By Katarina Hybenova
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Maggie and Brian Muldoons are cousins from Bushwick who have slightly different plans for the summer than the rest of us… While we will most likely be eating tacos at Rockaway Beach or playing frisbee on Coney Island, these two will be teaching art and tutoring girls in the poorest part of Africa.
West Point in Liberia is a place with a sad recent history. The country was stuck in a brutal civil war conflict for 14 years. As it usually happens, the ones who suffer the most are usually the most innocent – the children. Many of these local girls orphaned at early age and have fallen victim to child prostitution.
According to the Muldoons current UNESCO statistics report that an estimated 73%, of primary-aged children are out of school in post-conflict Liberia. Getting these girls the education they need will make a major difference in their lives. It is reported that girls in the developing world who receive seven or more years of education, marry four years later and have 2.2 fewer children.
