In December 2019, Peace Corps Liberia reduced the number of its volunteers due to the in-country economic crisis. Three months later, COVID-19 is declared a pandemic and Peace Corps evacuated all volunteers from around the [...]
Victoria Zawitkowski joins the FOL Board in charge of outreach communication. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia from 2016-2019 teaching 10th and 11th grade Math and English.
The Ministry of Education has closed all schools, including institutions of higher learning, for one week beginning Tuesday, March 17. The US Peace Corps is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers. Posts [...]
In response to the COVID outbreak in the US, the conference will be held during the summer of 2020 at Cornell University.
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.”
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