Leymah Gwobee: A group of mothers ended Liberia’s civil war; Liberia was very effective at killing itself during the civil war. Our population is around 4.5 million people, and during the 14-year-long civil war around 250,000 people was killed, and many more displaced. In April 2003, seven of us gathered in a makeshift office to discuss the Liberian civil war and the fact that the fighting was fast approaching the capital, Monrovia. We felt it was our moral duty to stand up as Liberian mothers to protect the lives of our children, the land and their future. Read more of this reportSource: www.theguardian.com(Visited 20 times, 18 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia March 08, 2017 09:00 UTC