Liberia, Africa
Population:
3,317,176
Life expectancy: 36 to 48
War casualties: 200,000+
Ethnic Groups in Liberia: Indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% and Congo People 2.5%.
Life expectancy: 36 to 48
War casualties: 200,000+
Ethnic Groups in Liberia: Indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% and Congo People 2.5%.
A Special Thank You To the
sponsors for the children. You are saving children
in Liberia from what would otherwise be a life of
suffering and with little hope. And thanks to the
many people who donated money to help the children
and for the May 2007 Dewan Foundation's match
program. We raised $340,113 to help expand the
program in Liberia.
Liberia Overview
The West African nation of Liberia was formed, as the name suggests, to give liberated slaves a secure place in which to rebuild their lives. This they did with hard work and determination, along with the help of the US, and became one of the most prosperous African nations with 133 years of consecutive peace along with being the first to gain independence. This was a country whose prospects looked good and whose children had a bright future. In 1989, a civil war broke out in Liberia and raged for 14 long years. In order to escape the vicious fighting, half the population abandoned the farms they had built from nothing, to live in squalid conditions in displacement camps near the capital, Monrovia. During this brutal and bloody civil war, society and morality disintegrated with thousands of girls raped and approximately 250,000 people being massacred. Now, after the ousting of President Charles Taylor and the world's largest UN peacekeeping force of 15,000 soldiers, the country is again rebuilding itself. They have recently elected a new female president and the country is on the path to becoming a stable democracy. However, 14 years of civil war decimated the country's infrastructure leaving no clean water, no sewage disposal system and no public lighting. On top of this, 85% of the capable work force does not have jobs and the majority of Liberians eat only once a day due to the lack of viable agricultural land. Within Liberia now, the population is divided into 15 different tribes. 40% of the population is Christian (13% - 14% being Catholic), 40% are Animist and 20% are Muslim. English is the official language and there are 3 Catholic dioceses.
Liberia Overview
The West African nation of Liberia was formed, as the name suggests, to give liberated slaves a secure place in which to rebuild their lives. This they did with hard work and determination, along with the help of the US, and became one of the most prosperous African nations with 133 years of consecutive peace along with being the first to gain independence. This was a country whose prospects looked good and whose children had a bright future. In 1989, a civil war broke out in Liberia and raged for 14 long years. In order to escape the vicious fighting, half the population abandoned the farms they had built from nothing, to live in squalid conditions in displacement camps near the capital, Monrovia. During this brutal and bloody civil war, society and morality disintegrated with thousands of girls raped and approximately 250,000 people being massacred. Now, after the ousting of President Charles Taylor and the world's largest UN peacekeeping force of 15,000 soldiers, the country is again rebuilding itself. They have recently elected a new female president and the country is on the path to becoming a stable democracy. However, 14 years of civil war decimated the country's infrastructure leaving no clean water, no sewage disposal system and no public lighting. On top of this, 85% of the capable work force does not have jobs and the majority of Liberians eat only once a day due to the lack of viable agricultural land. Within Liberia now, the population is divided into 15 different tribes. 40% of the population is Christian (13% - 14% being Catholic), 40% are Animist and 20% are Muslim. English is the official language and there are 3 Catholic dioceses.
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