….Says LWI-Liberia Country Director – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The provision of safe drinking water for most of the world’s population in the 21st Century has become a gripping issue for international organizations and some governments of the world, as people of developing countries like Liberia are still lacking behind in said direction. For instance, under the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, majority of the world’s population through their respective governments must reach the bench mark by ensuring that people have access to safe drinking water, better sanitation and hygiene services. Liberia with support from... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 17th 2014 |
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – With nearly four years of active service, Mr. Nwafor has not only been a Team Leader but also a major team player who has significantly contributed to the speedy progress of the WASH sectors in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. His active service has earned him admirations from partners of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector including Civil Society and Service Delivery Organizations, local and international NGOs, and even the Government of the Republic of Liberia and Staff of WaterAid Liberia and Sierra Leone. At a well-attended farewell program organized by WaterAid, Mr. Nwafor... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 13th 2014 |
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – Residents of the Township of Upper Caldwell in Montserrado County are appealing to the government and relevant authorities in the country to provide their community safe drinking water. The Upper Caldwell residents are currently drinking from open wells, and complained they are always suffering from water related illnesses. The residents speaking to a WASH Reporter over the weekend in the Township, alarmed that the issue of safe drinking water has been a major problem for them. They also described the situation as embarrassing to the people of the Township and visitors. Madam Miatta Flomo... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 8th 2014 |
……Residents Express Fear, Appeal for Intervention – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The issue of the lack of safe drinking water and better sanitation in Saniwhien is alarming and has reached a crisis proportion. The Soniwhien Community on Johnson Street in Central Monrovia has a population of over twenty five thousand residents. Soniwhien suffers from polluted drainages, stock piles of garbage and the lack of safe water. The residents are expressing fears of an outbreak of water related diseases in their community, if nothing is urgently done to address the looming situation. Speaking to WASH reporters over the weekend,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 4th 2014 |
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – Along the Liberia-Guinea border, where six suspected Ebola cases have occurred, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWASH) Program is delivering materials to prevent potential spread of the disease. Materials have been distributed to health facilities that are in the “front line” in responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Foya District border region, in Lofa county. The IWASH team, with staff from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Lofa County Health Team) and the Ministry of Public Works, visited 3 clinics and the District... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 27th 2014 |
