Liberia
Rising from the ashes of civil war, youthful Liberia looks to the future with Africa's first female president and a commitment to government reform.
The best way to deal with HIV/AIDS is never to get it. That’s why Mercy Corps, in partnership with USAID and Nike, supports innovative sports programs that help make young people (who represent 40 percent of all new infections) less vulnerable to the deadly disease. These girls playing soccer in Liberia learned positive skills and behaviors for health, teamwork, leadership and responsible decisions — while having fun playing the world’s most popular game. Mercy Corps also has organized sports programs for HIV/AIDS education in Guatemala and Sudan.
Blog Post: Mama na come ›
I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future.
Blog Post: A fish cup of rice ›
Topics: Hunger, Food/Nutrition
It's not easy for Liberians to fill their bowls or their bellies these days. Like poor people the world over, they've been slammed by the steep increases in food prices of the past couple of years.
Blog Post: What the heck is infrastructure, anyway? ›
When Mercy Corps talks about rebuilding infrastructure in a country ravaged by war, the words can sound abstract.
Blog Post: Every child should be in the picture ›
In Parker Town, Gbarpolu County, in the north of Liberia where Mercy Corps has a number of agriculture programs, I rounded up these children for a group portrait.
Blog Post: Grow what you eat, eat what you grow ›
Topics: Rural, Food/Nutrition, Agriculture
Mercy Corps is working with Liberian farmers to coax their next meal – and all the meals of their future – out of the ground.
Blog Post: These children play with nothing, anything, everything ›
What makes Liberian children smile? One of the few "toys" I saw was an old cassava grater reimagined as a tiny car.
Blog Post: 'How da body?' ›
As a mother, it's hard to see poverty so deep as I'm seeing here in Liberia. I hug and tickle and make funny faces at every child I see.
Blog Post: Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity ›
Mercy Corps is helping Annie Garfree and other Liberian women farmers meet their country's own goals by becoming more successful farmers.
Blog Post: Liberian people are "tryin' small" ›
I'm visiting our programs in Liberia, my first trip to the field since I came to work at Mercy Corps two and a half years ago. On this first day in the capital, Monrovia, I'm getting oriented.
One Table: Women take the lead ›
It’s not just the UN or farmers or the government improving food security in Liberia. Some of the most creative and effective efforts are by local women’s organizations.
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