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10, 2019
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10, 2019
Red Cross Installs Solar Panels at Rural Health Facilities
fol_admin2019-10-13T19:05:14-04:00Rural 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 [...]
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10, 2019
Soap Making Training Leads to New Livelihoods for Disadvantaged Women
fol_admin2019-10-14T16:22:24-04:00I 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 [...]
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10, 2019
Liberian Studies Association Call for Conference Session Proposals
fol_admin2019-10-14T16:24:16-04:00The 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 [...]
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10, 2019
Grad Students Offered Travel Stipends to Liberian Studies Conference
fol_admin2019-10-04T17:29:47-04:00The Liberian Studies Association is offering six travel stipend awards of $400 each to its conference at Cornell in April, 2020. Applicants must be pursuing or must have recently completed graduate studies.
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09, 2019
Liberian Literacy Landscape Grows More Robust
fol_admin2019-10-24T14:52:24-04:00Organizations working on pre-school to adult literacy are increasing in number and activity.
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09, 2019
Diasporan Becomes Second Generation Peace Corps Volunteer
fol_admin2021-02-22T16:09:21-05:00Paye Kialain was born to Liberian parents from Nimba. As a recent inductee into the Peace Corps, he follows in the footsteps of his father, David. Peace Corp Volunteers at the Ganta Public School during [...]
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08, 2019
Tubman U Reopens and Waives Late Registration Fees
fol_admin2019-08-29T14:58:59-04:00The faculty who went on strike to demand back pay for July and August have agreed to resume academic activities and to accept salary harmonization imposed by the International Monetary Fund. Since the strike disrupted [...]
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08, 2019
Tubman U Faculty and Staff Strike as Students Plan to Protest
fol_admin2019-08-23T19:38:30-04:00The Tubman University campus in Harper is shutdown as employees strike for unpaid wages. The Student Government Association will organize a protest next week if their professors aren't paid and government funding of the university [...]
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08, 2019
Skilled Job Training Part of ArcelorMittal Expansion
fol_admin2019-08-14T17:52:33-04:00As part of expanding its mining operations, ArcelorMittal has opened a $7 million Vocational Training Center for Liberian youth to become, at no cost, electricians, heavy-duty mechanics, and mechanical fitters. The expansion will allow iron [...]