Monrovia – The Vice President of the Liberia Women Forum (LWF), Mrs. Kadi Porte is encouraging all Liberian women to engage in positive endeavors that would impact the development of Liberia.
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Making remarks ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the Women Campaign International, Mrs. Porte described Liberia women as talented people and prepared to learn.
“I am happy to do the ribbon cutting today at this wonderful trade fair by the Women Campaign International.
“This clearly demonstrates that we are moving somewhere and women are no longer sitting folding their hands and waiting for the men to provide,” she said.
Mrs. Porte thanked the Women Campaign International for their involvement in training women in Liberia on how to do things on their own.
She noted that the Liberian Women Forum was happy to be in partnership with the Women Campaign International in improving the lives of women in Liberia.
The Liberia Women Forum is a Non-Governmental Organization founded to help improve the lives of women in Liberia.
The group also advocates for women and recruits girls from the streets and transform their lives in society.
More than 200 women have been trained since 2011 by the Women Campaign International in collaboration with Global Women.
Women’s Campaign International (WCI) empowers individuals and communities with the skills and support to actively participate in civil society, political decision making, and economic development.
Since its founding in 1998, WCI has worked in more than 50 countries to promote women’s leadership, fostering peace building and the transformation of communities.
Women’s Campaign International Country Manager Kelly Thayer said her organization has been training women since 2011, and it was about time that the women showcase what they have learned in the past years.
She noted that women have been excellent during their internship over the years,.
“Our internship provides you with the opportunity to learn excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a friendly, professional and multicultural environment.
The organization accepts internship applications on a rolling basis,” she noted.
The WCI structured internship program was designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a unique opportunity to develop both hard and soft skills in a friendly, professional and multicultural environment.
While scheduling is flexible, WCI requests that all interns commit to a minimum of 12 hours per week for at least 10 weeks.
To encourage interns’ personal and professional interest in WCI work, all interns will have opportunities to research relevant gender issues, present recent development to staff, and attend relevant public events on WCI behalf.