….Urges others to do same – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – In his 70s, blind John Gweh, has embraced the methodology behind the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Initiative in his town Kwenkor, Gola Konneh District, in Grand Cape Mount County. John, who is originally from Grand Bassa County, settled in Kwenkor, Gola Konneh before the Liberian Civil Crisis, married with four children. After he lost his job as a trailer driver at the Freeport of Monrovia where he worked for many years, John moved to Cape Mount with the encouragement of some friends to get engaged in hunting... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” network – As part of the Liberia WASH Construction-Irish Aid project in Grand Cape Mount County, implemented by the Community Development Services (CODES), a local NGO under the supervision of WaterAid in Liberia and Sierra Leone, several communities have grasped the importance of the issue and knowledge of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). These communities are also benefiting from the construction of well and latrine facilities in 15 communities in Tewor and Gola Konneh Districts in the county. Communities benefiting from the Liberia WASH Consortium-Irish Aid project in Tewor District, specifically Community Led Total Sanitation program... Continue Reading
We are undoubtedly in the age of the internet yet still internet access is not available to two-thirds of the global population. Many developing countries within Africa lack connectivity, resulting in serious implications for the quality of public education and sexual equality in rural communities (as just two examples). However, these communities may benefit from initiatives being piloted by two of the biggest names in the tech industry: Facebook and Google. Both companies are competing intensely to bring users from the developing world online. For example, Project Loon is an eccentric project that Google is spearheading, which uses a network... Continue Reading
…MCC, PCC, Zoom-lion and N.C. Sanitors urged to double efforts – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – With the rainy season intensifying in Liberia, a tropical rain forest country situated on the West Coast of Africa, and its capital Monrovia named after the fifth President of the United States of America is once again experiencing huge stockpiles of garbage at some designated sites. Besides, the designated garbage sites, residents in some communities in Monrovia and surroundings have resorted to creating their own sites by dumping waste at any area, which is in violation of cities’ ordinances. On the other hand,... Continue Reading
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, June, 2014/ — The University of Djibouti has implemented a sophisticated software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver tertiary education to students in countries on the horn of Africa. Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Djibouti e-campus was unveiled at a ceremony attended by the Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and students from the university. Dr Nabil Mohamed Ahmed, Minister of Higher Education and Research, said that the Peoplesoft system will entrench global best practices in delivering and managing higher education. “This is the perfect platform upon which to build our continuing investment in... Continue Reading
