Who We Are

LOEP is a small group of concerned people who have been touched by the compelling plight of orphans in Liberia, West Africa.  LOEP is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit operation with absolutely no overhead costs and is registered as a corporation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Board of Directors

Elizabeth W. Iden, LOEP founding member; Grant writer; Community Development Director; Mother of three children

Brenda B. Bernard, LOEP founding member; Journalist - CNN/Atlanta; Feelance reporter/producer; Mother of five children

Phylis Benner, LOEP founding member; Educator; Early education program development - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts; Mother of five children

Education Program Development
 
Emmalee Iden, LOEP founding member, Foundation and Grants Manager - The Atlanta Opera; Educator/Musician.

 Why Liberia 

War-torn Liberia is one of the three most desperate nations on our planet and children are the ultimate victims of nearly a generation of strife in that country.