By Nawa Mutumweno – African governments have, in recent years, demonstrated renewed commitment towards increased and sustainable growth. This is evidenced by governments embracing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as a clear testimony of Africa’s resolve to achieve food security and wealth creation objectives through growth in the agriculture sector. Thirty (30) countries have already signed CAADP compacts, a commitment to invest 10% or more of their national budget in pursuit of 6% average growth in the sector. These governments have also committed to implement prerequisite policy and institutional reforms necessary to create an enabling environment to implement... Continue Reading
The Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC) is pleased to announce that Population Services International (PSI) has since October 2013 joined the Consortium as the 6th core member after being the Consortium’s Associate Member for over a year. Population Services International is the global leader in health social marketing, working in 69 countries to improve health outcomes in child survival, malaria, family planning/reproductive health, and HIV prevention. In Liberia, PSI has ongoing programs in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene and in family planning/reproductive health. PSI Liberia is known as “the marketing expert” in health, and specializes in working through the private sector to... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Now in its third year, the free radio workshop will commence during the City’s public school Midwinter break from Monday February 17 to Friday February 21, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York. Free Metro cards, will be provided to registered students for transportation to and from the workshop. The application deadline is January 24, 2014. The radio workshop, part of Telem Center for the African Child’s annual leadership development programs to empower youth to become ambassadors and agents of change in their communities is open to male and female high school students interested in radio production, social... Continue Reading
A delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) traveled to Bong County to visit sites of the Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWASH) Project on January 14, 2014. IWASH is funded by USAID and has been working in Bong, Nimba and Lofa counties since 2010. The visiting delegation included Chris Holmes, USAID Global Water Coordinator, and other USAID representatives from both Washington D.C. and the Liberia Mission. They were accompanied by implementing partners, Global Communities and PSI in addition to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mrs. Sekau Wiles, and the Bong County Health Officer. The purpose of the... Continue Reading
….As Government Assures WaterAid of Its Fullest Support – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – WaterAid “an international non-profit organization transforming lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation”, has ended its first Regional Strategic Management Meeting in the Liberian capital Monrovia to discuss WASH related issues involving health and the way forward in continuing its support to the WASH sector. The Meeting held under the theme: “WASH and Health-Reaching a Common Level of Understanding”, was attended by 45 delegates of WaterAid from the United States of America, Europe–mainly from the United Kingdom and several West African Countries.... Continue Reading
