Two Ganta Schools Join Liberia’s Largest Youth Digital Safety Movement as WAICTANet Expands Cyber Ambassador Network Across Nimba County
Gompa City, Nimba County — November 2025:-The West Africa ICT Action Network (WAICTANet) has taken a major step toward transforming digital education in Liberia with the addition of Christian Foundation High School and YAMCA School System Liberia to the Youth Cyber Ambassador Network – Liberia (YCAN-Liberia). The announcement followed a high-impact training held in Gompa City where over 150 senior students received hands-on instruction in AI, cyber hygiene, online safety, and digital innovation.
This expansion makes Nimba County one of the fastest-growing hubs for youth digital empowerment in the country. With its large student population and several major townships—including Sanniquellie, Bahn, Tappita, Saclepea, Yekepa, Karnplay, and Zualay,—Nimba is now set to become a strategic base for the national rollout of Liberia’s youth cyber-education movement. WAICTANet confirmed that additional schools from Sanniquellie and Tappita have already expressed interest in joining YCAN-Liberia, marking what could become the largest coordinated youth digital-safety and innovation competition Liberia has seen in recent years.
WAICTANet’s Regional Director, Peterking Quaye, described the expansion as a milestone not only for Nimba but for Liberia’s national digital future, “Today’s inclusion of these two schools signals a new chapter for Nimba County. These students now join a national movement fighting for safer, smarter, and more inclusive digital communities. When young people in Ganta, Sanniquellie, Bahn, and Tappita gain cyber awareness, Liberia becomes stronger,” Quaye said. “The Youth Cyber Ambassador Network is not just a project—it is a national force. With Nimba joining Montserrado, we are building one of Liberia’s biggest youth-led digital education platforms in recent history.” Quaye emphasized that with rising cybercrime, mobile-money fraud, identity theft, and misinformation, Liberia must prepare its young population with real digital protective skills—not theory.
The Youth Cyber Ambassador Network – Liberia (YCAN-Liberia) now includes schools and youth groups from Monrovia and Ganta, with expansion underway to major Nimba districts such as Sanniquellie, Bahn, Tappita, Saclepea, Yekepa, Karnplay, and Zualay. The network trains students as peer cyber-safety educators, builds school digital clubs, supports youth participation in AI and digital literacy competitions, and strengthens a nationwide movement of young online-safety advocates. With a target of reaching 5,000 students by 2026, YCAN-Liberia is on track to become one of the largest youth cyber-literacy initiatives in the Mano River Union, shaping how students learn, lead, and stay safe in the digital age.
Teachers from both participating Ganta schools praised WAICTANet for extending high-quality digital and cybersecurity training beyond Monrovia, noting that such opportunities are rare for schools in rural and peri-urban areas of Nimba County, including districts like Sanniquellie, Bahn, Tappita, Saclepea, Yekepa, and Karnplay, where access to structured digital education remains limited. Students expressed strong enthusiasm for the program, highlighting their excitement about learning practical cybersecurity skills, gaining a clearer understanding of how AI tools operate, joining a growing nationwide digital-safety movement, and becoming certified Youth Cyber Ambassadors capable of supporting and educating their peers and communities. Many students described the experience as their first exposure to formal cyber hygiene training, underscoring the transformative impact of WAICTANet’s outreach across Nimba. Both schools will participate in the 2026 Safer Internet Day – Nimba Edition, and be part of which WAICTANet expects to be the largest student-centered digital education event ever hosted in the county, with projected participation from multiple districts.
YCAN-Liberia’s Youth Program Lead, Etta A. Morlu, noted, “Nimba County is rising as a digital talent hotspot. These students are curious, confident, and ready to lead. With more schools joining YCAN-Liberia, we’re building a powerful youth network that will shape Liberia’s digital future.” WAICTANet says expanding youth cybersecurity training into large counties like Nimba is essential for strengthening Liberia’s digital economy and reducing cyber risks that threaten students, families, and institutions. With more schools joining the movement, Liberia is taking a decisive step toward building a generation of digitally literate, cyber-aware, and future-ready young leaders across all 15 counties.
