my government will create incentives for them to go to school and learn skill to become productive citizens. This is achievable and I am committed to it.

Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on to secondary school. Young children are on the streets instead of in the classrooms. We are not giving them the opportunity to learn and they will struggle to get jobs when they grow up.

The North Hollywood High School Team 'A' will be a wonderful representative of Los Angeles. The students demonstrated great skill and worked well together. We are proud of them and all participating teams.

I believe education should be a right for every child, but tragically in many parts of world it is a privilege for certain children whose parents have money. There are 72 million children in the world who don't go to school and many of them are in Africa.

When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school so that my family had some money and I could pay my school fees. It was a tough life.

Students will use these tools long after they leave school. We are giving them a life skill.