For all the expectations, and inevitable failures, she did achieve something unprecedented in 70 years of leadership by Liberian men: she stepped aside for someone else when her time in power was up. —Aryn Baker
After more than 37 years, Liberia can boast a sizable number of trained land surveyors, land administrators, and forest technicians who have received training at the Forestry Training Institute in Tubmanburg.
Openings abound for Peace Corps Volunteers (2 year commitment) and Peace Corps Responders (6-12 month commitment for professionals) with healthcare skills.
The Land Rights Act of 2018 recognizes customary land ownership, but communities must first harmonize boundaries with their neighbors to have legal rights to their land. The NGO Parley-Liberia, in collaboration with the Liberia Land [...]
The chief of Massamai in Voinjama District of Lofa County, David Korvah, praised residents for using their own talent and resources to build the new town hall. At the February 11 dedication he said: “Today, [...]
The Liberian Studies Association will have its 52nd annual conference April 23-25, 2020, at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York with the theme, “The Functional State: Historical Lessons, Current Best Practices and Future Paths.”
The Liberia Literacy Landscape Paper and its companion pieces, the Literacy Contacts and Literacy Map, document Liberian and international NGOs working in preschool to adult literacy, technology training and occupational education. If you can recommend [...]
Lassa Fever is a deadly disease caused by eating food, drinking water, or touching household items contaminated by feces or urine of infected rodents. The Ministry of Health is conducting an awareness program to sensitize [...]
Faculty members from 20 schools of nursing and midwifery attended a week-long continuing education pilot workshop in January at the Phebe School of Nursing, Bong County. Four members of the FOL Health Team in Liberia [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will pull out 23 missionaries due to concern about the availability of supplies. That leaves 99 missionaries still in Liberia.