Peace Corps Connect Conference
This year July 18-21 at American University in Washington DC, the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) with hold its Peace Corps Connect Conference.
Video on Peace Corps Group 1 in Liberia
In 2022, Friends of Liberia created this video "One" to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Peace Corps Liberia through the stories from the first group of Peace Corps volunteers in Liberia. For those of [...]
Workshop on Legacy Giving and the Friends of Liberia, August 7, 2024
Workshop on Legacy Giving and the Friends of Liberia, August 7, 2024. This hour-long session will provide key information regarding how a well-crafted estate plan (via your Will and your Trust) can provide support for your [...]
Friends of Liberia Membership Townhall Meeting, July 28, 2024
During this hour-long meeting, we plan to mix business concerning updates about our projects in Liberia and a summary of our fund-raising and outreach efforts along with some fun and games celebrating Liberia’s July 26th Independence Day.
LSA Member Pailey Wins 2023 Pius Adesanmi Book Award
Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa is an account of the Liberian story that brings a fresh analysis to the question of who decides development policy. This book is essential reading for development policy [...]
Anthology Wins Ruppe Award
FOL won the 2023 Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service for publication of our anthology “Never the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia.”
Thank you for voting for FOL for the Loret Miller Ruppe Award!
If you were able to vote for FOL to receive the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for 2023, we appreciate it! Based on our activities and our anthology, Never the Same Again, we were one [...]
Call for Abstracts for the Next LSA Conference which will address The Evolution of the Liberian State
January 25th, 2024, is the deadline for abstracts of individual papers, panels, and roundtables on the conference theme: The Evolution of the Liberian State: Transitions and Transformation for the Future. All abstracts should be sent [...]
Dr. Similih Managwalah Henry Cordor, Chronicler
Henry Condor, former co-editor of the LSA Journal, passed away June 29 in Livonia, Michigan, USA. Born in Voinjama, Lofa County, Dr. Cordor was a scholar, a journalist, an analyst of Liberian politics, and a [...]
Dr. Vernon L. Stone, Archivist, 1944-2023
Dr. Verlon Lloyd Stone passed away suddenly at home in Bloomington, Indiana on 30th May, 2023. He was the founder of the Liberian Collections Project (LCP) at Indiana University, an archive preserving Liberia’s historical and [...]