ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS IN

                LIBERIA

                               HELP IS NEEDED

The political war for power struggle is over, but there is a silent war of human carnage from sanitary filth and unhygienic conditions that have ruined public health in Liberia. The images are scary and thought provoking by any standards. It must claim the attention of all Liberians and friends of Liberia to help. After all, what could be humanly essential than a healthy environment where every human’s participation can be optimized for the good of themselves and society?

Yes, the 14-year war had done much damage to Liberia and is blamed for much of the environmental problems. The national government’s ability to deliver services, such as sanitary landfill, an effective garbage collection system, safe drinking water, and latrines, have been crippled due to limited resources. Liberians in the Diaspora can render some help in the environmental areas to ease the serious public health crisis.

It must be noted, with evident, that most Liberian organizations and individuals in the Diaspora have been helpful in many areas of social issues to communities in Liberia but not much in the environmental area.

If every Liberia organization in the Diaspora adopts a community in Liberia on environmental educational awareness and clean-up services through existing NGO like the Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW) Inc., it would serve as a paradigm to achieving environmental protection and sustainable management to which good health and longevity can be assured.

There are communities in Liberia, particularly in Monrovia, that are environmentally filthy, crying for urgent help. Monrovia is focused because it attracts half of Liberia’s population. Few of the many names that come to mind are: New Kru Town, Clara Town, Logan Town, Via Town, Sayon Town, Blamo Town, Congo Town, Buzzy Quarter, West Point, Point Four, Bong Mine Bridge, Mandingo Quarter, Slip Way, PHP, Bye Pass, Jamaica Road, Shoe Factory, Cow Factory, Fiama, Battery Factory, Mamba Point, etc.

LEW is championing the cause in tackling the environmental problems, building capacity in communities necessary through its initiated environmental educational awareness pilot project dabbed Train the Trainer to Train which has commenced in New Kru Town, and will little be duplicated in other communities. Adopt a community and LEW will collaborate and provide the expertise to educate the community and conduct cleanup services.

Make your tax-deductible contribution through LEW PayPal service at www.liberiaenvironmentalwatch.org or mail to 4207 Plummers Promise Drive Suite 100, Bowie MD 20720.