ActionAid Liberia, DOMAFEIGN launch Gbarpolu’s first traditional arts school to replace FGM
MONROVIA – ActionAid Liberia in partnership with DOMAFEIGN has launched the first Traditional Art School in Gbama District, Gbarpolu County. ...
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Liberian lawmakers clash over total FGM ban vs. age-of-consent in women and girls bill
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — Lawmakers clashed Thursday over whether Liberia should impose a total statutory ban on female genital mutilation ...
Alarming rise in FGM cases sparks new legislative and cultural showdown in Liberia
MONROVIA -- Liberia is witnessing a disturbing resurgence in female genital mutilation, with new evidence showing that 502 girls and ...
AFELL, CHI Advocacy Meets Action
MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyema Boakai has submitted a bill to ban Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to the Liberian legislature, ...
New report finds female genital mutilation/cutting in 94 countries
NAIROBI, Kenya – A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing how ...
Traditional women urge GOL, UN Women for economic support to end FGM
Monrovia – Zoes, chiefs, women, and other local leaders are calling on UN Women and the Government of Liberia (GOL) ...
Child Resource Institute Liberia Inc. Calls for Ban on FGM in Liberia
MONROVIA – The Child Resource Institute Liberia Inc. has petitioned the House Committee on Gender, Children, and Social Protection, urging ...
School Enrollment Decline in Lofa County As Parents Turn to Sandy Bush
VOINJAMA, Lofa — School proprietors and educators in Lofa County are raising concerns about plummeting student enrollment numbers this academic ...
Is FGM Banned in Liberia? What You Need to Know
MONROVIA – In 2023, Chief Zanzan Karwor, Chairperson of the Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL), announced a ...
