Written by DFP Liberia Staff Prostitution is the exchange of sex for money; it is very common in Liberia. The act takes place openly on street corners in Monrovia and many other cities in Liberia. Mostly involved are teenage and adolescent girls between the ages 20 and 30. During the…
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Written by DFP Liberia staff Is it common in your country, or does it even happen where you live? Well, my country, Liberia is in a state of recovery after experiencing 14 years of civil unrest; a conflict which greatly devastated the land and caused serious economic hardship for its…
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Diamonds for Peace (DFP) had conducted the field survey in the western region of Liberia from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the local reality of the artisanal diamond mining for the purpose of project design and compiled the results as situation analysis. Followed by the publication of report…
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Written by DFP Liberia Staff One nation one people, but with 16 different tribes across 15 counties; each of these tribes has a way of life special to them. They live in and own different parts of the country. These tribes are different from each other in many ways; the…
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Welding is one of Liberia’s professional services offered throughout the country. It is a technical course taught in technical and vocational schools. Many Liberians have their interest in this field because of the huge demand for steel products on the local market. The high rate of criminality has greatly contributed…
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Under Liberian law, there are two types of marriages; Traditional/customary and statutory. A man under the traditional laws may contract multiple marriages according to traditions and customs. These marriages are legitimate and solemn under Liberian law. A traditional marriage ceremony includes the presentment of dowry to the bride’s family. In…
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by DFP assistant During a survey trip into four counties, I was able to meet with many gold and diamond miners. Surprisingly, their living conditions were more deplorable than I had expected; not representing, in my mind, a mining community. Moreover, staying in the final mining town, as we completed…
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Hello everyone, I am Mai, a board member of Diamonds for Peace in Liberia. A long rainy season starting in May has ended and the hot season is upon us. By the way, what comes to your mind when you hear “Liberia”? Ebola, civil war, poverty…etc. You may have negative…
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Greetings from Liberia! Two DFP board members, including myself, left Japan 24 October 2016 arriving Liberia two days later via Cote d’Ivoire. The purpose of the trip was to conduct a field survey and understand the real situation of artisanal diamond miners, diggers and their families in hopes of designing…
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In April 2016, Diamonds for Peace coordinator in Liberia visited a diamond mining site in Anderson Village on the Bong Mine Road in Margibi County. He talked with a miner and three diamond diggers to understand the way they work and live, and whether they are involved in other activities…
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