African women are calling on the African Union, IGAD, and the international community to set up a female peacekeeping force to promote peace in the Horn of Africa.
PRESS RELEASE: Women Rights Organizations Rescue Gbarpolu Senatorial Candidate Botoe Kanneh
A coalition of women’s rights organizations calls on the government to act on persistent violence against women in elections after rescuing Gbarpolu senatorial candidate Botoe Kanneh.
PRESS RELEASE: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, LEC Customer Service Center Reconstruction Still on Schedule
The Millennium Challenge Account-Liberia’s reconstruction of the Liberia Electricity Corporation Customer Service Center remains on schedule.
PRESS RELEASE: Investing in Young People for COVID-19 Resilience in Liberia
In a context where 60 percent of the population is under 35, young people are critical to Liberia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s capacity to recover and build resilience post-outbreak.
PRESS RELEASE: MCA-L Supports LERC’s Development of Electricity Tariff Regulations
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission, with the support of the Millennium Challenge Account Liberia, has begun a Cost of Service Study to gather information on the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity within Liberia.
PRESS RELEASE: Ministry of Agriculture Launches National Food Transport Permit System
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Executive Committee on COVID-19, ECOC, announce the launch of Liberia’s first Agriculture Transport Permit System.
PRESS RELEASE: LIPACE Launches L$2.1 Million COVID Care Package for Grand Cape Mount, Bomi
The Liberia Institute for the Promotion of Academic Excellence has launched a COVID Care Package of L$2.2 million (US$11,111) in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount to assist local communities and parents of beneficiaries under its Second Chance program, with support from its donor partner.
PRESS RELEASE: More Than 4,000 Benefit From Teach for Liberia’s Emergency Community Feeding Program
Since Teach for Liberia’s Emergency Community Feeding Program began, more than 4,000 students and parents have benefited from food rations, face masks, and awareness materials, in both standard and Liberian English, to reach the most at-risk populations.