Gender Issues
Liberia’s Rural Women Feed the Nation, Build Peace, But Remain Locked Out of Opportunities
MONROVIA — Madam Esther David Yango, Executive Director of the Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), has called on the Government of…
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County News
Liberia: In Bomi, Women Turn World Bank Support Into Businesses, But Call For More Help
BOMI COUNTY — Women in Gbojay, Bomi County, say financial support from the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) is helping them build small…
Agric Matters
Liberia: Bomi Farmers Expand Rice Production, Turn to Processing Under US$42 Million REALISE Project
QUEENIE-1 TOWN, Bomi County — Residents of Queenie-1 Town in Suehn Mecca District, Bomi County, are expanding rice production and investing in processing…
Gender Issues
Liberia: Gender Ministry Unveils Five-Year Plan, Warns Funding Gaps Could Derail Implementation
MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched a five-year strategic plan aimed at strengthening gender equality, child…
Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: OWECC-L, PUL Return From Rwanda With Lessons to Advance Liberia’s War Crimes Court
MONROVIA— A Liberian delegation comprising officials from the Office for the Establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L) and…
News
Liberia: WONGOSOL Warns Against Fragmented GBV Data as Liberia Launches First National Information System
MONROVIA — The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for stronger inter-ministerial coordination, increased government funding, and stricter data protection measures…
News
‘We Shouldn’t Just Be Invitees; We Should Be Participants’ — Liberia’s Peace Huts Push For Inclusive Peacebuilding
MONROVIA — For Roselyne M. Kollie, a member of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET) Peace Hut in Fish Market, Montserrado County,…
Liberia War Crimes
From Rwanda’s Experience to Liberia’s Quest for Justice: Delegation Seeks Partnerships For War Crimes Court
KIGALI, Rwanda — For thousands of Liberians still waiting for justice for atrocities committed during the country’s brutal civil conflicts, the establishment of…
County News
Liberia: ‘The Money Gave Us Hope, But Three Months Is Too Short’ — Grand Cape Mount Women Tell LWEP
TOSOR, Grand Cape Mount County — When the money reached some women in Grand Cape Mount County, it did more than put cash…
Health
Liberia: Gandhi’s Legacy of Compassion Lives On as India Donates Medicines to Liberia’s Group of 77 Disabled Center
MONROVIA — The Embassy of India in Liberia has marked the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with a call for peace, nonviolence,…