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Water Is A Right Not Priviledge
About this event: 4th World Youth Congress - Quebec City 2008
Related to country: Liberia

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Dear All,

Let us go straight to the point. Reduce by half the proportion of people with out access to safe drinking water. That is Goal 7 Target 10 of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Lack of access to clean water is a major problem that is causing diseases , sicknesses, and Death in post conflict Countries. Developing Countries are losing more than 50,000 a day due to Water related diseases.

The Right to Water is implicit in the right to Food and Health. This Right Should not be taken away by any government or International Financial Institutions . In Protecting this right governments and the international community must ensure that Water facilities /services be accessible to everyone regardless of their status or location. State must never interfere directly or indirectly with the enjoyment of the Right to Water.

In Africa were weaker governments especially those that heavily indebted surrender the Right To Water through Privatization initiative. Water Privatization are conditions used by World Bank and IMF in order for poor countries to get Debt Relief or Loan.

In Liberia only 4.1% of the rural household has access to safe drinking water. In rural Liberia women and girls are responsible to get water . Women and Girls continue to walked hours searching for clean water. Hundreds of these women and girls are attacked and rap while in search of Water. Majority of them refused to report these rap cases while other live in silent pain among their rapist. Let us look at the Home of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, which is Bomi County .

A private Company is producing Safe Drinking Water in Bomi County. Safe Water that is produced by this private company in Bomi County are not for the citizen of Bomi . Majority of the Citizen and ordinary people in Bomi are locked up in Chronic Poverty making it clear that they can not afford the cost of the Water that is Produced in their County.

Clean Water that is produced by private companies in Liberia are for the handful of Elite. The proliferation of private water company in Liberia have prevented millions of Liberian from enjoying the Right to Water. With nearly 80% of the Liberia population living in poverty water born diseases remain Pervasive in poverty stricken Communities.

Excluded and Marginalized Groups in Liberia can not afford the high cost of clean water that is been push down the on helpless Liberian causing them to turned to unsanitary sources to fulfill their needs leading to water born diseases.


Our Government claimed to represent the interest of the People . According to LWSC each o f the 15 counties with the exception of Montserrado will need just a little of 2 Millions to revamp Water Facilities/Services in these Counties. I was shocked to note that LWSC received less than one Million in the proposed Draft Budget. This is a SLAP in the FACE of the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs). A government that came from the belly of the United Nations should give priorities to Key MDGs Sectors in the Draft Budget.

Access to clean Water will achieve goal 123456 and 7 of the MDGs.

We must reject Privatization when it is proposed and ensure that Water remain accessible and safe for ALL MEMBER OF SOCIETY.


Zolu Gobah
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July 28, 2008 | 10:58 PM Comments  3 comments

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Liberian STudent Stand Up Agsiant Poverty
Related to country: Liberia



In the wake to remind government of their promised to poverty reduction thus by freeing humanity from the dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty the Youth for Community Academic and Development Services (YOCADS) distributed MDGs materials to seven schools in the Country. High profiled journalists from some of Liberia ’s leading media institutions covered the distribution exercise. The schools lauded YOCADS for the exercise and said that these materials will provide them with information to add their voices against poverty and provide them more insight on the MDGs.

The exercise was climaxed at the STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY event that took place on October 15, 2006 beginning 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prior to the day, press releases, radio talk shows, promo and an abridged version of the Stand Up Action was carried on both the print and electronic media. The event took place few yards away from one of Monrovia’s fast growing slums and opposite the residence of the current President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, at the I.E. soccer practice ground in Airfield, Fish Market. Participants included members from YOCADS’ MDGs school clubs, other high schools, youth groups, religious groups, drivers union and many civil society organizations. Commercial drivers sounded their vehicle horns for two minutes on Monrovia streets at 10:00 a.m. marking the official commencement of the program. High profiled guests included Ambassador Jordan Ryan, Deputy Special Representative for Recovery of the Secretary General of the United Nations (Kofi Annan), United nations Mission In Liberia (UNMIL), United Nations Development Program (UNDP-Liberia), Policy Advisor Mr. Cleophas Torrorri and UNDP-Liberia National MDGs Analyst Mr. George Gould. Liberian traditional cultural dancers, musicians, slum dwellers nearby residence and members of the media were all in attendance


October 15, 2006 | 10:52 AM Comments  0 comments

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UN Millennium Development Goals Campaign In Liberia By YOCADS
Related to country: Liberia


THE Youth for Community and Development services (YOCADS) had intensified her advocacy and awareness campaign on the United Nations millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in schools and local communities. Since this year, YOCADS had undertaken series of activities about the awareness of the MDGs which is not widely known to the Liberian society. Some of which were: a Youth round-Table Discussion, Presentation of a paper, and deepening the discourse about the MDGs at the level of the community and institutions. Giving the keynote address at the awareness program was Mr. Anthony K. Selmah who proxy on behalf of Mr. Steven A. Ursino, Country Director, UNDP who could not be there because of engagements. Mr. Selmah recognized YOCADS as the first local youth organization that took a proactive initiative to engage young people on the MDGs, advancing a sensitization campaign in schools and communities.

Making remarks at the program held at SSDMI was the Assistant Minter for Youth services, Min. Robert Tamba lauded the efforts of YOCADS and stressed that the just ended National Youth Policy Conference was that he called “MDGs focus” adding that the MDGs overshadowed the entire conference. Commenting was Mr. Alphonso K. Weah, Executive Director of YOCADS, who admo nished his fellow youth counterparts to join the campaign and not only rely on the politicians to achieve these goals, he also emphasized that only with their voices that the MDGS can be achieved. Meanwhile Mr. Weah said with YOCADS will continue raise the awareness as we enter 2006 and beyond.

In this light, YOCADS wishes to appeal to the Government of Liberia, UNDP, UNICEF, OXFAM, Action aid-Liberia, and the International organizations as well as Donors to support its advoc acy campaign on the MDGs

December 19, 2005 | 8:10 AM Comments  0 comments

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