Having proper facilities - like desks and chairs - makes teaching and learning easier for pupils and teachers, and can encourage students to stay at school.

In Monrovia, the capital of Liberia in West Africa, Oxfam Unwrapped bought desks and chairs for a vocational training programme that teaches boys and girls typing, tailoring and needlework. Having these skills means that young people can earn money to support themselves and their families, or to use to pay for school fees so they can continue their education.

Lucia Moore says: "We are ten (nine boys and one girl) and I am the second in the family. My father cuts and sells palm nuts. My mother sells water and uses part of the profit to feed us. I decided to learn tailoring so that in case I can't get a job, I will be able to employ myself and help my family especially my mother, and other people. With the training I got, I am able to sew clothes for other people and myself. I am also able to make money, to help my mother, family and friends. In this way, I am helping the country because I am doing something to help myself and not depend on people for everything. My parents are happy that I am learning this skill. I learned about the programme from my mother. [My parents] encouraged me to come. They always tell me I should never give up on learning because when I succeed I will help them and myself too."