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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At a local welding shop
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…
Continue ReadingTraditional Wedding in Liberia with Winston as Example
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…
Continue ReadingLiving a Deplorable Life in Diamond Mining Communities in Liberia
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…
Continue ReadingLiberia-trotter guide1Decor Palace Hotel
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…
Continue ReadingBellekpalamu in Gbarpolu County
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…
Continue ReadingInteraction with Miner and Diggers in Margibi County, Liberia
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…
Continue ReadingInterview with an artisanal diamond miner in Liberia
As Diamonds for Peace coordinator in Liberia, I visited some mining communities the first time to understand the field operations of artisanal and small scale diamond miners in Liberia. Despite the long years of such mining activities in Liberia, artisanal and small scale miners are still seen operating in Liberia…
Continue ReadingDFP Definition of Words related to Diamond Mining in Liberia
ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE DIAMOND MINING Digger Mainly an adult male worker who digs the land to find diamonds. He is hired by a miner. A digger is usually from a very poor family. His annual income varies from USD 0 to 500. A miner/employer provides a digger with two…
Continue ReadingIs Decentralization Timely for Liberians?
After 15 years of civil wars in Liberia, it is an opened secret that bad governance and misappropriation of public money since July 26, 1847 to 1989 led to the brutal wars in Liberia. But analysts of conflicts have warned that the peace Liberians enjoy today was hard-earned and should…
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