Topic: News

Liberia identifies Traditional Healers contribution to medicine

The researchers and participants at the validation workshop

The research is an outshout of investigation of the role of Liberian Traditional Healers in the Outbreak of Ebola in the country and it was conducted by an independent, non-governmental, research-based Liberian peace building organization, Platform for Dialogue and Peace(P4DP)- an organization that is committed to making Liberia become a society based on good governance and broader civic participation.

Sierra Leoneans, Guineans & Liberians campaign for TPS renewal

Ambassador Bokari Kortu Stevens, Sierra Leone Ambassador to the United States of America

Come May 2016, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sierra Leoneans, Guineans and Liberians living in the United States without work authorization will expire. Unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorizes an extension, thousands of people from these three Ebola affected countries face deportation.

Liberia WASH Consortium Holds PPP Dialogue

The Liberia WASH Consortium has completed a 2-day Dialogue on Public Private Partnerships for the Sustainable Operation of Small Water and Sanitation Systems in Urban Liberia. The Dialogue held from February 24–25, 2016 took place at the Monrovia City Hall, bringing together stakeholders with focus on water and sanitation.

Her Image Forum to Empower African Diaspora Women

er Image Forum 2015 panelists and speakers at Fordham University in Bronx, New York. From left - right: Donisha Prendergast Artist,Actor,Activist, Rasta: A Soul's Journey; Fran Tarr Founder, Director- Breaking Walls; Helene Faussart Singer,Songwriter, Les Nubians; Ntumba Mukendi, Founder Ntumba Ntumba Apparel,Alexis Blakely CEO, Progeny and Moikgantsi Kgama Founder, ImageNation Cinema Foundation

A campaign to empower African Diaspora Women is steadily building momentum in New York. Ntumba Ntumba Apparel (NNA), a New York fashion based non-profit organization that promotes gender empowerment is hosting its annual “Her Image: Changing the Image of African Diaspora Women” Forum on Saturday, April 30,, 2016 at Fordham University in Bronx, New York.

Tanzania: Youngsters urged to refrain from the use of violence

A large portion of participants posing for a group photo after the seminar

Youngsters in the African continent have condemned excessive use of force against them whenever they champion movements for their rights. The call could be identified as the most underlined statement during the two days preparatory workshop at the Coral Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.