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Laura in Liberia, 2008: Real World Liberia, Part II
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Sunday, July 20, 2008. Real World Liberia, Part II. In a previous blog, I introduced the 14 members of Team Liberia II: graduate students, mostly from Harvard, living in the same apartment and working in Liberian Ministries this summer. I want to introduce five more members of the team who arrived later this summer. Our resident pre-med undergrad, Neel has bravely and maturely endured many gender-imbalanced rants at meals. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Laura in Liberia, 2008.
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Laura in Liberia, 2008: Firestone
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Friday, July 25, 2008. One-hour north of Monrovia, in Margibi County, lies Firestone – all 117,000 acres of it. The largest rubber plantation. In the world,. Firestone is deeply embedded in the economic fabric of Liberia. We decided to spend a morning there, to check out this massive natural resource embroiled in controversy. As a member of the International Labor Rights Forum email list, I have received several “Stop Firestone” emails in my inbox. The charges are grave and verified:. Firestone employees...
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Laura in Liberia, 2008: Independence Day!!
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Sunday, July 27, 2008. On July 26th, Liberia celebrates its independence (as the oldest Republic in Africa). Yesterday it marked 161 years! All of us on Team Liberia managed to secure invitations to the Independence Day Celebrations in Liberia. Independence Day fell on a Saturday this year, which allowed for a weekend-long celebration. Like in the USA, some civil servants joked they were disappointed the holiday didn't fall on a weekday so that they got to take a day off! Many international guests came t...
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Laura in Liberia, 2008: My Work at the Ministry of Gender and Development
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Sunday, August 3, 2008. My Work at the Ministry of Gender and Development. This blog has primarily covered issues about Liberian leadership, culture, holidays, athletics, post-conflict recovery, etc. I have not written a great deal about my work this summer, which represented the vast amount of my time, energy, passion, stress, and joy - so I will share that now. Coordinated and executed management audit of the Ministry of Gender and Development (MoGD). 8226; (The latter two workshops received evaluation...
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Laura in Liberia, 2008: Real Men Don't Rape
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Saturday, July 12, 2008. Real Men Don't Rape. I have spent much of my summer focused on the topic of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). The Ministry of Gender and Development, where I work, has made combating SGBV a top priority. It is a topic that one should not – and can not – avoid in Liberia. Rape is a horrific problem in Liberia and the statistics are shocking. A study was conducted by the World Health Organization in partnership with the Ministry of Gender and Development in 2005. 2,8...Sadly...