Ahead of the celebrations of the International Day of the Girl Child, the speaker of the National Children Representative Forum has named rape and sexual abuse as common abuses adolescent girls continue to suffer in Liberia.
DEA Draws Attention to Addiction in World Drugs Day Celebration
Liberia’s Drugs Enforcement Agency carried out a major awareness against illegal usage of drugs in the country in observance of this year’s World Drugs Day.
R.S. Caufield Principal Says First Lady’s Visit is a Boost
The principal of the Robert Stanley Caufield High School says the visit of the United States first lady is a boost to his institution.
OP-ED: Protect Endangered Girls by Leveraging Foreign Aid to Bring Democracy
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to Liberia to promote education for girls. But Liberian girls face far greater life and death challenges, more daunting than education.
OP-ED: Michelle Obama’s Visit Follows Historical Template of Superficial US Engagement in Liberia
On Monday, Michelle Obama, with daughters Malia and Sasha in tow, touches down in Liberia for a day. The US first lady will not set foot in the capital, her two public events will be at a school in Unification Town and at the Peace Corps training facility in Kakata. No sooner will the Obama’s have arrived and they will be on their way to Morocco.