CURRENT PROGRAMS


C3 COMPUTER AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING & EDUCATION CENTER

C3 has created a community center in the heart of Kru Town, Robertsport, to offer an after school program to all the students of Robertsport from 1st to 12th grade. The use of two Smart Boxes (thesmartbox.net) allows our teachers to use computers off the grid and off the internet. Each box consists of an external drive which contains the materials for all subjects including those needed to pass the standardized West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The box contains 20 computers which can be connected by Bluetooth to the external drive and each computer can be used by two students, thus 40 students are engaged per box for a total of 80 students. The students receive a snack at the center as well as rice and biscuits to take to their families once a week provided good attendance.

COMMUNITY COMPUTER SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM

Rotation of Smart Boxes (thesmartbox.net) among ten (10) schools in Robertsport gives local teachers trained by C3 additional tools & materials to teach students various subjects while exposing students to computers, many for the first time. This program additionally markets our C3 After School Center to all the students, parents, & teachers of Robertsport.

ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE & EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Like many developing countries, Liberia faces many problems related to the centralization of the country’s resources, including education. Many of the best and brightest leave their rural communities to come to the capital in order to further their studies and upon graduation rarely do these achievers go back home to serve their local communities and tribes. In Grand Cape Mount County there is a shortage of healthcare staff and teachers and the few that come to work often leave for they have no ties to the community they are working in. This is why we created our full scholarships program for Grand Cape Mount High School graduated students who want to come back to serve and work in their community.

Over 30 students from Grand Cape Mount, have benefited so far from our four year Full Tuition scholarship for bachelors degree in Education, Health Care and Environmental Studies. These scholarships are competitive and we require our students to keep a 3.5 average GPA.

OPHTALMOLOGY CLINIC

Just opened in March 2026 on the C3 Compound in Robertsport, this is only one of roughly ten (10) eye clinics in the ENTIRE country of 5M Liberians with most of these clinics in the capital of Monrovia. Starting in 2027 Cataract Surgery will be offered in partnership with the MOH’s St Timothy’s Hospital in Robertsport. This will be the first cataract center all of the Western third of Liberia.

DENTAL CLINIC

Just opened in March 2026 on the C3 Compound in Robertsport, this is only one of roughly five (5) dental clinics in the ENTIRE country of 5M Liberians with most of these clinics in the capital of Monrovia. The clinic is supplied with modern dental equipment such as digital X-ray capabilities.

MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT OF HANSEN’S DISEASE (LEPROSY) VILLAGE

The village of Massatine is one of only two villages in Liberia where those shun by society due to their Leprosy can create a community and keep their family intact.

Supply critical drugs for the treatment of Hansen’s Disease as well as help with new latrines and septic tank

MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL EMS SUPPORT

Funds for CPR training nationally; EMS Ambulance fuel, maintenance & repairs; EMS personnel supplies, etc.

SHORT & LONG TERM HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEERS

Since 2011, C3 has recruited, organized, and funded over 60 healthcare volunteers including physicians, NP’s, nurses, and dentists. These volunteers worked for a minimum of one month. Volunteer opportunities are open in Monrovia and Robertsport.



PAST PROJECTS

HEALTHCARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT AT ST. TIMOTHY’S PUBLIC HOSPITAL

St. Timothy’s Government Public Referral Hospital is located in Robertsport, the capital of Grand Cape Mount County. It is the only hospital for over 135,000 local residents and supports the Ministry of Health county’s two health centers and multiple clinics. The only level of higher care for these residents is in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. St. Timothy’s Hospital consists of just over 40 inpatient beds, one operating room (the only one in the county), and a clinic, supported by two Liberian physicians, three PA’s and two midwives along with nursing and support staff.  We are always on the look for

Liberian doctors in training (residents) from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia

Volunteer mission trips of speciality surgeons and physicians and their support staff  

Healthcare volunteers from the States including American doctors in training (residents)


EDUCATION CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT IN ROBERTSPORT

To help with the growth and strengthening of the public & private education system in Robertsport C3 has taken on a multi prong approach:

C3 hired and provided free housing for 14 African Bachelors degree high school teachers for the Episcopal School of Robertsport

C3 COMPOUND IMPROVEMENTS

  • Remodeled downstairs as described above

  • Improve upstairs closing gap between walls and ceiling to prevent mosquitos, spiders, snakes to go inside the house. Malaria in Liberia is the most mortal in Africa, we need more mosquito nets also.

  • Improved bathroom conditions for volunteer guest

  • Made one of the rooms with AC unit for foreign volunteers

  • Purchased a back up generator (although electricity has arrived to Robertsport, is not reliable at all)

IMPROVEMENTSEMS CAPACITY BUILDING AT JFK HOSPITAL IN MONROVIA

C3 plans to bring in EM doctors, residents, fellows from USA. We are in talks with Harvard, UCSF, University of Colorado, and Emory. Emergency Medicine is not a formal specialty in Liberia. We plan to start off slow with a month required rotation for all Liberian medical students and residents. This may also include EMS/Pre-Hospital exposure as well.

NURSE ANESTHESIA AT ST TIMOTHY HOSPITAL IN ROBERTSPORT

The hospital can’t do any surgeries due to no anesthesia personnel. We have two scholars in training but this is a two year program, so C3 has offered free housing for 12 months for 2 Ministry of Health anesthesiologist to come to St. Timothy.

NATIONAL CPR/BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) TRAINING

C3 funded Liberian Mark Luke to study paramedic training in the US and Mark is now the first director of the Ministry of Health’s EMS department. Mark has created a national CPR and First Aid course in which he and his team travel the country to teach these life saving skills. C3 contributes funds for this program, the first of its kind in Liberia. 

PEACE CORPS AND ECOWAS TEACHERS VOLUNTEERS HOUSING

Cross Cultural Care has provided 6 teachers, from Ecowas and the Peace Corps with housing at Robertsport.

SOLAR INSTALLATION FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE - EMS CENTER AT JKF HOSPITAL, MONROVIA

Robertsport like most of the Liberia outside of the capital has no reliable central electric grid. Furthermore, post Ebola crisis donations of lab equipment, including a much needed blood bank, sit idle not used for the lack of a reliable power supply. 

C3 is partnered with Pickering Energy Solutions (sesllc.us), an American NGO who specialized in installing and maintaining solar systems in Liberia specifically for healthcare facilities and schools.  

ROOF INSTALLATION FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

C3 funded and installed a high quality roof on a major portion of St. Timothy’s roof on phase 1. Phase 2 and 3 will be taking place at the end of 2022 and during 2023.

NEW EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ST TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

C3 funded and converted the prior ebola screen unit into the hospital’s new and larger ER

SHIPMENT OF LARGE SHIPPING CONTAINER FULL OF DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

Supplies for Dr. Appel our long term physician volunteer and rest of the medical staff at St. Timothy’s Hospital.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) & INFECTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT DURING EBOLA CRISIS  

Ensure the safety of health care teams on the ground in Liberia by providing much needed personal protective equipment which prevents the spread of the deadly ebola virus.

DONATION OF A NEW 4X4 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER AMBULANCE

Right before the ebola crisis there was no functioning ambulance in Grand Cape Mount County to transport critically ill patients to St. Timothy's Hospital or to the tertiary hospital in Monrovia.

DR. APPEL AT ST TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL FOR THREE YEARS

Dr. Appel has been working side by side with the medical director and staff and doing general surgery during three years and since October 2022 will be based at the capital in Monrovia at the Adventist Hospital. During the time he was at St. Timothy’s hospital with C3 he did more than 900 surgeries.




Play time of little Isak with friends at Robertsport beach with the local children #medicalmission #globalc3 #crossculturalcare
One of the surgeries done last week at St. Timothy’s hospital by Dr. Appel. The conditions at the hospital are bellow basic and rudimentary, the team is very efficient and resourceful #medicalmission #crossculturalcare #globalc3 #liberia
Dr Appel, was received by local authorities in Robertsport. He is already working non stop at St. Timothy’s hospital! #crossculturalcare #c3global #medicalmission #liberia
St Timothy’s hospital yesterday, we are blessed with the arrival of Dr. Appel and his family to Robertsport. Doctors and nurses are the face of God’s mercy ❤️
Dr. Appel sent this photo: The natural beauty of Robertsport beach. The Kru people are fishermen and live on the shore. Their hand carved wooden fishing boats lay waiting during the day along the coast to go deep into the ocean at night. Children wai
Kru town people with our Country Director Harris Karneh, showing around their beach to the just arrived Appel’s family #medicalmission #globalc3 #crossculturalcare
Dr. Appel’s arrival to Saint Timothy’s hospital this week with Medical supplies! #medicalmission #liberia #globalc3 #crossculturalcare
Afternoon promenade in the village. Dr. Appel’s wife, Sarah and their children, are getting familiar with Robertsport’s people. #missionaries #medicalmission #crossculturalcare #globalc3
Great news! Dr.Appel and his family have arrived to Robertsport. They were received with songs by the highschool students and local authorities. Very soon they will start their work at St Timothy’s hospital. Help us to support them! Donate toda
Great news from Robertsport St Timothy’s hospital! The solar panels donated by Cross Cultural Care have been installed this week on the hospital’s roof!!! Thank you to all the supporters, we are making a difference one step at a time. God
Smart boxes have arrived to Robertsport highschool! 20 computers eith all tge content needed to help teachers and students to pass their WASSCE or equivalent to the US SAT.
Mark Luke is resposible for hundreds of Emergency Response Training Certifications throughout Liberia. Mark Luke was one of our first recipients of scholarships in the US and he came back to Liberia to give back to his community. We empower the local
Missing our beautiful Kru town with our most precious kru people. We have a lot of wonderful news coming this fall. A new doctor moving with his whole family into Robertsport to work at St Timothy’s hospital, we are completing the solar panel p
Meetings at the ministry of education’s headquarters in Grand Cape Mount County, discussing potential ways of helping the volunteer teachers of elementary schools to receive formal teacher training. @education is the innovation #crossculturalca
The real heroes of our scholarship program! The selection of candidates was competitive. To keep their scholarsip they need to keep their GPA, and they must graduate from a healthcare or educational program. One condition: to come back to work to the
Our beautiful recipients of helathcare and education scholarships were on Liberia’s news papers front page! #educationistheinnovation #crossculturalcare #globalc3 #education #liberia #nonprofit
This is the delivery room at Robertsport’s hospital. We have now one incubator! CCC is working on fundraising for installation of solar pannels to get electricity to the whole hospital, including the lab room. #loveourpatients #liberia #hospit
Local seamstress shop in Robertsport where the children have made their school uniforms. Uniform tuition and materials cost around $50 a year in the public school, and still there are children that can’t afford it. #childreneducation #liberia