Friends of Liberia News2017-01-15T20:03:59-05:00

Peter Levitov makes it to Harper

Having taught in Harper, Cape Palmas, from 1969-71, I was determined to get back “home” as part of the FOL service trip to Liberia. Prior to leaving the U.S., I had made numerous contacts to [...]

May 27, 2013|

Liberian teachers get a lesson in running an NGO

Early childhood grade teachers and their principals, whom FOL has trained in developmentally appropriate teaching methodology since 1999, have formed a non-governmental organization (NGO) to train other teachers in what they have learned. They have [...]

May 25, 2013|

Bosh Bosh

While at Kakata, we were visited by Peace Corps Volunteer Charlene Espinoza, the entrepreneur who has turned her Salala school's girls' club into a thriving business selling beautifully designed and sewn bags, headbands, kindle covers [...]

May 22, 2013|

Reflections from Robyn Peterson

Liberia feels so familiar. It smells like flowers and moisture and things molding. The air is steamy and sometimes breezy when the clouds arrive. There is sprinkling rain, which we ignore, and pouring, pounding rain, [...]

May 22, 2013|

We’re coming yah!

Excerpts from Stephanie Vickers... More later I have been on an internet diet...for the last 13 days. We have had no internet connection and so I have been unable to share photos or adventures and [...]

May 20, 2013|
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