. Amb. Latim Dathong

I built Starz University 13 years ago to give young people the opportunity to learn and live their dreams. I have 200 young people on scholarships around the country, especially district 9/10. Over the years, it has been an interesting experience for me working with the district through several community engagements and also providing support to community dwellers.

Understanding the need to help families and parents deal with financial issues, I provided 7 million Liberia dollars to District 10 for financial aid that is benefitting the 32 communities in D/10. And also through our foundation, we have distributed over 15 thousand copybooks to help families during the school year.

Our transportation service is one of the programs I am truly proud of. With the rising cost of transportation, I provided a 35 seater bus for our communities in the district that is free for students and the elderly.

I am happy because thousands of our elders and students in District 10 continue to benefit from the program.

There are few things that unite people and gives hope to those that desperately need it. Sports is one of those things. Through the foundation, I have embarked on the project to renovate and modernize the Cabra basketball court and playground to help the community members have access to a more decent sporting environment; which will also help in uniting communities in the district via sports.

There might be an even bigger plan to convert this to a recreational center for the district. I have also sponsored all sporting activities in Gay town because Gaye town is a second home to me and where my heart is. I am also providing help to all community sports teams that reach out to me for help. And currently, I am hosting the biggest football tournament in District 10 to unify our youth and strengthen grassroots sports.

Our women are the giants upon whose shoulders we stand. It is their strength that has brought our country this far. Through the foundation, I am providing 10,000 grants to small-market women to help them expand and improve their businesses. I am also helping many women groups in the district with grants that allow them to provide loans for their members and implement projects that improve their lives and more.

Our young girls are vulnerable; without the proper education and help many will end up on the bad side of life. Our girls programs teach young girls life skills and we provide sanitary pads for them during their monthly cycle to guide them properly.

Our community development innitiative seeks to carry out small scale community initiatives.

We have constructed community roads, provide solar lights and have supported many clean up initiatives in the District.