Liberia

LIBERIA: Bold step by Government as Lower House passes WASH Commission Act

Members of the House of Representatives of the National Legislature of Liberia have unanimously passed the National Water Supply and Sanitation Commission Act. The Act sponsored by Montserrado County District#9 Representative Munah E. Pelham-Youngblood and co-sponsored by Montserrado County District#5 Representative, Thomas P. Fallah recently at the Capital during a special Session. The National Water Supply and Sanitation Commission Act now goes to the Upper House (Senate) for concurrence before taken to the President for approval, and printed into law.

Publish Date: Saturday, August 6th 2016 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: Agro Processing Machines donated to local farmers in Nimba

The Miaplay Oil Palm Processing Facility

A local NGO, Community Union for Sustainable Development (CUSD) has donated two small agro processing machines valued over nine thousand United States Dollars to two Farmers' Groups in Nimba County. The two groups are the Deapeh Rural Women in Sacleapea-Mah Statutory District and the Miaplay Oil Palm in Zoe-Geh Statutory District. The Deapeh Rural Women Farmers Group was given the small agro cassava processing machine, while palm processing received the small agro oil palm processing machine.

Publish Date: Thursday, July 28th 2016 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: LWI promises more funding for WASH

Group photo at the close of the CLTS celebration in Margibi over the weekend

The Christian Charity, Living Water International has declared six communities in Margibi County Open Defecation Free (ODF). The exercise was verified and approved by the Liberian government, through the Ministries of Health and Public Works in partnership with other actors in the WASH sector of Liberia. These communities obtained the status through the government’s driven Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Program.

Publish Date: Friday, July 8th 2016 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: World Bank 17.60 Million Sanitation Project Fails? ….MCC, PCC accuse Contractors, BUT!

Skate bucket over fill with garbage

The issue of poor sanitation in and Monrovia remains a serious problem, especially with millions on United States dollars pumped by the World Bank. The Project approved November 13, 2019, will be ending December 30, 2016. The million dollar question is: "Has the World Bank Sanitation Project achieve?" Huge piles of garbage can be seen across Monrovia with little or no efforts from those charged with the responsibility to ensure the piles of garbage are removed.

Publish Date: Monday, July 4th 2016 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: WaterAid, Shalom Train 25 Health Workers in WASH

Health Workers at the end of the workshop and a staff of Shalom, Lusu Gibson (L)

Since the Ebola outbreak and its devastating effects, especially on medical practitioners, the Government of Liberia and partners deemed it appropriate to put in place Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Protocols for health facilities. In a bid to buttress this effort, the British Charity, WaterAid Liberia and Sierra Leone in partnership with the Ministry of Health in 2015 launched “Healthy

Publish Date: Thursday, June 23rd 2016 | Read Comments