Reports
November 16, 2010
Monrovia, Liberia
PCO Rural Youths aim to industrialize the cassava crop
The Rural Liberia war affected youth peace and education empowerment program has moved its focus toward industrializing the cassava crop instead of swarm rice. Cassava has very high nutritional and economic values in Liberia and is one of the nation’s staple foods next to rice. It is mostly processed locally into fufu, gari, diper, starch, etc.
The youth group wants to advance these values by focusing on producing and expanding the variety of cassava products.
The cultivation of cassava was introduced to the project after two unsuccessful harvests of swarm rice in Maimu Town, Bong County. The youth realized that cassava is easily grown and maintained than swarm rice.
Unlike cassava, the growing and maintenance processes of swarm rice are difficult: Flooded rice fields caused by heavy rain fall makes it extremely difficult for the project staff to go into the swarm rice farms; the harvest periods were always very quick, leading to spoiled rice.
To avoid all of this including continual tussle over the use of the swarm farmland, the project was moved to different land and the effort was switched to the cultivation of cassava.
Fortunately, the beginning of the first harvest of cassava indicates that there is going to be successes. The first harvest began around the end of October and so far, six hundred and twenty two (622) tubers of cassava have been dug from just around 10% of the total farm. Roughly, depending on the size, around two to ten pieces cost from $ 0.50 to $2.00.
Although the harvest has not ended yet, the youth are very optimistic that this could be the beginning of their effort to begin the industrialization of the cassava. The youth leadership has begun looking into ways the crop could be processed so as to add value to it.
The project is supported by the Starbuck fund through the International Youth Foundation
November 16, 2010
Buduburam, Ghana
PCO receives GVN’s Sami Buisson-Daniel in Ghana !
After a long day of rain the sun is now shining in PCO Ghana with the arrival of Sami, the first of the new batch of volunteers from GVN to work with PCO-Ghana.
Sami is a skilled and experienced international development practitioner who has travelled and worked in lots of poor communities in developing countries through the GVN volunteer program. She will focus her effort on helping PCO to start the West Africa Peace Village Project in Ghana.
The purpose of the West Africa Peace Village is to help strengthen trust and friendship within and between local communities. In this project, PCO works with vulnerable people in underprivileged communities in six villages in the Awutu-Senya District in the Central Region of Ghana. Our long-term goal is to establish a school and community action center which will include a health clinic, vocational skills-training center, guesthouse for volunteers, and community meeting space for peace and conflict resolution training and a practice space for Liberian and Ghanaian Culture Troupes. Initial funding has been secured and work is in its first phase.
The arrival of Sami marks the beginning of a new relationship between GVN and PCO which was suspended in 2008 due to instability in the Buduburam Refugee Camp. Before the relationship was suspended, PCO hosted around 209 international volunteers from around the world through the GVN international volunteer program and with this, the organization was able to provide free quality education to over 700 refugee school children, free vocation skills trainings to over 250 refugee women and above all, over 10,000 of the refugee population participated in our peace initiative which included peace cells meetings, peace messages during football commentaries, drama and culture displays, and the Liberia tribal leaders’ peace and reconciliation forum and workshops.
Please join us in welcoming Sami and GVN to PCO!
Ghana Report – October 2010
POPULATION CARING ORGANISATION- GHANA
International Volunteer’s Activities Report
Submitted To:
Mr. Emmanuel G.V. Dolo, Executive Director, PCO
Submitted by:
Mr. J. Wilfred Zeon, Finance & Administrative Officer
Date 1st October, 2010
1.1 Introduction:
In early July, the Population Caring Organization received an application from Mr. Tilman Hartwig through Mr. Volker – Director Global Volunteer Germany to volunteer at PCO-Ghana.
The following is 1. a comprehensive report covering the activities of the Mr. Hartwig during his tenure as volunteer with PCO-Ghana. Key items covered by the report include, the projects he participated in, accomplishments, other contributions, etc.
The essence of this report is to serve as means furnishing our partners with the activities volunteers sent to us so as to enable the two organizations build good relationships for further volunteer activities
1.2: Overview:
Mr. Tilman arrived in Ghana on the Sunday 8th August, 2010 at 11:45pm. He was picked by the Administrator & Finance Officer at the Kotoka International Airport and taken directly to PCO Guest House via a private taxi.
On Monday, 9th August, 2010 he was taken at the Office of PCO for orientation and familiarization with PCO staff and the projects. During the process, he filled the volunteers’ commitment Form and decided which projects at PCO he would participate. The following day, he toured the major project sites of PCO and the entire refugee community.
There after, his weekly plans were drawn up by the Administrative Team of PCO.
1.3: Highlights the Projects he participated In:
(a) The Teachers’ Refreshers’ Workshop:
Having observed his profile and passion for teaching, PCO and Tilman planned a Teachers’ Refresher Workshop. The essence of the workshop was to refresh the minds of the refugee teachers before the next school year since they are already on holidays. The workshop brought together over hundred teachers from various schools of the camp. The participants were taken through:
Mathematics for Basic Schools: Mr. Tilman was the Facilitator(Key speaker)
Essentials of School Management: Mr. Zeon was the Facilitator
Classroom Management: Mr. Bah was the Facilitator
From the workshop, the teachers wholeheartedly appreciated the project and the community has asked PCO to add this to her annual programs. The participants were certificated after the one week workshop.
(b)The Adult Literacy Classes:
Tilman also taught refugee mothers at the PCO Mothers Skills Training Centre every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm. The essence of this program is to teach war affected women who can not read and write the basic reading and writing skills.
(c) The PCO Refugee School:
Tilman met the school children at the School on vacation. However, a vacation class was set up for the refugee kids free of charge from August to September. And he met with the kids from Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 11:00am each day teaching maths, science and sports.
(d) Teachers’ Selection Interviews:
With interest in school planning, Tilman along with Wilfred planned the teachers’ selection interview and orientation program for the new school year.
Achievements:
- The successfully training of over hundred refugee teachers at the Buduburam Refugee Settlement
- The teaching of primary school children at the PCO Refugee School
- The teaching of refugee mothers at the Mother skills Training Centre
- The planning of the school (PCO Refugee School) for this academic year.
- The promotion of PCO activities to other volunteers via the internet.
All of these activities are of significant benefits to PCO and the entire refugee community.
Others:
Mr. Hartwig also made the following donations to PCO Ghana
Donation of text books for the use of teach at the PCO School
Donation of a camera to PCO Administration(needs repairing)
Donation of used clothes to the mothers and teacher at the school and Mother Skill Training Centre.
Recommendations/Suggestions:
PCO Ghana is grateful for the continuous partnership with Global Volunteer Germany. We would like for this relationship to continue. Due to the severe vulnerable conditions of its target population PCO Ghana believes that one of the main ways by which she can help alleviate the conditions of the people is through the help of more volunteers from her partners such as the Global volunteer. As such, we would be pleased if your offices can help advertise our programs(submitted by Tilman) so that we can get volunteers on a monthly basis.
We are grateful for the efforts and laudable contributions of Mr. Tilman Hartwig to the projects of PCO during his tenure as a volunteer with us. The entire PCO family and the Buduburam Refugee Community will always remember him for the impact he has made here.
Thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully submitted,
SIGNED ELECTRONICALLY
J.Wilfred Zeon
(Administrator & Finance Officer)
Liberia Report- June 2010
Inter tribal peace forum report
Population Caring Organization (PCO), www.populationcaring.org;
Global Citizen Journey, www.globalcitizenjourney.org
Monrovia, Liberia
July 5, 2010
By:
Catherine Akeribe, Secretary;
Madison Gaye, Project Officer;
and Emmanuel G. V. Dolo
Introduction
The first inter tribal peace and reconciliation forum of the Monrovia Pre-summit project was held on Saturday June 19, 2010 in Monrovia.
The one day eight-hour forum which is a pilot phase activity of the Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative, brought together one hundred and twenty five (125) tribal people including tribal governors, chiefs, traditional and religious leaders, and women and youth leaders. The participants were engaged into peaceful discussions aimed at promoting and strengthening inter-tribal relationship, peace, and cooperation.
The forum provided a safe space for participants representing each of the 17 tribal associations in Monrovia to sit face to face and discuss freely as they identified ways to overcome obstacles and barriers that are driving the tribal people apart.
The forum was held against the background that though Liberia has made some improvements and has achieved a considerable level of peace, there is still a need to establish and empower an inclusive all tribal grassroots structure that will help to support and maintain the hard earned national level peace. Thus, strengthening inter tribal understanding and cooperation is necessary in order to begin the process of collaborative efforts that ensure peaceful coexistence and generate the firm commitment of all tribal people to sustain genuine peace and cooperation at the grassroots tribal level.
For example, high national level efforts such as the TRC, establishment of the rule of law throughout the country as well as the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, have to be reinforced and supported by grassroots effort such as inter tribal peace initiatives. This is important because the grassroots people are often the main ones who are supposed to actually maintain the high level national initiative in their communities.
By beginning the dialogue process and the collective efforts of identifying problems and planning activities that bring them together, the tribal people have demonstrated that the process of fostering inter tribal links, mutual understanding, cooperation, and sustainable peace is beginning to take root.
This report provides a summary of the proceedings and findings as well as analytic views on the findings from the forum. It is divided into five (5) main sections:
- The forum proceedings
- Findings from the forum and analysis of the issues that were raised
- Conclusion and Recommendation
- Next steps
- Expenditure breakdown
1.0 Forum proceedings
The forum began at 9:00am with a traditional breakfast. The breakfast menu included cassava and eddoes with stew as well as raw cassava and coconut. Cassava and eddoes are Liberia staple food next to rice, but unlike rice which is mostly imported from abroad; these tubers are grown by Liberians themselves. The breakfast was intended to remind participants of self reliance and the importance to reconnect to their cultures and traditions through sharing and eating together.
Following the breakfast, the forum secretariat began the registration of participants by recording each participant’s names, age, sex, contact, and the tribal association represented.
At 10:20 the forum began with participants introducing themselves to each other. An introduction statement includes calling full name, the tribal association represented, and any peace message that the participant brought to the gathering. At the end of the introductory statement, the participant held the hand of the next participant nearby. The exercise was meant to physically demonstrate and symbolize cooperation, networking, and connection.
Next, the forum co facilitator Mr. Emmanuel G. V. Dolo introduced the forum and welcomed the participants. Mr. Dolo said to the participants that they were called to the forum to reason with each other and find ways to begin to work together for peace in Monrovia.
He then introduced and welcomed the chief facilitator, Honorable Emmanuel Z. Bowier, to the stage. Hon. Bowier is an experienced lecturer who taught peace and conflict resolution at the Kofi Anna School of peace in Liberia. Hon. Bowier is a former Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism
The chief facilitator began by calling on each tribal governor to give a view about the challenges that are weakening inter tribal peace and cooperation in Monrovia. For an hour, tribal governors and their people, one after another, gave accounts of some of the challenges being faced. At exactly 1:20 pm, the first session was concluded, followed by a lunch break.
During the lunch, ‘chore rice’ and stew were served. As the caterers continued the serving, they soon realized that the food was insufficient due to the growing number of participants. The forum organizers had invited 32 participants and actually planned for 45 individuals in total but 125 turned out. Traditionally, it is not a good behavior to ask participants to leave because they were not invited so the only option was to manage the situation by purchasing and serving additional food including rice, bread, soft drinks, and water.
The second session began with groups’ discussions of what the tribal people need to do in order to overcome those barriers and obstacles listed during the first session of the forum. The participants were divided into four groups and each group took one hour and thirty minutes to brainstorm and compile its presentation. At the end of the session, each of the four groups made its presentation
The forum ended with the presentation of proposed action plans by each tribal association. The draft action plans will be taken to the various tribal association meetings for the input of all members of every tribal association in Monrovia
2.0 Findings from the forum and analysis of the issues that were raised
In the quest for inter tribal peace and cooperation, more than 25 leaders of the 125 tribal people who participated in the forum discussions, narrated some of the key problems that are weakening inter tribal peace in Monrovia. A majority shared their stories and concerns, and expressed worry that this atmosphere of disunity among the tribal people if not addressed, could lead to more suffering and confusion.
Their views and some of the key issues from the first session are high lighted below and briefly analyzed for the main purpose of drawing the focus of more peace building efforts:
2.1 Suspicions and distrust
Some of the negative perceptions and community label inherited from the war about each other still exist among the tribal people in Monrovia, leading to continual suspicion and distrust
Forum participants narrated that certain tribes are still considered by some people to be wicked and cannot be allowed to live among the rest of the people.
In Monrovia some tribes especially the Gios and Krahns are denied rooms to rent; only just few house owners allow the Krahns and Gios the opportunity to rent from them.
Also, more people from River Gee still see themselves as victims of the Krahns/Gios divide that happened during the war. According to one of the elderly women who represented the RG Greboe at the forum, River Gee Greboes suffered at the hands of both Gios and Krahns before they were given a county status. She said during the war the Gios hated them because they considered them to be krahn sympathizers since they lived in Grand Gedeh at the time with the Krahns; and the Krahns, on the other hand, considered them (RG Greboe) enemies since they were not Krahns. “Even up to today, some of our people who pass through Grand Gedeh are not treated with respect because the Grand Gedeans say we now have our own county… At times when we are on our way to our county and we experience breakdown, they do not give us accommodation or any assistance”.
Analysis
Denial of accommodation is a clear indication of Suspicion and distrust; some of the main attitudes that often put strains on relationship building and reconciliation. True reconciliation efforts needs to take a more practical approach to promote activities that will rebuild trust and confidence among the tribal people
2.2 Unwillingness of tribal groups to recognize their wrongs against one another and apologize to each other
An elderly man representing the Gbandi tribal association said some of the reasons why the tribal groups are not working together as they used to be are because they are unwilling to recognize the wrongs they did to each other and apologize to each other in order for genuine peace and reconciliation to take place. He said a lot of tribal groups are still justifying their reasons for their actions in the civil war.
He further said that now is the time for everyone to stop justifying but to recognize that we were wrong to fight each other in the first place. He said the Gios and Krahns must sincerely apologize to each other and to the rest of the tribal people and also called on the tribal people to apologize to the Krahns and Gios for letting them to get at each other. Such apology must be devoid of political meddling or interference.
He further said that during the war, most non-Krahns and non-Gios Liberians felt that the war was coming for only the Krahns and Gios, and not them. For this reason they folded their hands and look on; or aided one side against the other …“ But on the contrary, we have seen that we all need to stand up against conflicts and war because when war comes, it comes to suffer, disgrace, and destroy all of us”, he concluded.
Analysis
This statement summarizes the general view of most Liberians. From the top political level down to the grassroots, Liberians always say that they want peace and hate war. However, many say this in vague terms; there needs to be an understanding that peace is a product of the way we interact and treat each other. At the same time, the statement clearly suggests that some of the tribal people are willing to recognize their wrongs, a key turning point in situation such as misunderstanding, and conflicts`
2.3 Lack of respect for each other cultural, traditional, and religious practices
Disrespect for cultures, traditions, and religions are driving the tribal people apart.
A youth leader who represented the Lorma tribal association at the forum said that the lack of respect for each other among the tribal groups in Monrovia is one of the main causes that are weakening inter tribal reconciliation.
… ‘We breakdown each other by laughing at each other traditional, cultural, religious, and other practices’. “when a tribe has a wake for their dead, the other tribes will laugh at them, accusing them of liking dead bodies”. They do not know that one of the ways we show respect to our tribal members when they died is by keeping their wake and giving them a decent burial”.
“When some tribes hear about another tribe’s country devils, they say that tribe is supporting wickedness because the devil represents wickedness… but they do not know that the country devil is not wicked and is respected because it protects us from evils. … Before the coming of the white man with his religions, democracy, the rule of law, police/army, etc the country devil prevented evil doers from harming us.
Analysis
This point highlights the need to promote respect for cultural, traditional, and religious values. The statement also suggests that many tribal people do not deeply understand or value each other differences. In order for peaceful coexistence to happen, there needs to be mutual respect and tolerance for each other differences. Each one tribal group needs to value the other. Again, the fact that this issue was mentioned as one of the divisive behaviors is a good indicator that the tribal people are getting ready to rid themselves of divisiveness.
2.4 Some Human Rights issues conflicting with tribal disciplines
A statement was made at the forum that some human rights laws are conflicting with domestic tribal disciplines.
An elderly woman representing the Maryland Grebo tribal association said that too much human rights law is now making the tribal people especially the youth, disrespectful to their cultures and traditions. “… Unlike in the past when children used to be cautious of what they say or wear, our children of today say or wear anything they feel like because when we as their parents talk about their indecency, the human rights people will hold us responsible… they can even jail a parent now when he or she tries to discipline his/her own child… If they say everything should be modern then what’s about our culture …Making our children to disrespect us is disconnecting them from our culture and tradition and will also keep them from being united”.
Analysis
Clearly, the conflict is largely due to misunderstanding of Human Rights so there is a need for more education and awareness promotion about human Rights laws not for the reason of compromise but to create better understanding among the tribal people about the benefits of respecting the human rights of people, regardless of their age, sex, etc.
2.5 Political leaders lack of support to inter tribal reconciliation and cooperation.
Most participants at the forum expressed unhappiness and frustration at their leaders’ lack of support to build inter tribal peace and reconciliation among the tribal people in Monrovia.
An elderly man representing the Gio tribal association said one of the causes of disunity among the tribal people is the lack of interest and support of their political leaders for tribal reconciliation. “The key thing that every Liberian needs right now is peaceful coexistence and cooperation. If they really mean to be our leaders they need to see to it that we are together like we used to be before. But they do not care about our unity at all”…
The statement was buttressed by a representative of the Bassa Tribal association who said “… our leaders no longer attend tribal meetings or functions except for political interests or when they want something from us, the tribal people”…
Analysis
The leaders being referred to are mainly political leaders especially government officials who were elected by them – Senators, Representatives and others. The statement suggests that the tribal people are eager to see their leaders taking the driver seat for the promotion of peace among the tribal people.
2.6 Tribal Identity issues and some of the confusion associated
Tribal identity has also been a serious issue in Monrovia because some tribes especially the Mandingoes get furious whenever someone identifies them with something such as ‘Mandingo truck’, Mandingo slippers’, Mandingo lappers, etc.
An elderly lady representing the River Gee Grebo tribal group said at the forum that a group of Mandingoes and her Grebo sisters nearly got into a fight one day while they were ridding on a bus when she described a truck packed near the road as a ‘Mandingo truck’.
“ This was the very way we used to call them before the war, and they never had problem with it but these days they do not want to be called that way any more’. We named these things after the Mandingoes because these things were always associated with them… My tribal people refer to big truck as Mandingo truck not because we want to disrespect them but because Mandingo men were the ones who mostly drove big trucks those days’.
Analysis
The level of anger is still high and little things trigger confusion these days. What one tribe considered being joke is considered by another to be an insult, although this was not the case those days. It can be said therefore that this is due to the traumatic experiences many of them encountered at the hands of each other.
This huge gap created as a result of anger and frustration could be closed if more interactive activities intended to promote better understanding are encouraged among the tribal people.
2.7 Other information that was gather during groups’ presentations and discussions:
Rep from National Traditional Council of Liberia –“ We need peace education and the ability to understand conflict. One must first know the causes of a conflict before you can resolve them.’
…In any home if love and understanding do not exist, there will be no peace so we need love and understanding among ourselves as Liberians in order to achieve peace.”
Rep from the Kissi Tribal association- “gossiping does not build peace; it causes confusion therefore we must stop gossiping about each other tribe”.
Rep from kpelle Tribal Association- “ Peace begins when we are able to listen to each other when we try to express ourselves. Respect for traditional norms will bring peace”.
Rep from Krahn Tribal association – “We must learn to forgive each other for peace sake… let’s be able to pass peace message onto our children; those born and those unborn”.
Rep from Sarpo Tribal Association – “Only sincere peace will build up Liberia. When we have peace all the nations around us will respect us. Let’s begin the inter tribal peace process with the aim of extending it to our homes and to the interior, we must have everyone involved”.
Rep from Maryland Grebo – thanked PCO and others for organizing the event to promote peace among the tribal people and further said other organizations need to join the effort because more works to be done to rebuild trust in this country… there is still high level corruption being reported; land disputes continue to claim lives of tribal people throughout the country; overstay in power and greed are all problems that are causing problems”.
3.0 Conclusion and recommendations
Since the process of reconciliation is delicate and requires properly managed conditions, the facilitators and organizers of the peace activity were cautioned to exhibit neutrality throughout the discussions.
With this high sensitivity and skillful facilitation as well as a safe environment, participants were able to roll in information that demonstrate that there are good and compelling reasons for them to reconcile their differences and work together.
The findings from the June 19th Forum as discussed above signifies the enthusiasm as well as the anxiety of the tribal people to work with each other as one people.
The participants centered their views around key main discussion points-
- Suspicions and distrust;
- Unwillingness of tribal groups to recognize their wrongs against one another and apologize to each other;
- Lack of respect for each other cultural, traditional, and religious practices;
- Some Human Rights issues conflicting with tribal discipline;
- Political leaders lack of support to inter tribal reconciliation and cooperation;
- Tribal Identity issues and the confusion associated, among others
Each of these discussion points presents the deep feelings, perceptions, and attitudes held by the tribal people and understood by them as the key weakening issues for inter tribal peace and cooperation in Monrovia. When examined more critically and rigorously, each of these weaknesses poses a grave thread to the peaceful coexistence and cooperation among the tribal people. And when viewed together, these weaknesses are deeply rooted and spread within every community of tribal people throughout the country.
It is important therefore, that the Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative peace building activities are planned in ways that respond to each of these issues to rebuild relationships and trust.
As the 2011 elections draw near, Liberians especially the tribal people need to have the competences to be able to handle conflict sensitive issues or be able to resolve their differences in a non violent manner.
Most importantly, with the understanding that UNMIL will end its peace keeping mission one day, the establishment and support of grassroots community based network of Peacebuilders are critically important.
Attendants and statistics
The information described in this report was presented by tribal governors and associations’ members who attended the forum; and while they are considered the leaders of their people and to some extent control the opinions of them, the information should be viewed as forum participants’ personal/individual views and not wholly the collective views of all their tribal members. Bearing this in mind, follow up will be done by visiting tribal associations meetings in Monrovia.
Also, being aware that the environment or the face-to-face interaction may have influenced the responses or reactions of some of the participants toward the discussions, there is a need to know that some views expressed here could have been influenced.
It is important to know also that there were over 125 participants but only 25 individuals spoke. Although only 1/5 spoke, this should be viewed as positive because the reason could be that the time was short for everyone to speak given the huge number of participants or the speaker had already conferred with members of his/her delegation or has said the key points so other members of the delegation didn’t want to repeat. However, during the group discussions, almost every participant made a contribution.
Still, it could also be that some participants decided to speak as a group through their leaders; hence they hang heads occasionally to remind their leaders of what to say.
And although at sometimes during the forum some speakers gave personal stories of the experiences they encountered at the hands of other tribal groups, almost everyone in the forum room had had similar experiences.
In addition to the explanations, the forum secretariat considered both verbal and non verbal expressions of the speakers as key indicators of the degree of seriousness the speaker attached to the issue. For example if a speaker raises his hands emotionally and said “we are tired with this kind of thing”. The forum secretariat considered and took note of both the emotional feelings and the expression.
Again, even though the ages of the participants were not asked for when they spoke, they were grouped into five main categories – elderly man, elderly woman, youth leader, men leader, and women leader. The identification is also based on how the participants referred to themselves when they stood up to speak or based on the information they passed onto the secretariat during registration.
Moreover, though the elderly men and elderly women spoke more, generally, no one age group actually dominated the discussions.
From the attendants list, one can see that the forum was highly attended by the Grebos. Maryland Grebos had the highest number of attendees, followed by River Gee Grebos. Study is being done to ascertain why there were more Grebos than other tribes. The Mandingos and Krus did not attend the forum but this could be that they did not receive invitation to attend the forum.
4.0 Next steps:
- Follow up meetings with all tribal associations in Monrovia to collect their views and input
- Finalization of the action plan
- Fundraising for and implementation of July Forum and Workshop
- Implementation of action plan
List of those who attended the forum
| No. | Name | Sex | Age level | Tribal group |
| 1 | Blama Gaye | M | Elderly man | Chairman, Tribal governors asso. (Dei) |
| 2 | Jeffery William | M | Elder man | Vice Chair, Tribal governor asso. |
| 3 | Boima Steven | M | Youth leader | Secretary |
| 4 | Sarah Thomson | F | Elderly w’man | Governor, RiverGee Grebo |
| 5 | Steven Doepoe | M | Elderly man | Member, River Gee Grebo |
| 6 | Elijah Johnson | M | Elderly Man | ,, |
| 7 | Eva Barlue | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 8 | Nyantee William | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 9 | Charles William | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 10 | Laurina Walker | F | Youth leader | ,, |
| 11 | David Jarbee | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 12 | Theresa William | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 13 | Jenneh Katty | F | ElderlyW’man | ,, |
| 14 | John Chea | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 15 | Eliza Doe | F | W’man leader | .. |
| 16 | Elizabeth Wesseh | F | Youth Leader | |
| 17 | Philip Norrington | M | Elderly man | |
| 18 | Jessie Wesseh | F | Youth leader | ,, |
| 19 | Steven Tarpeh | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 20 | Lucy Swen | F | Youth leader | ,, |
| 21 | Rebecca Bear | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 22 | Susana Payne | F | Elderly w’man | Sarpo |
| 23 | Theresa Kouh | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 24 | Harry Quaye | M | Man leader | ,, |
| 25 | Eugena Payne | M | Man leader | ,, |
| 26 | Maima Basah | F | Elderly w’man | Lorma Governor |
| 27 | Lorpu Johnson | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 28 | Apu Johnson | F | Youth leader | ,, |
| 29 | Rosevelt Karpeh | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 30 | Isaac Dorbor | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 31 | Isaac Tondo | M | Elderly man | Gola tribal governor |
| 32 | Momo Beer | M | Elderly man | Member |
| 33 | Joseph Cooper | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 34 | Jenneh Konah | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 35 | TKay Brooks | M | Men leader | , |
| 36 | Momo Tarwleh | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 37 | Musa Kieh | M | Men leader | Member, Gola |
| 38 | Prince Sackie | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 39 | Bigboy Quaye | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 40 | Momo Johnson | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 41 | Arthur Johnson | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 42 | Eric Tarr | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 43 | Massa Dorkor | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 44 | Quaye Damazine | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 45 | Musu Kromah | F | Elderly w’man | |
| 46 | Musu Kamara | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 47 | Maima Braneh | F | W’men leader | |
| 48 | James Masery | M | Elderly man | Governor, Mendy |
| 49 | Alious Masery | M | Youth leader | Member |
| 50 | Juliett Ngombu | F | W’man leader | ,, |
| 51 | Boima Lalugba | M | W’men leader | ,, |
| 52 | Tety Kamara | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 53 | Matthew Sheriff | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 54 | Steven Kamo | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 55 | Prince Mambu | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 56 | Janga Lombeh | F | Youth leader | ,, |
| 57 | Steve Moiwo | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 58 | Fredrick Lombeh | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 59 | Sophia Dennis | F | W’men leader | Governor, Maryland Grebo |
| 60 | Obediah Toe | M | Men leader | Member |
| 61 | Sarah Gbargbo | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 62 | Alexander Tweh | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 63 | Beatrice Wilson | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 64 | Anthony Nyuman | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 65 | Rachel David | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 66 | George Geffi | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 67 | David Tarbee | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 68 | Idee Sackor | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 69 | Johnson Kidio | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 70 | John Togba | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 71 | Nanu Johnson | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 72 | Rebecca Nyantee | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 73 | Serana Josee | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 74 | Mary Killen | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 75 | Deasy Quaye | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 76 | Wieh Dennis | M | Men leader | |
| 77 | Samuel Sieh | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 78 | Emmanuel Aggrey | M | Elderly man | Member, Maryland Grebo |
| 79 | Wilfred Allison | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 80 | Cecelia Appleton | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 81 | Hana Dennis | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 82 | Mary Howen | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 83 | Esther Doe | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 84 | William Toe | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 85 | Irene Washington | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 86 | William Blama | M | Elderly man | ,Governor, Gbandi |
| 87 | Hawa Kpambu | F | Elderly w’man | Member |
| 88 | Dennis Blama | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 89 | Othello Mociwulo | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 90 | Boakia Kamara | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 91 | Andrew Bendie | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 92 | Maima Kollie | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 93 | Morley Loboe | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 94 | Kaifa Dunor | M | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 95 | Varmah Kpoto | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 96 | Ignatious Kama | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 97 | Lassanna Kpehe | M | Men leader,, | ,, |
| 98 | Alfred Duana | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 99 | Korpo Ballah | F | W’men leader | |
| 100 | Boika Yama | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 101 | Agnes Nyalla | F | Elderly w’man | |
| 102 | Mary Banto | F | Elderly W’man | Governor, Mano |
| 103 | Caroline Paye | F | Elderly w’man | Member |
| 104 | Mary Banto | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 105 | Martha Dahn | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 106 | Martha Zayzua | F | Elderly w’man | Governor, Gio |
| 107 | Martha Saye | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 108 | Mary Paye | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 109 | Janeth Nyouoh | F | Elderly w’man | National Traditional Council |
| 110 | Mary Knea | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 111 | Mary Karton | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 112 | Betty Duo | F | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 113 | Mary Gbanto | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 114 | Kollie Bawolor | M | Men leader | ,, |
| 115 | Oretha Bankou | M | Elderly w’man | ,, |
| 116 | Victoria Zamay | F | W’men leader | ,, |
| 117 | Sonny Farmah | M | Elderly man | Kpelleh |
| 118 | Paye Mulbah | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 119 | Timothy Jayatu | M | Elderly man | ,, |
| 120 | Steven Dartu | M | Elderly man | Via |
| 121 | John Bernald | M | Elderly man | Bassa |
| 122 | George Saydee | M | Elderly man | Krahn |
| 123 | Arthur Tenty | M | Youth leader | ,, |
| 124 | Siah Samukai | F | Elderly w’man | Kissi |
| 125 | Tamba Tumbey | M | Elderly man | Kissi |
Attendants’ statistics by tribe
| No. | Tribe | Attendees | No. | Tribe | Attendees |
| 01 | Bassa | 1 | 10 | Kissi | 0 |
| 02 | Gio | 3 | 11 | Lorma | 2 |
| 03 | Gola | 1 | 12 | Mano | 5 |
| 04 | Gbandi | 16 | 13 | Mandingo | 4 |
| 05 | Maryland Grebo | 27 | 14 | Mende | 0 |
| 06 | River Gee Grebo | 18 | 15 | Sarpo | 11 |
| 07 | Krahn | 2 | 16 | Via | 4 |
| 08 | Kpelle | 3 | 17 | Dei | 1 |
| 09 | Kru | 0 | 18 | ||
| Total number of tribal associations = 17. Total attendees 125 | |||||
Figure 1 Attendants’ statistics by tribe
Attendants’ statistics by age level
| Age level | Number of participants |
| Elderly men | 38 |
| Elderly women | 30 |
| Men leaders | 22 |
| women leaders | 18 |
| youth leaders | 17 |
Figure 2 Attendants statistics by age level
5.0 Expenditure breakdown
| No. | Item/description | Quantity | Unit cost | Total Amount |
| 1 | Food- Cassava/eddoes stew | bulk | - | 5,500.00 |
| 2 | Food- Rice | bulk | - | 10,500.00 |
| 3 | Food- Rice additional | bulk | - | 1,600.00 |
| 4 | Food- Bread | 140 pcs. | 10.00 | 1,400.00 |
| 5 | Food – Soft drink | 3 crates | 430.00 | 1,290.00 |
| 6 | Food- water sachets | 10 sachets | 60.00 | 600.00 |
| 7 | Food- ice block | 2 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 8 | Stationeries – Sheets | 2 rims | 350.00 | 700.00 |
| 9 | Stationeries- Cartridges (refills) | 3 | 350.00 | 1050.00 |
| 10 | Stationeries- Pens | bulk | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 11 | Communication- Internet & phone calls | 7 scratch cards | 350.00 | 2450.00 |
| 12 | Communication- cameral batteries | 2 pairs | 350.00 | 700.00 |
| 13 | Communication- Generator fuel consumption | 5 gallons | 250.00 | 1250.00 |
| 14 | Logistics – hall rental | - | 3500.00 | 3500.00 |
| 15 | Transportation – delegates | - | - | 1150.00 |
| 16 | Transportation- first reimbursement | 24 | 150.00 | 3,600.00 |
| 17 | Transportation PCO – operation fuel | 15 gallons | 250.00 | 3750.00 |
| 18 | Transportation PCO- Engine oil | 1 gal. | 750.00 | 750.00 |
| 19 | Transportation PCO- maintenance | - | - | 245.00 |
| 20 | Total Expenses in Liberian dollars | - | - | 40,485.00 |
| Total in USD : 1U SD = 70 LD | 578.36 USD | |||
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