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An emerging frontier on the last-chance continent
Blog: PocketCultures - 8 April 2010
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has what might be one of the most impressive CVs of any head of state in the world. Africa’s first elected woman president spoke at IESE Business School in Barcelona two weeks ago, in a session titled Africa: The last chance?
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Liberians changing their world, one story at a time
Blog: PocketCultures - 5 April 2010
When journalist Ruthie Ackerman founded Ceasefire Liberia blog in May 2009 she found that Liberia’s young people were very excited about the opportunity to tell their stories to the world.
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D-Day in Liberia
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 22 March 2010
In Liberia, D-Day is a regular occurrence. Disbursal Day, that is. Microfinance is a key part of the post-conflict recovery, and LEAP, Kiva's Liberian field partner, is at the forefront. LEAP (the Local Enterprise Assistance Program) is Liberia's oldest continuously operating microfinance lender, and the largest by number of borrowers and amount lent.
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Are you MaD: Peace Building, Post-Conflict
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 13 March 2010
This is the third post in our series about Making a Difference at G-lish. You can learn about three organisations doing their very significant part to improve condition after a war has ended, to help ease conditions during war time, or to try and prevent conflict from occurring in the first place. The three organisations reviewed are Akawelle Jewellery, a Liberian jewelry designer (and so much more) using bullet casings to design pendants, Pennies for Peace, the organisation of Greg Mortensen (Three Cups of Tea), and Peace One Day, founded by the amazing Jeremy Gilley.
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From Borrower to Branch Manager
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 10 March 2010
Cecilia Wilson was born in Grand Kru County, Liberia, in 1964. She graduated from Tubman High School in Monrovia when she was 18, and by the time she was 30 years old, she had two children and she found herself selling rice and oil on the sidewalk at a market just outside of Monrovia. With the goal of improving her business by moving it off of the sidewalk, Cecilia took out her first microloan of $50 USD from a newly established microfinance institution (MFI) in Monrovia called Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP). She used the loan to purchase additional rice and oil to sell.
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Liberians United for Haiti
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 16 February 2010
The Liberians United for Haiti Relief Concert took place last weekend at one of Monrovia’s large outdoor stadiums. “Please give to Haiti! We know what it is like to have nothing, so let us give to a country that has just been devastated,” cried the Master of Ceremonies. The boisterous crowd raised their hands and cheered in approval.
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Nicaragua Visa Run from Tamarindo
Blog: Have Internet Will Travel - 28 December 2009
As a tourist in Costa Rica, you can stay for a maximum of 90 days before you have to exit the country for 72 hours before reentry. Shortly before Xmas, our first three months in Costa Rica were coming to a close.
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Comparing Malaria Solutions
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 17 September 2009
Artemisinin: an ancient malaria cure for 21st century Africa
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Liberian Highway Exorcism
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 31 August 2009
I was in a 3-hour bush taxi (8 people crammed into a Hyundai) from Monrovia to Gbarnga, Charles Taylor’s former stronghold, when we hit a traffic roadblock. Curious to know what could cause a complete stoppage of traffic, I walked to the front of the line of cars to find a group of people [...]
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Kiva in Liberia – What a Fascinating Country!
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 August 2009
This place is like no country I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been fortunate to see over 130 in my 20+ years of adventure travel.The history of Liberia is unique in Africa because of its relationship with the United States. It is one of the few countries in Africa without roots in European colonialism. Liberia [...]
