already, but we still have a long way to go to complete the vision of providing quality educational facilities for the children of Liberia. Please consider making a gift to Project Buchanan to give hope and a brighter future to the children of Liberia. To view the history of Project Buchanan, click here.