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October 1 to November 15, 2021, is open bidding for our final auction cycle commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps. All proceeds support the FOL general fund to advance Liberian aspirations. CLICK [...]
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Join a Virtual Reunion
Monday, September 20th - 5pm PT / 8pm ET, join a celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Peace Corps with the Friends of Liberia! Bring your stories, wear your finest lappa, cook some palm [...]
Double Your Donation to COVID-19 Relief
Liberia is facing an unprecedented outbreak of COVID and we need your help to continue working alongside partners to send much needed supplies, such as oxygen regulators, to Liberia. Cori Maund & Isaac Doss, Jim & Pat McGeorge, [...]
From Cosmetics to Confections–The Potential Rise of Liberian Cocoa
Almost all Liberian cocoa is now sold on the bulk market for use in the cosmetics industry. Yet Liberian cocoa possesses many characteristics that appeal to specialty buyers, setting it apart from its neighboring global giants, [...]
Covid-19 Relief Program Express Ships Oxygen Regulators
“People are dying everywhere!” was the subject of an email message received by FOL members Angene and Jack Wilson late in June. Monrovia was experiencing a sudden spike in Covid-19 deaths due to the deadly [...]
Prof Yekutiel Gershoni
The Liberian Studies Association announces with deep sadness the passing of Yekutiel Gershoni, Professor Emeritus, Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel Aviv University and former President of the Liberian Studies Association. Professor Gershoni [...]
Anthology Publication is Planned
May of 2022, we will publish 65 stories and poems from 99 submissions.
Videos of the 52nd Liberian Studies Assoc Virtual Conference
Presentations on creating structures and favorable conditions that lead to a functional state can now be viewed on the LSA website.
Vocational Skills Small Grant Awarded
To provide hair dressing, soap making and bean bag production skill training to 250 young adults and school age girls in the Soul Clinic Community, FOL has awarded a small grant to our in-country partner, [...]
Financial Literacy Small Grant Awarded
To extend income opportunities from a new rice mill built by the Pengia Village Women’s Farming Cooperative in Bong County, FOL has awarded a small grant to our in-country partner, Kpo’ma Women, Inc., to help [...]