Our Vision
A Liberia where every child has a clear path toward opportunity, dignity and a brighter future.
About OCF
Driven by purpose. Measured by possibility.
Since 2018, Our Children Future has worked alongside Liberian families, schools and communities to remove the barriers that keep children from learning.
Who We Are
Breaking educational barriers & empowering children in Liberia
Our Children Future, Inc. (OCF) is a Liberian non-profit founded in 2018 and headquartered in Monrovia. We work with schools, families and community leaders to make sure that a child’s circumstances never define the limits of their future.
Our work focuses on quality education, girls’ menstrual health and dignity, child protection and youth skills — four pathways that together keep children learning and growing.
Our Mission
To improve the livelihoods of future generations in Liberia by emphasising education, menstrual hygiene management and sustainable adolescent development.
Organization Goals
- Promote Educational Continuity: Reduce barriers that prevent adolescent girls from attending and participating fully in school, including menstrual-related challenges.
- Advance Menstrual Health and Dignity: Improve access to sustainable menstrual hygiene products, education, WASH facilities, and supportive environments.
- Empower Girls and Young People: Build leadership, confidence, life skills, knowledge, and decision-making capacity among adolescents and youth.
- Promote WASH in Schools: Support schools and communities to improve water, sanitation, hygiene, menstrual-friendly facilities, and healthy hygiene behaviors.
- Strengthen Community Engagement: Engage parents, teachers, community leaders, government institutions, and young people in addressing issues affecting children and adolescents.
2018Year foundedHeadquartered in Monrovia
8CountiesMontserrado, Lofa & Margibi
50+VolunteersCommunity champions
95%Direct to programsOf every donation
Founder & Executive Director
“Breaking barriers is not just a slogan — it is a lived promise. OCF was born from a vision to break the cycle of educational barriers that prevent children, especially girls facing period poverty, from reaching their full potential across Liberia.”
Mrs. Josephine K. Barclay
Our People
Leadership & governance
A committed board and management team guiding OCF with accountability and care.
Management
Josephine K. Barclay
Executive DirectorChief executive, organisational representation, contracts and co-signatory.
Joel Barclay
Head of Administration & FinanceFinancial controller, daily operations, routine approvals up to $300 and accounting.
Jamel M. Kesselly
Programs ManagerProgram implementation, activity requisitions and field deliverable verification.
Alex Y. Colee
M&E OfficerAdministrative and program support, document preparation and inventory verification.
Board of Directors
Mulbah Gbozee
Board ChairpersonBoard leadership, emergency approvals above $5,000, bank mandate signatory.
Barbare S. Doe
Board Vice ChairpersonGovernance oversight; acts in the absence of the Chairperson.
Josephine K. Barclay
Board SecretaryCorporate records, minute certification and board documentation.
Yeayea Kollie Barclay
Board TreasurerFinancial oversight, audit committee liaison and statutory filing review.
John F. Barclay
Board MemberPolicy review, governance voting and strategic advisory.
Clarine Simpson
Board MemberPolicy review, governance and financial oversight, strategic advisory.
How It Works
A simple process. A powerful impact.
Your support moves along a clear path to create real, lasting change.
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You give
Your donation, time or support is the starting point of change for a child.
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We allocate
We direct resources to the programs and communities that need them most.
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We take action
Our team and local partners deliver education, dignity kits and protection on the ground.
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Lives move forward
Children stay in school, families gain stability and communities grow stronger.
Donate Today
Join OCF in building pathways for children
Your support gives Liberian children education, protection and opportunity.