Author: Victor Hayes
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…Launches DAC 2026 Activities Monrovia, Liberia— As Liberia prepares to join the global community in commemorating the 2026 Day of the African Child (DAC), the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gbeme Horace-Kollie, has raised serious concerns about the country’s persistent water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges, warning that inadequate services continue to threaten…
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“The mindsets of “Dependency and Entitlement,” are breeding corruption, laziness, and mismanagement. Transformation does not begin with buildings or budgets. It begins with the mind. As a nation, let us begin to think differently, expect differently, work differently, so Liberia will become different. To foreign investors and Liberian businesses…” Davidetta Togba-Cassell/ 2026 Valedictorian LICOSESS College…
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…As SWAL Veteran Urges President Boakai (Monrovia, Liberia), Questions are swirling over the status of Alioune Kebe, Liberia’s Ambassador-at-Large for Youth & Sports Development, as speculation grows about whether he was formally axed following a national review of diplomatic appointments. Kebe, a Senegalese national recently naturalized, was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Youth and Sports Development in…
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– Host Inaugural Partners Coordination Meeting (Monrovia, Liberia) In a significant step towards fostering collaboration and enhancing gender inclusivity, the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MGCSP) hosted its inaugural partners coordination meeting on Tuesday February 17, 2026 at the conference hall of the ministry. The one-day gathering attracted a diverse array of partners,…
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Monrovia — In a move that has reignited debate about gender, power, and institutional culture within Liberia’s security sector, Cecelia G. Clarke has resigned as spokesperson of the Liberia National Police (LNP), citing discrimination, limited support, and structural barriers that undermined her work. Clarke’s resignation comes just a day after the police administration reassigned her…
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(Monrovia, Liberia ), The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) will on Tuesday, February 17, convene a high-level Stakeholders’ Coordination Meeting bringing together international and development partners working in gender equality, child protection, and social protection across Liberia. According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection,…
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(Gbarnga, Bong County), The Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) with support from the World Bank, on Thursday, January 12, 2025 officially commenced a two-day training for journalists and media partners in Gbarnga, Bong County. The training, organized by the Lead Service Provider under LWEP,…
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Bong County District #6 Representative Moima Briggs-Mensah has sounded a strong warning that Liberia may lose its best chance to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) if lawmakers fail to act now, as the long‑awaited FGM Bill remains stalled at the Legislature amid growing pressure from survivors, civil society, and human rights advocates. Speaking Wednesday,…
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Liberians have hailed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) for its efforts to reduce the number of children living and working on the streets, while calling on the Ministry to expand its interventions. The acknowledgment came during a recent appearance by the Ministry’s Street Child Project team on ELBC, where officials…