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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Overview of the Sande Society in Liberia The Sande Society, otherwise known as the Bush School for Women is a women’s secret society in Liberia with the goal of teaching young women the responsibilities of adulthood. Liberian society requires that every young woman…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Brief history of the community Weasua is a community situated in Liberia’s western region of Gbarpolu County. It has a population of over five thousand inhabitants. The population is high because the community has been a diamond-rich area for many years. It is…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Brief history of the community Weasua is a diamond mining community, located in Gbarpolu County, the western region of Liberia. It is a beautiful community, colored with beautiful features: the rivers, the green forest, the hills etc. The community has a population of…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Introduction Weasua is a community that is surrounded by rivers and the road leading to it crosses of many small rivers; traveling on the road to Weasua especially during rainy seasons has been a challenge for many decades due to poorly constructed bridges…
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By Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Brief overview of the association “Girls of Progress” is a small financial saving and loan club based in Kakata City, Margibi County, Republic of Liberia. It was established in October of 2012 by a group of young women who saw the need to create…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff As a part of normal life in Liberia, cultural dances are a heritage that Liberians follow and cherish dearly. Though dances vary from tribe to tribe and various regions, dance remains a common value to all Liberians. People sing and dance from…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Welcome; according to the English dictionary is the act of greeting the arrival of a person with gladness and open arms. When a stranger is welcomed, s/he feels at home and at liberty to do some things and enjoy certain privilege. People welcome…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Conflict, according to the Webster dictionary, is a clash or disagreement—often violent—between two opposing groups or individuals. In many diamond mining communities, people engage in acts that have the propensity to spark up violence, like using harmful drugs, stealing (especially diamonds), and…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Liberia has a population of a highly illiterate society. Many persons don’t have a profession by which they can make a better living; as the result they resolve into petty businesses, and some into farming. However, they are engaged in these activities mainly…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Liberia’s transition, what it means to every Liberian Liberia has not had a democratic transition of power from one elected president to the next in the last 74 years. But how Liberians feel about the transition is an important issue to talk about.…
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