SmartBox-powered learning
Digital Academy
Offline-first digital tools bring curriculum, teacher support, and computer access into classrooms where infrastructure is limited.
130 students across two campuses
Where we work
Launch Liberia is where strategy becomes a classroom.
In Paynesville, Heart In Heaven helps fund meals, digital education, and economic discipleship through trusted Liberian leaders.
Paynesville
Monrovia suburb
130
students served
3
program pillars
The need
Liberia by the numbers
The numbers are sobering, but they are not the whole story. The Church, local educators, and families are ready for durable partnership.
80%
unemployment rate
World Bank, 2024
64%
living below the poverty line
UNDP
44%
children affected by stunting
UNICEF
The opportunity is local leadership.
After civil war and the Ebola crisis, an entire generation grew up without reliable access to education, food, or economic opportunity.
Heart In Heaven does not replace Liberian leadership. We fuel it with resources, technology, training, and steady donor partnership.
Our programs
Three pillars of transformation
Each pillar addresses a pressure point that keeps children and families from flourishing.
Six career-ready courses
Vocational Training Program
Catering, cosmetology, tailoring, event decoration and planning, computer technology, and soap making equip adults with marketable skills.
6 courses offered
Economic discipleship
Savings Groups
Local facilitators help families save, budget, build resilience, and move toward lasting independence through church-based training.
$5,000 trains 50 facilitators
Active program
Fuel First
A hot meal for every student so hunger does not pull children out of the classroom. When children eat, they stay. When they stay, futures change.
$50/mo feeds one student for a year
Field notes
What makes this work different
Champion Academy is fully accredited with the Liberian Ministry of Education.
SmartBox technology supports digital learning even when internet access is limited.
Local pastors, teachers, and facilitators lead the work on the ground.
Local partners
Trusted partners on the ground
The strongest work in Liberia is led by people who know the place, the language, and the daily realities families face.
E
ELWA
A trusted Christian institution serving Liberia through education, media, health, and community ministry.
P
Peachtree UMC
A church partner providing infrastructure support, prayer, and coordination for work in Monrovia.
R
Red Meets Green
A social enterprise helping connect Liberian agriculture and community development with broader opportunity.
Why Liberia
A nation ready for renewal
Liberia was founded by freed American slaves in 1847. Its ties to the United States are deep, English is its official language, and the Church remains one of the most trusted institutions in the country. Heart In Heaven chose Liberia as a long-term family commitment to walk beside local leaders as they build.
Fund the future of Liberia
Every gift fuels education, economic development, and dignity for families in Paynesville.