As a young Liberian woman studying in the United States, I would love to move back to Liberia to incite some degree of change for my people. But I am afraid. While I want to return after I graduate, I do not feel protected in Liberia. I do not feel like my nation will have my back no matter what.
OP-ED: The Conscience of a Nation, Liberia
A recent article in the Washington Post about UN “peacekeeper babies†caught my attention.
OP-ED: A Standard Business Meeting Turns Very Inappropriate
As a woman in business, I have found that I have to be smarter and quicker than my male counterparts.
OP-ED: Youth and Sustainable Development: Education and Empowerment
Liberia is the oldest independent country in Africa. Before the 1980s, we were quickly developing with a vibrant education sector, which contributed to the empowerment of citizens from other neighboring countries. We had an economy improving and contributing to the social welfare of citizens.
OP-ED: Leadership is About Service Not Self-Enrichment
If anybody deserves quality education, better health care, electricity, safe drinking water, improved housing, and other basic social services, then it is the PEOPLE. Since all power is inherent in them according to Article one (1) of our Constitution, then it means that the welfare of the people must be an indispensable national priority.
OP-ED: Are We Ready To Fix Our Broken Education System?
This article is the first in a series of articles that will be released by The Covenant with Liberia team, which is a sociopolitical movement of grassroots activists, civil society organizations, and political leaders passionate about engaging ordinary Liberians to create lasting solutions to the country’s biggest socioeconomic problems.
OP-ED: Finally – John S. Morlu II is Preparing to Run for President of Liberia
You see, for the past few months, concerned Liberians have been working on a grassroots movement to support the anti-corruption initiative of John S. Morlu, II. This group has been urging the former Auditor General of Liberia to run for president in the upcoming 2017 elections based on his history as a leader in the fight against corruption in Liberia.
OP-ED: Safety & Security after UNMIL Undermined by President’s Constitution Referendum
At the 11th hour and in her 11th annual message to the Honorable Liberian Legislature, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf answered the million dollar question on the minds of most Liberians, Liberia’s partners as well as current and future investors.