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Liberia BULLETIN Bimonthly Published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Liberia
LibeRIA BULLETIN Bimonthly published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Liberia 1 October 2004 Vol. 1, Issue No. 4 Voluntary Repatriation Started October 1, 2004 The inaugural convoys of 77 Liberian refugees from Sierra Leone and 97 from Ghana arrived to Liberia on October 1, 2004, which marked the commencement of the UNHCR voluntary repatriation. Only two weeks prior to the beginning of the repatriation, the County Resettlement Assessment Committee (CRAC) pro- claimed four counties safe for return – Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, Gbarpolu and Margibi. The first group of refugees from Sierra Leone is returning to their homes in Grand Cape Mount. UNHCR is only facilitating re- turns to safe areas. Upon arrival, returnees have the option to spend a couple of nights in transit centers (TC) before returning to their areas of origin. At the TC, they received water, cooked meals, health care, as well as a two-months resettlement ration and a Non- Signing of Tripartite Agreement with Guinea Food Items (NFI) package. With the signing of the Tripartite Agreements, which took place in Accra, Ghana, on September 22, 2004 with the Ghanian government and in Monrovia, Liberia, on September 27, 2004 with the governments of Si- erra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivorie, binding agree- ment has been established between UNHCR, asylum countries and Liberia. WFP and UNHCR held a regional meeting on Septem- ber 27, 2004 in Monrovia and discussed repatriation plans for Liberian refugees and IDPs. WFP explained that despite the current food pipeline constraints, the repatriation of refugees remains a priority for the Country Office. -
Position Profile & Announcement Country
POSITION PROFILE & ANNOUNCEMENT COUNTRY DIRECTOR, LIBERIA EFL Associates Heart to Heart International Position Profile: Country Manager, Liberia Heart to Heart International invites nominations and applications for the position of Country Director, Liberia (“Director”). Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director will oversee program implementation of the Ebola Treatment Unit in Kakata, Margibi County, Liberia. This opportunity is contingent on the award of the USAID grant supporting the effort. CULTURE & MISSION Heart to Heart International (“HHI”) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), non-governmental (NGO) health and humanitarian organization that is focused on engaging its staff and volunteers in meaningful service to those in need around the world. Since its founding in 1992, HHI has delivered medical aid and supplies worth more than $1.2 billion to more than 150 countries, including the United States. HHI responds to crises and natural disasters both domestically and internationally by supplying medical relief and mobilizing volunteers. HHI broadens access to healthcare with medical education opportunities and laboratory standards training around the U.S. and in Haiti, and also works with U.S. safety-net clinics to increase their capacity by providing medical equipment, supplies and volunteers that are vital to operations. HHI’s core mission is to help meet the needs of those suffering from the effects of natural and man-made disasters and those suffering from poverty, while directly engaging volunteers from all walks of life to find a renewed sense of purpose in their own lives. It is this inclusive invitation to serve the poor that provides a transformational, life-altering experience to not only the people in need, but those volunteers helping to meet the need. -
Liberian Studies Journal
VOLUME XVI 1991 NUMBER 1 LIBERIAN STUDIES JOURNAL 1 1 0°W 8 °W LIBERIA -8 °N 8 °N- MONSERRADO MARGIBI -6 °N RIVER I 6 °N- 1 0 50 MARYLAND Geography Department ION/ 8 °W 1 University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 1 Published by THE LIBERIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION, INC. PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Cover map: compiled by William Kory, cartography work by Jodie Molnar; Geography Department, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor VOLUME XVI 1991 NUMBER 1 LIBERIAN STUDIES JOURNAL Editor D. Elwood Dunn The University of the South Associate Editor Similih M. Cordor Kennesaw College Book Review Editor Alfred B. Konuwa Butte College EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Bertha B. Azango Lawrence B. Breitborde University of Liberia Beloit College Christopher Clapham Warren L. d'Azevedo Lancaster University University of Nevada Reno Henrique F. Tokpa Thomas E. Hayden Cuttington University College Africa Faith and Justice Network Svend E. Holsoe J. Gus Liebenow University of Delaware Indiana University Corann Okorodudu Glassboro State College Edited at the Department of Political Science, The University of the South PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CONTENTS ABOUT LANDSELL K. CHRISTIE, THE LIBERIAN IRON ORE INDUSTRY AND SOME RELATED PEOPLE AND EVENTS: GETTING THERE 1 by Garland R. Farmer ZO MUSA, FONINGAMA, AND THE FOUNDING OF MUSADU IN THE ORAL TRADITION OF THE KONYAKA .......................... 27 by Tim Geysbeek and Jobba K. Kamara CUTTINGTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DURING THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR: AN ADMINISTRATOR'S EXPERIENCE ............ -
Nimba's Profile
Nimba’s Profile The Flag of Nimba County: - (Valor, Purity and Fidelity reflected in the stripes) Nimba was part of the central province of Liberia which included Bong and Lofa. It became a full-fledged county in 1964 when President William V.S. Tubman changed the provinces into counties. Nimba became one of the original nine counties of Liberia. Over the years, other sub-divisions have been added making the total of 15 counties. Nimba is located in the North-East Region of the country. The size of Nimba is 4,650 square miles. In his book, Liberia Facing Mount Nimba, Dr. Nya Kwiawon Taryor, Sr. revealed that the name of the county "Nimba", originated from "Nenbaa ton" which means slippery mountain where beautiful young girls slip and fall. Mount Nimba is the highest mountain in Liberia. Nimba is the second largest county in Liberia in terms of population. Before the civil war in 1989, there were over 313,050 people in the county according to the 1984 census. Now Nimba Population has increased to 462,026. Nimba is also one of the richest in Liberia. It has the largest deposit of high grade iron ore. Other natural resources found in Nimba are gold, diamonds, timber, etc. In the late 50's, Nimba's huge iron ore reserve was exploited by LAMCO-the Liberian-American Swedish Mining Company. A considerable portion of Liberia's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, was said to have been generated from revenues from Nimba's iron ore for several years. The Flag of Nimba County: - (Valor, Purity and Fidelity reflected in the stripes) There are negotiations going on for a new contract for the iron ore in Nimba. -
TRC of Liberia Final Report Volum Ii
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA FINAL REPORT VOLUME II: CONSOLIDATED FINAL REPORT This volume constitutes the final and complete report of the TRC of Liberia containing findings, determinations and recommendations to the government and people of Liberia Volume II: Consolidated Final Report Table of Contents List of Abbreviations <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<............. i Acknowledgements <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... iii Final Statement from the Commission <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<............... v Quotations <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 1 1.0 Executive Summary <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 2 1.1 Mandate of the TRC <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 2 1.2 Background of the Founding of Liberia <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... 3 1.3 History of the Conflict <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<................ 4 1.4 Findings and Determinations <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 6 1.5 Recommendations <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... 12 1.5.1 To the People of Liberia <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 12 1.5.2 To the Government of Liberia <<<<<<<<<<. <<<<<<. 12 1.5.3 To the International Community <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 13 2.0 Introduction <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 14 2.1 The Beginning <<................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Profile of Commissioners of the TRC of Liberia <<<<<<<<<<<<.. 14 2.3 Profile of International Technical Advisory Committee <<<<<<<<<. 18 2.4 Secretariat and Specialized Staff <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 20 2.5 Commissioners, Specialists, Senior Staff, and Administration <<<<<<.. 21 2.5.1 Commissioners <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. 22 2.5.2 International Technical Advisory -
S/2009/299 Security Council
United Nations S/2009/299 Security Council Distr.: General 10 June 2009 Original: English Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1836 (2008), the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2009, and requested me to report on progress made towards achieving the core benchmarks set out in my reports of 8 August 2007 (S/2007/479) and 19 March 2008 (S/2008/183) and, based on that progress, make recommendations on any further adjustments to the military and police components of UNMIL. My report of 10 February 2009 (S/2009/86) provided preliminary recommendations regarding the third stage of the Mission’s drawdown and indicated that precise proposals would be submitted to the Council based on the findings of a technical assessment mission. The present report outlines the findings of that assessment mission and my recommendations for the third stage of the UNMIL drawdown. II. Technical assessment mission 2. The technical assessment mission, which was led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and comprised participants from the Department of Field Support, the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Safety and Security and, in situ, UNMIL and the United Nations country team, visited Liberia from 26 April to 6 May. The mission received detailed briefings from UNMIL and the United Nations country team and consulted a broad cross-section of Liberian and international stakeholders, including -
Where Have All the (Qualified) Teachers Gone?
African Educational Research Journal Vol. 6(2), pp. 30-47, April 2018 DOI: 10.30918/AERJ.62.18.013 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Where have all the (qualified) teachers gone? Implications for measuring sustainable development goal target 4.c from a study of teacher supply, demand and deployment in Liberia Mark Ginsburg*, Noor Ansari, Oscar N. Goyee, Rachel Hatch, Emmanuel Morris and Delwlebo Tuowal 1University of Maryland, USA. 2Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Enrique José Varona, Cuba. Accepted 3 April, 2018 ABSTRACT This paper analyzes data collected in the 2013 Liberian Annual School Census undertaken as part of the Educational Management Information System and supplemented by information gathered from teacher education program organizers as well as from samples of graduates from preservice and inservice C- Certificate granting programs undertaken in Liberia in during 2007 to 2013. The authors report that the percentage of “qualified” primary school teachers (that is, those with at least a C-Certificate, which Liberian policy sets as the minimum qualification) expanded dramatically after the education system was decimated during the years of civil war (1989 to 2003). We also indicate that in government primary schools in 2013, the pupil-teacher ratio (24.8) and even the pupil-qualified teacher ratio (36.2) was lower – that is, better – than the policy goal of 44 pupils per teacher. However, teacher hiring and deployment decisions led to large inequalities in these input measures of educational quality. At the same time, the authors discovered that the findings from the analysis of Liberia’s 2013 EMIS data did not fully answer the question of where the (qualified) teachers are, in that we were not able to locate in the EMIS database substantial numbers of graduates of the various C-Certificate teacher education programs. -
Liberia Electricity Corporation (Lec) and Rural and Rrenewable Energy Agency (Rrea)
Public Disclosure Authorized LIBERIA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION (LEC) AND RURAL AND RRENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (RREA) Public Disclosure Authorized Liberia Electricity Sector Strengthening and Access Project (LESSAP) Resettlement Policy Framework Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Report November 2020 SQAT: January 12, 2021 Public Disclosure Authorized Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................ 1 1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Project Description ......................................................................................... 3 1.2 Objective and Rationale of the Resettlement Policy Framework .................. 7 1.3 Project Locations, Beneficiaries and Project Affected People ...................... 8 1.4 Institutional Capacity ................................................................................... 10 1.5 Baseline Information Required for Projects ................................................. 10 1.5.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 10 1.5.2 Montserrado County ...................................................................................... 12 1.5.3 Grand Bassa County ...................................................................................... 12 1.5.4 Margibi County .............................................................................................. 13 1.5.5 -
Liberia Ebola Sitrep No. 141
Liberia Ebola SitRep no. 141 Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Oct. 3rd, 2014 Cases County National Grand Kru Grand Lofa County Lofa Grand Bassa Grand Bong County Bong Bomi County Bomi Grand Gedeh Grand County Sinoe Nimba County Nimba Margibi County Margibi Gbarpolu County Gbarpolu RiverCess River Gee County Gee River Maryland County Maryland Grand Cape Mount Cape Grand Montserrado County Montserrado New Case/s (Suspected) 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 New Case/s (Probable) 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 13 0 0 0 0 New case/s (confirmed) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total suspected cases 1167 7 217 1 38 6 3 6 57 185 3 588 34 12 3 7 Total probable cases 1782 47 72 0 45 6 0 8 450 338 5 667 134 4 3 3 Total confirmed cases 930 33 68 0 47 6 0 6 285 39 0 358 77 3 4 4 Total Number of Confirmed Cases of Sierra Leonean Nationality 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Number of Confirmed Cases of Guinean Nationality 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cumulative (confirmed, probable, suspected) cases 3879 87 357 1 130 18 3 20 792 562 8 1613 245 19 10 14 Cases among HCWs Kru County National Grand Lofa County Lofa Grand Bassa Grand Bong County Bong Bomi County Bomi Sinoe County Sinoe Grand Gedeh Grand NimbaCounty Margibi County Margibi Gbarpolu County RiverCess River Gee County Gee River MarylandCounty Grand Cape Mount Cape Grand Montserrado County Montserrado Newly Reported Cases in HCW on Oct 3rd. -
Mstar/Liberia Enrollment
mSTAR/Liberia: CIVIL SERVANT MOBILE SALARY ENROLLMENTS mSTAR/Liberia works with the Government of Liberia to pay civil servants their salaries through mobile money. mSTAR currently supports Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Health (MOH) employees on the government payroll MOBILE MONEY REMINDERS enroll in the mobile money salary payment program. • We encourage our customers to keep [their pin codes] confidential. Don’t This map shows how many MOE and MOH employees from each county trust your wife, child or husband with have enrolled in the mobile money salary payment program so far. your pin code. • “[Mobile money] is the fastest way to receive [money]. Keep the text, the text will tell you where the money is from, and go to any agent and cash out your money.” Total number Annie Jallah, Supervisor, Mobile Money, Total number of MOH workers GBARPOLU of MOE workers on government Maryland County enrolled payroll enrolled "I find it necessary for me to join the mobile transfer." LOFA LOFA James P. J. Bunduka, Nurse Aid, Gbarma Clinic, Gbarpolu County "Instead of spending two GBARPOLU days...I can spend an hour MARGIBI to get my money." NIMBA Zubah T. Kesselly, Math Teacher, Lofa County BONG CAPE MOUNT BOMI BOMI GRAND “[Mobile salary payments] will be a BASSA relief." Evelyn A. Troum, District Education RIVER CESS GRAND GEDEH Officer, Bomi County MONTSERRADO TODEE DISTRICT SINOE RIVER GEE GRAND GEDEH “I am encouraging my colleagues to enroll into this mobile money system." GRAND KRU Amelia T. Vorkpor, Registered Nurse, MARYLAND Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital, Grand Gedeh County ENROLLEE TOTALS: MOE: 3,722 MOH: 1,148 MOH and MOE emoployees can contact their DEOs or DHOs to join. -
Final RREA Breaks Ground for 40Km Road Project in Lofa.19.09.18.Pdf
Rural and Renewable Energy Agency Newport Street, Monrovia Rural & Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) breaks ground for construction and rehabilitation of access roads leading to the proposed Kaiha 2 Hydropower Site, Lukambeh District, Lofa County Voinjama Sept. 6: The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) on September 5, 2018, broke grounds for the construction of a 5.5 kilometer road from Mbaloma to the proposed Kaiha 2 Hydropower Sites in Lukambeh District, Lofa County. This ground breaking activity also includes plans for the rehabilitation of the 35 kilometer road that links Mbaloma to Kolahun- Foya Junction. The event brought together local County officials headed by Honorable William Tamba Kamba, Superintendent of Lofa County, officials from the RREA, citizens of the District, and representatives of SSF Entrepreneurs, the road contractor. RREA Executive Director Augustus V. Goanue participates in the ground breaking ceremony The road project is part of the implementation of a $27 million project entitled Liberia Renewable Energy Access Project (LIRENAP), agreed between the World Bank and the Government of Liberia, which is aimed at increasing access to electricity and to foster the use of renewable energy sources, Page 1 of 4 thereby, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The LIRENAP project will finance the construction of a 2.5 MW mini-hydropower plant, the supply and installation of a 1.8 MW diesel generation plant, as well as transmission and distribution facilities that is expected to connect about 50,000 beneficiaries in major population centers in Lofa County, including Voinjama, Foya, Kolahun, Massambolahun, Bolahun and surrounding small towns and villages. -
Liberia Ebola Sitrep No. 50
Liberia Ebola SitRep no. 91 Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Aug 14, 2014 Cases National Lofa County Lofa Grand Bassa Grand Bong County Bomi County Bomi Sinoe County Sinoe Grand Gedeh Grand Nimba County Nimba Margibi County Margibi RiverCess County RiverCess River Gee County River Grand Cape Mount Grand County Montserrado New Cases New Case/s (Suspected) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 New Case/s (Probable) 20 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 5 0 0 0 0 New case/s (confirmed) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total suspected cases 182 4 44 8 0 0 61 13 44 6 1 0 1 Total probable cases 441 28 25 1 3 0 247 2 130 5 0 0 0 Total confirmed cases 187 9 14 6 4 0 101 2 43 7 0 1 0 Total Number of Confirmed Cases of Sierra Leonean Nationality 12 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Number of Confirmed Cases of Guinean Nationality 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cumulative (confirmed, probable, suspected) cases 810 41 83 15 7 0 409 17 217 18 1 1 1 Outbreak Overview: Case Counts Reported 300 Confirmed 250 Probable Suspect 200 150 100 50 0 Aug 10-16: Reported Deaths 35 Confirmed 30 Probable Suspect 25 20 15 10 5 0 Cases among HCWs County County County Bassa Gedeh County County County County National Lofa Grand Grand Bong County Bomi Sinoe Grand Grand Nimba Margibi RiverCess River Gee County River Grand Cape Mount Grand Montserrado Newly Reported Cases in HCW on 14th Aug 2014 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cumulative cases among HCW 90 4 24 3 3 0 16 4 35 1 0 0 0 Newly Reported deaths in HCW on 14th Aug 2014 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Cumulative deaths among HCW 39 4 4 0 0 0 13 0 18 0 0 0 0 Isolation and Discharges County County County Bassa Gedeh County County County County National Lofa Grand Grand Bong County Bomi Sinoe Grand Grand Nimba Margibi RiverCess River Gee County River Grand Cape Mount Grand Montserrado New Admission on Aug 14 2014 22 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 Total no.