The 14-year civil war in Liberia affected all aspects of society- displacing thousands of families, disrupting the economy, destroying infrastructure, and leaving its socioeconomic conditions in need of revival and critical repair. Although many improvements have been made since the end of the civil war in 2003, there is still much needed work to be done. . . .

Beginning in October 2009, Shelter for Life will be working alongside International Relief and Development (IRD), and LOIC on a School Renovation and Feeding Program funded by USAID. Through a multi-tiered approach this program is expected to increase the amount of attending students from 3,000 to 30,000 at 100 targeted schools. This program will provide a three-tier approach against malnutrition, especially of children, in Liberia. SFL will conduct the renovation of the schools to compliment the school's needs and the school feeding portion of the project. Some activities SFL may plan depending on the individual schools are: repair or construction of safe drinking water facilities, window replacement, and food storage to preserve the fortified snacks and drinks provided by the school feeding portion of the program

In addition, the program will plant a school garden with the help of LOIC. teaching school children how to grow vegetables and maintain a garden will not only emphasize the importance of nutrition, but it will also provide the building blocks for a future in agriculture. Since nutrition and healthy diets are crucial for students to be able to fully and actively participate in learning, the program will also provide fortified snacks and drinks as the school feeding portion of the program

SFL is also currently developing a Three year Agricultural Market Development Program to enable Liberian farmers to efficiently produce a system based off an integrated and complimentary cash crop (peanuts), a staple food crop (rice), and poultry feed (corn). the program will focus on a two phase approach:

1) Infrastructure renovation through the building of roads, storage facilities, and buying centers

2) Farmers' empowerment through the use of jump start grants, extensive training and monitoring, and micro credit.

By empowering the Liberian farmers to produce marketable goods and services, SFL facilitates the active engagement and partnership between communities and the profitable private sector for continual growth and prosperity