Court Case Lost to Extend Liberian DED Beyond March 2020

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) protects approximately 4,000 Liberians residing in the United States from deportation.  Liberian diasporans with DED status lost their suit in the District Court of Massachusetts against Trump for ordering their status [...]

Court Case Lost to Extend Liberian DED Beyond March 20202019-10-30T20:24:17-04:00

Forest Communities Cheated out of Logging Concession Fees

The Liberian national government has not given forest communities their 30 percent share of land rental fees paid by logging companies since the 2016/2017 fiscal year, according to the manager of the E.U.’s Non-State Actor [...]

Forest Communities Cheated out of Logging Concession Fees2019-10-23T18:57:40-04:00

Unfilled Jobs Slow Rubberwood Production at New Lumber Mill

Shangyou Wood Industrial Development Company’s rubberwood mill faces a challenge reaching full production capacity because enough skilled manpower can't be found to run the equipment.  The company employs almost 300 Liberians, including 69 women, mostly [...]

Unfilled Jobs Slow Rubberwood Production at New Lumber Mill2019-10-22T18:18:13-04:00

Red Cross Installs Solar Panels at Rural Health Facilities

Rural health facilities outside urban electric power grids lack the resources to operate electricity generators to power lights and equipment.  To mitigate this problem, the Liberia National Red Cross Society has installed solar panel arrays [...]

Red Cross Installs Solar Panels at Rural Health Facilities2019-10-13T19:05:14-04:00

Soap Making Training Leads to New Livelihoods for Disadvantaged Women

  I want to extend our thanks and appreciation to you all at Friends Of Liberia for funding our livelihood empowerment project for Ebola affected women through Soap Making. The women graduated today and were [...]

Soap Making Training Leads to New Livelihoods for Disadvantaged Women2019-10-14T16:22:24-04:00

Liberian Studies Association Call for Conference Session Proposals

The Liberian Studies Association (LSA) welcomes proposals for papers, panels and/or roundtables from various disciplinary and research traditions focusing on questions and topics related to Liberia’s strive to construct a functional state for its 52nd annual [...]

Liberian Studies Association Call for Conference Session Proposals2019-10-14T16:24:16-04:00
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