MONROVIA — The sanitation initiative of Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) Liberia is gaining recognition among traders at the Duport Road Market, where volunteers regularly clean the market and surrounding community as part of their monthly community-service activities.
By Ojuku S. Kangar, Jr., contributing writer
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, SCJ Liberia’s sanitation team returned to the Duport Road Market for its regular cleanup exercise. Wearing yellow T-shirts and equipped with sanitation materials, the volunteers swept sections of the market and removed accumulated waste.
The exercise coincided with Liberia’s monthly first-Saturday sanitation observance, during which businesses are expected to close from 10:00 a.m. to allow communities to undertake cleaning activities aimed at promoting public hygiene and environmental cleanliness.
Some traders and passers-by familiar with the SCJ team’s activities praised the volunteers for what they described as their consistent commitment to cleaning the market without charging traders for the service.
Abel K. Baysay, chairman of the Electricity Department at the Duport Road Market, said the team’s contribution extends beyond the market itself to the surrounding community.
“For the exercise, they have been doing well when it comes to ordinances and cleaning the market. Not only the market they clean, the community too. If I am grading them, I would give them 100/100 or excellence,” Baysay said.
According to Baysay, the volunteers have maintained a regular presence at the market, returning on the first Saturday of each month to sweep, collect and dispose of waste.
“They clean the market free. I thank SCJ Cleanup Campaign Team for coming to Liberia, because they clean the market, and cleanliness is next to godliness,” he said.
Another market participant, Helen Gardea, also praised the volunteers, saying their regular presence has helped improve the appearance and cleanliness of the market.
“The group’s action is good, and I even want to ask which organization is always cleaning the market,” Gardea said. “They do the work fine. When they come, they do not ask people for money and start cleaning up. They make the market clean and decent.”
The SCJ volunteer sanitation team describes its activities as part of its broader humanitarian and community-service efforts, which include sanitation campaigns, charity and other volunteer initiatives.
The monthly exercise at Duport Road Market is also intended to encourage traders, residents and other community members to take greater responsibility for maintaining a clean and healthy environment.
While the volunteers provide the labor and assist with waste removal, the initiative continues to rely on the participation of traders and residents to sustain improvements in sanitation beyond the monthly cleanup.
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