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Liberia

24 April 2012

Liberia: a new bed net protects a new life

We are on the outskirts of Zwedru in south-eastern Liberia. After a few minutes’ drive, we arrive in Sarah’s village. Sarah is 18, but looks 13. When we arrive, Sarah is busy taking care of the house, cleaning and cooking.
Livelihoods support to Ivorian refugees and host communities in Liberia
6 June 2011

Livelihoods support to Ivorian refugees and host communities in Liberia

As Ivorian refugees continue to seek safety in Liberia, the Red Cross is providing seeds and tools.
Liberia getting relief to refugees, no matter how remote
19 May 2011

Liberia getting relief to refugees, no matter how remote

With 165,000 Ivorian refugees still seeking safety in neighbouring Liberia, work continues in providing shelter, food, clean water and basic household items.
Liberia: Picherinne’s story: I struggle to feed my twin babies
18 May 2011

Liberia: Picherinne’s story: I struggle to feed my twin babies

As Picherinne, 20, tried to escape the fighting that had engulfed her village in the Côte d'Ivoire, she fled to the bush with her husband and twin babies.
Liberia: a new bed net protects a new life
21 April 2011

Liberia: a new bed net protects a new life

We are on the outskirts of Zwedru in south-eastern Liberia. After a few minutes’ drive, we arrive in Sarah’s village.
Malaria: prevention often only hope in Liberia’s remote villages
21 April 2011

Malaria: prevention often only hope in Liberia’s remote villages

The air is hot and humid, and the sun is burning as Cecilia welcomes us inside her house. She lives in the village of Youboro in Grand Gedeh County.
Liberia: Solidarity provides strength in the face of adversity
8 April 2011

Liberia: Solidarity provides strength in the face of adversity

In the depths of the jungle and only accessible by a very rough road – that is completely inaccessible by car during the rainy season – is the village of Zualay.
Liberia: Families face hardship and separation
6 April 2011

Liberia: Families face hardship and separation

By Benoit Matsha-Carpentier in Liberia Toe Town is about 35 kilometres from the Côte d’Ivoire border in the middle of deep equatorial rain forest. The latest...
Liberia: Resources and refugees exhausted as crisis continues
4 April 2011

Liberia: Resources and refugees exhausted as crisis continues

About 50 minutes drive deep into the Liberian rain forest – about 7 kilometres from the border with Côte d’Ivoire – lies the village of Sawien. Since the start of ...
Ivorian refugees prompt long-term solutions in Liberia
30 March 2011

Ivorian refugees prompt long-term solutions in Liberia

As Ivorian refugees swelled the population of the Liberian village of Gorgotou, 48 cases of diarrhoea were reported in just two weeks.
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