Unpaid Water Bills Cause Sanitation Crisis at University of Liberia

Operating expenses at UL go unpaid because government funds have not replaced waived tuition revenues.  The Capitol Hill campus now has an open defecation phenomenon due to the lack of water on campus. READ [...]

Unpaid Water Bills Cause Sanitation Crisis at University of Liberia2019-02-16T22:27:54-05:00

Government Hospital gets Donation from Port Authority

The National Port Authority donated US$50,000, two motorbikes, and an ambulance to the Liberian Government Hospital in Buchanan.  The donation will allow the hospital to temporarily provide medication to its Grand Bassa patients. READ MORE

Government Hospital gets Donation from Port Authority2019-02-10T18:02:49-05:00

Land Rights Act Has Public Misunderstanding and Too Little Funding

The Land Rights Act, adopted last year, is one of Africa's most progressive entitlements to community members who conduct agricultural activities on customary land designated by their community as agricultural.  Implementation of the law has stalled [...]

Land Rights Act Has Public Misunderstanding and Too Little Funding2019-02-10T18:09:07-05:00

Grand Bassa Whooping Cough Outbreak Grows Without Medication

One child has died among 300 infected by whooping cough in District Two, Grand Bassa County in an area bordering Margibi County where several cases have also been discovered.  Outpatients at the government hospital in Buchanan were told to purchase [...]

Grand Bassa Whooping Cough Outbreak Grows Without Medication2019-02-07T19:07:15-05:00

River Cess Pilots Birth Control Injections by Community Health Assistants

Community health assistants in River Cess have begun training on how to administer the Sayana Press hormonal birth control injection given every three months to prevent pregnancy.  River Cess was selected for the pilot because it [...]

River Cess Pilots Birth Control Injections by Community Health Assistants2019-02-04T21:12:16-05:00

Grand Bassa Students Get Fees Paid by Grand Bassa Diasporans

The United Bassa Citizens in the Americas–Pennsylvania USA Chapter (UNIBOA-PA) on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, made a payment of L$ 343,676 for the school fees of 45 students in Grand Bassa County.   With the objective of [...]

Grand Bassa Students Get Fees Paid by Grand Bassa Diasporans2019-01-25T19:21:15-05:00

Help a Peace Corps Staffer Through the US Government Shutdown

Peace Corps Volunteers are being paid, most field-based training continues, and most pre-service staging events for invitees remain on schedule.  But most staffers at home and abroad are not getting paid. You can help staffers [...]

Help a Peace Corps Staffer Through the US Government Shutdown2019-01-24T21:34:31-05:00

Family Literacy Initiative Releases 3 Year Achievement Report

The majority of FLI children have shown considerable progress at the end of the first program year compared to a norming population of American children.  During their second and third program year, however, many of the [...]

Family Literacy Initiative Releases 3 Year Achievement Report2019-04-01T18:36:56-04:00

Bong Health Facilities Applaud Diasporan Donation of Supplies

Dennis Garsinii, a U.S.-based Bong citizen, donated to health facilities countywide a shipment of supplies that includes gloves, personal protective equipment, surgical and delivery beds, nose masks, and bedding.  For transporting and distributing the supplies, [...]

Bong Health Facilities Applaud Diasporan Donation of Supplies2019-01-21T18:34:39-05:00
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