From the Blue Community TEARS Mother International, Liberia:
Successfully completed a business management empowerment training for youths in Sierra Leone support Interweave Solutions.
What is MBS (Master of Business in the Streets)?
The MBS (Master of Business in the Streets) is Interweave Solutions’ 15-unit self-reliance business course delivered in small groups (self-help teams) and/or online. It combines business literacy, goal-setting, accountability, and community support so participants can start or grow small enterprises and often move on to become local “Success Ambassadors” who teach the course themselves.
Background — regional summary.
Sierra Leone
Interweave Solutions has an active MBS presence in Sierra Leone with documented cohorts and success stories. The program there uses the standard 15-unit MBS curriculum, conducts pre/post self-assessments, and highlights graduates who go on to improve livelihoods and become local leaders. Local churches, community groups and partner NGOs often host cohorts.
Liberia
MBS has been implemented in Liberia through local partners and Success Ambassadors; local organizations (including touchpoints like Touch Life Liberia and independent implementing partners) have run the Master of Business in the Streets sessions in places such as Harbel and Kakata. These cohorts follow Interweave’s group model (weekly sessions, practical commitments, business plans, and celebration of graduation). TEARS MOTHER INTERNATIONAL has organized MBS trainings in Kakata and Montserrado as an implementing partner.
The Gambia
Interweave Solutions lists country coverage via its Success Ambassador network across many nations in Africa; while specific Gambia news items are less prominent on the main site, the MBS model is designed to scale through local Success Ambassadors, which makes delivery in The Gambia possible and consistent with Interweave’s West Africa expansion approach. If you need a confirmed recent cohort or host organization in The Gambia I can look up the most recent Success Ambassador directory entry.
Mustapha Mao Rogers — Facilitator blurb (use for programs / certificates)
Mustapha Mao Rogers is the certified MBS facilitator and Executive Director of TEARS MOTHER INTERNATIONAL. As a community development and public-health practitioner with hands-on experience facilitating Interweave’s MBS curriculum, Mustapha leads cohort delivery, mentor follow-ups, and graduation ceremonies — guiding participants from business idea to concrete weekly action plans and community-level impact. (Role documented on organization posts and Mustapha’s professional profile.)
TEARS MOTHER INTERNATIONAL — Implementing partner (funded by Interweave Solutions)
TEARS MOTHER INTERNATIONAL serves as the local implementing partner for MBS delivery in Liberia (Kakata, Montserrado and surrounding areas). Under funding and technical support from Interweave Solutions, TEARS MOTHER organizes recruitment, hosts weekly sessions, tracks participant commitments, and facilitates graduation and post-course follow up. The partnership model follows Interweave’s Success Ambassador/community host approach to create locally-owned, sustainable self-reliance groups.
