“I think the foreign media I know of have not treated Liberia well in terms of positive news coverage about the country’s culture. “So that is where the traditional storytelling competition comes and gives the opportunity to Liberians to write about their traditional stories, whether it is about family or clan or a deity. And to avoid this, I am getting involved,” Mr. Janke said with a smile on his face. For Mr. Janke, keeping the country’s culture alive through storytelling competitions is important and crucial for the survival of Liberia’s cultural practices before it is finally lost. And this is the same reason he is working towards establishing a traditional storytelling competition.

Source: Daily Observer March 22, 2018 02:26 UTC