In honor of World Bee Day, we are throwing it back to this UN Development Program article about The beekeepers of Liberia. "With bee populations on the decline globally, small communities are playing their part [...]
"When he was growing up in Monrovia, Lekilay Tehmeh dreamed of becoming a doctor. Even when his family was forced to flee Liberia’s civil war and became refugees in Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria, that dream [...]
Nathaniel Kim served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lofa County from 2017 to 2019. His blog, Innate Musings, is full of beautifully written, funny, thought- provoking essays. He has also been a guest writer for [...]
Doorey Chung, a member of the LR-6 cohort, served in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia from 2016 to 2018. In honor of Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month in 2018, Peace Corps shared his story. Here is [...]
The Friends of Liberia Landscape Paper is a document that provides descriptions of organizations and NGOs and their work in Liberia so that the reader can get an accurate view of all the organizations working [...]
To be eligible, applicants must: Be younger than 40 Have a Bachelor’s Degree, or will graduate in 2021 with one, in any field of study Have strong written and verbal English communication skills Have a [...]
On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Peace Corps as a federal agency within the State Department. Angene Hopkins Wilson and Jack Hopkins got accepted into the program and in 1962 were [...]
Friends of Liberia partnered with the San Diego World Affairs Council to host the author of a book about former slaves who migrated to Liberia in the 1800s. Author Susan E. Lindsey joined us on [...]
Friends of Liberia is hosting a virtual event where YOU can meet Susan E. Lindsey, author of newly published book, Liberty Brought Us Here: The True Story of American Slaves Who Migrated to Liberia.
The Community Women’s Initiative for Children of Ebola Victims (COWICEV) and the Positive Change Women and Girls Initiative (POCHAWOIN) are the first joint-group to receive grant money for coronavirus projects. These two groups will be [...]