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Liberia Film Institute graduates 7th class of aspiring film-makers

By: Robin Dopoe Jr. This article was originally published by the Daily Observer.   Following months of intense training, the Liberia Film Institute in collaboration with Accountability Lab has graduated three students from it Seven Cycle Class. The three students were trained in technical film making skills with emphasis on issues like democracy, citizenship, and the importance of voting. During the graduation ceremony, the students screened movies on issues that deal with voters moving from one location to another to register for money; and the importance of excising their democracy right through voting. Though all the four student made films are [...]

2016-09-22T00:00:00+00:0022nd September 2016|

They came for the music and left with the message

By: Heather Gilberds On Saturday, September 10th, Accountability Lab Liberia’s work attracted hundreds of young people to a town hall in Kakata, the capital city of Margibi county, where they gathered to listen to the latest songs from their favorite Hip Co artists. Hip Co music is uniquely Liberian—a form of hip hop that emerged in the 1980's but gained popularity among youth in post-war Liberia. Hip Co artists rap in “Colloqua”, the colloquial form of Liberian English, and the songs have a political bent, describing social ills, lamenting the causes of poverty, or calling out corrupt politicians and public [...]

2016-09-19T00:00:00+00:0019th September 2016|

As U.N. Winds Down Liberia Mission, Security Situation Remains Fragile

Photo: Peacekeepers of the U.N. Mission in Liberia’s Ghanaian battalion participate in a medal parade, Buchanan, Liberia, Nov. 16, 2012 (U.N. photo by Staton Winter). This article was originally published by World Politics Review. Earlier this month, the United Nations Mission in Liberia, or UNMIL, ended its security mandate and handed over security responsibilities to the Liberian government. In an email interview, Brooks Marmon, a program officer with Accountability Lab in Monrovia, Liberia, discusses the security situation in Liberia. WPR: How stable is the security situation in Liberia, and what are the current threats to stability? Brooks Marmon: [...]

2016-07-25T00:00:00+00:0025th July 2016|

Helping Liberians In Proper Voter Decision-Making: Accountability Lab-Liberia’s Worthy Initiative

This article was originally published by the Daily Observer. The most important act in any election anywhere is not how much money is spent on election preparations, how well they are organized or how much rhetoric and cash candidates spend to woo voters. What is rather more central, critical, compelling in any election is the decision or those decisions each voter will make inside that voting booth. The fundamental question facing the voter will be who to vote for. Should I vote for a crook, a hypocrite, a selfish and corrupt candidate who only wooed me with a bag of [...]

2016-06-23T00:00:00+00:0023rd June 2016|

Foreign Missions Endorse Vote Awareness Campaign

By: Joaquin Sendolo. This article was originally published by Liberia's Daily Observer. British Ambassador to Liberia David Belgrove has promised to support Accountability Lab-Liberia in its campaign to sensitize Liberians how to make proper decisions in the upcoming 2017 presidential and general elections. Accountability Lab-Liberia last Friday launched a music video titled, “Whom to Vote For,” which aims to reach Liberians in all parts of the country, sensitizing them about their right to vote and how to properly utilize their votes to reverse the poor representation and leadership they had experienced in the past. Prior to the formal launching of the [...]

2016-06-20T00:00:00+00:0020th June 2016|

British Ambassador in Liberia highlights support to the Accountability Lab

By: Joaquin Sendolo. This article was originally published by the Daily Observer. British Ambassador to Liberia, David Belgrove, has disclosed his country preparedness to assist Liberia in the corruption investigation surrounding Sable Mining Company and some Liberian officials including House Speaker, Alex Tyler and Grand Cape Mount County Senator Varney Sherman. Ambassador Belgrove pledged the United Kingdom's support to the investigation at a program that marked the 90th birth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II on June 7, at a resort in Monrovia. Recounting the many years of mutual relation that has existed between Liberia and the UK, Ambassador Belgrove emphasized [...]

2016-06-10T00:00:00+00:0010th June 2016|

Liberia: Using Music to Enlighten the Youth On Why It Is Important to Vote

By: Claudia Smith. This article was originally published by the Daily Observer. "I believe we are to know who to vote for in other for us to have a better nation or society, despite the poverty and hardship we are faced with. We shouldn't be carried away by politicians with mere talks to gain their selfish desires" Once again, voting time is near. Sadly, many don't know why they or should cast their vote; they vote because of the benefits and money that they feel belong to voting. Trying to change these perspectives, two talented artists, who have been working [...]

2016-05-19T00:00:00+00:0019th May 2016|
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