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In 2005 Liberia elected Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as its First Woman President, as the first woman to ever be elected as president of an African Nation. This was good news for most Liberians after about 15 years of hostilities, and especially since the local, national and international observers declared the elections free and fair.
More than 70% Liberia’s population is unemployment. This has resulted into massive armed robbery, stealing, rapes, and other unbearable social behaviors that are detrimental to the peace, stability, development and trailblazing future of Liberia.
About 70% of Liberia’s population is illiterate. The onward march to the recovery and rebuilding process of the Liberia is hampered by unskilled and illiterate people who roamed the streets of Liberia’s Cities and country-sides of Liberia’s Villages.
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases kill thousands of Liberians each year, especially babies, pregnant mothers, children, women and the disabled.
Land mines and other deadly weapons are major obstacles to farming and social activities in Liberia, especially in the interior of the country.
Rebels and soldiers of the disbanded Armed Forces of Liberia who find no way of survival in a peaceful society and who are hopelessly grasping for air of inclusion into the fabric of society threats to Liberia’s viability.
Fake drugs are complicating the healthcare needs of the Liberians as gangsters import unsafe and dangerous drugs into the country under the pretense of providing healing for the Liberian public.
The very high cost of drugs and the overwhelming shortage of medication in Liberia are causing many people to die from minor and treatable infections and causes.
The need for footwear in Liberia is extremely great. There are many people who walk around bare footed simply because they cannot afford to buy the expensive shoes on the market or because they are just not available.
There is an urgent need to begin the process for dialogue between Christianity, Islam, and African Traditional Religion as a preventative measure of keeping Liberia from degenerating into religious conflict or war.
Many of Liberia’s pastors lack basic training and biblical knowledge. The gap between the well trained and the not train is just too wide to go on noticed. A disservice is done to the people and to the Christian Faith when well intentioned pastors teach the wrong things to their congregation simply because they are not trained or don’t know better.
The lack of realistic planning, calculative approach to service delivery system and sustainable mission focus are threatening the mission of charitable organizations and discouraging donors or would be donors from investing in Liberia.
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