Dual Citizenship Approved by Referendum
Liberians approved dual citizenship in the December 8 election according to ballots counted from five counties so far. Robtel Neajai Pailey of the Liberian Studies Association has written a book on how dual citizenship impacts development policy and practice. She reveals that as Liberia transformed from a country of immigration [...]
Small Grant hatches Agrilife Poultry Farming
Agrilife used a Small Grant from FOL to build a poultry house and plant cassava to feed the chickens. The Poultry Farm Project meets FOL's Small Grant Program goal of sustainability. “The project continues today and as a mediating and implementing organization, we are working with the school community for [...]
Children’s Book Reading: Why Elephant Flees from Goat
Reading by: Banti NI Zehyoue (Doctoral Candidate, Kennesaw State College and LSA Board Member) Reading to: Stephen-Eden Quilah Acqui Marvie III Written by: Harriet Agyemang and Duah D. Othniel Illustrated by: Brima Woloba LISTEN
Family Literacy Initiative included in new Nurturing Care Project
Our partner, WE-CARE, joined with the Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) for a workshop held November 9th - 13th. This workshop brought together Early Childhood Development coordinators from PHIL, members of WE-CARE, as well as members of the ministries of Health and Education to discuss the Comprehensive Nurturing Care Model. [...]
Help Us Celebrate 3 Upcoming Anniversaries!
We are kicking off two years of events to celebrate: The Peace Corps 60th Anniversary in 2021 The Friends of Liberia 35th Anniversary in 2021 The Peace Corps Liberia 60th Anniversary in 2022 You are invited to volunteer and participate!
Donor Feature: RPCVs Lyn and John Kucij
August 2020 was Lyn and John Kucij's 50th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated with a few family members in their backyard. They were shocked when their son, Noah, gave them a card which listed several dozen people who had donated to what they dubbed the "Kucij Africa Fund." The Kucij Africa [...]
Referendum Election
Liberians are voting on two referendums on 8 December 2020: Shortening the presidential term to 5 years Repealing the dual nationality ban.
Thomas-Greenfield to be Biden’s UN ambassador
Obama's former ambassador to Liberia, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is Biden's choice to be his ambassador to the UN. President-elect Biden is planning to elevate the post of U.N. ambassador to Cabinet level.
Searching for Your Liberian Stories
Did you ever want to publish your story or poem? Here’s your chance. To honor Peace Corps Liberia’s 60th Anniversary in 2022, FOL has several initiatives planned, including a published anthology of brief, true Liberian stories. We will compile these personal accounts from Liberians, Peace Corps volunteers who served in [...]
Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins Biden Transition Team
The former US Ambassador to Liberia is now a volunteer member of the Joe Biden Agency Review Team working on transitioning the US Department of State. She was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2008 to be his Ambassador to Liberia At a farewell ceremony in 2012, former president [...]
Jerry John Rawlings, former president of Ghana
After a short illness, Jerry Rawlings died at age 73 in a hospital in the capital of Ghana, Accra. "Liberia remembers his immense contribution to the attainment and sustainment of peace during the dark days of our own history," said Liberian President George Weah.
Two Liberian organizations raise awareness about COVID with FOL grant
The Community Women’s Initiative for Children of Ebola Victims (COWICEV) and the Positive Change Women and Girls Initiative (POCHAWOIN) were the first joint-group to receive a COVID-19 project grant. Now they've begun their implementation. Focusing on Sanoya district, COWICEV and POCHAWOIN have led several awareness activities. Their team members have [...]