Showing posts with label Liberia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liberia. Show all posts
Monday, February 06, 2017
Child Welfare Officer Accused Of Rape On The Run
The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) says its attention has been drawn to an alleged act of rape committed by its Child Welfare Officer assigned in Maryland County.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Liberia Ebola Orphans: Over 4,500 Children Lost Parents Due To Deadly Virus
Liberia Ebola Orphans: Over 4,500 Children Lost Parents Due To Deadly Virus
Liberia has been declared Ebola-free, but the virus has taken a lasting toll on children in the West African nation who lost their parents to the deadly disease, according to media reports this week. There are over 4,500 boys and girls across the country who have become orphans because of Ebola, Liberia’s gender and social protection ministry said.
Liberia has been declared Ebola-free, but the virus has taken a lasting toll on children in the West African nation who lost their parents to the deadly disease, according to media reports this week. There are over 4,500 boys and girls across the country who have become orphans because of Ebola, Liberia’s gender and social protection ministry said.
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Church offers refuge to Liberia's Ebola orphans
More than 6,000 children in Liberia have lost one or both parents to Ebola since the start of the outbreak in the country. One Church in rural Liberia is taking care of at least 41 Ebola orphans.
Thursday, December 04, 2014
For Ebola Orphans In Liberia, It's A Bittersweet New Beginning
For Ebola Orphans In Liberia, It's A Bittersweet New Beginning
Ebola has "orphaned" about 2,000 children in Liberia, health authorities say. Some children are being looked after in two shelters in the country's capital, Monrovia. Reuniting the kids with their relatives, or finding them foster homes, can take time.
Ebola has "orphaned" about 2,000 children in Liberia, health authorities say. Some children are being looked after in two shelters in the country's capital, Monrovia. Reuniting the kids with their relatives, or finding them foster homes, can take time.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
In Ebola-Afflicted Liberia, Orphanages Make a Tragic Comeback
In Ebola-Afflicted Liberia, Orphanages Make a Tragic Comeback
Feimata Dunoh once operated an orphanage outside Monrovia for children uprooted by years of civil war. Ebola has put her back in business.
Feimata Dunoh once operated an orphanage outside Monrovia for children uprooted by years of civil war. Ebola has put her back in business.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Orphans abandoned, shunned in Africa's Ebola crisis
Orphans abandoned, shunned in Africa's Ebola crisis
Ever since Frank Mulbah's mother died of Ebola in August, no one will go near him.
Ever since Frank Mulbah's mother died of Ebola in August, no one will go near him.
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
POLICE NAB FOSTER FATHER FOR ‘RAPING’ DAUGHTER
POLICE NAB FOSTER FATHER FOR ‘RAPING’ DAUGHTER
Police in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County have arrested a foster father for allegedly raping his step daughter.
Police in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County have arrested a foster father for allegedly raping his step daughter.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession
Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession
IN 2005, SAM ALLISON, a Tennessee housepainter in his 30s, arrived at Daniel Hoover Children's Village, an orphanage outside Monrovia, Liberia. He'd come to adopt three children, but ended up with four: five-year-old Cherish; her nine-year-old brother, Isaiah; their 13-year-old sister, CeCe, who had taken care of them for years; and Engedi, a sickly infant whom Sam and an adoption broker had retrieved from "deep in the bush." The older children's father had sent them to Daniel Hoover during Liberia's 14-year civil war, after their mother died in childbirth. The orphanage, run by a ministry called African Christians Fellowship International, often ran short of food, and schooling was sporadic. The children, who were forced to flee temporarily when rebels attacked the facility in 2003, referred to America—whose image looms large in a country colonized by freed slaves in the 19th century—as "heaven."
IN 2005, SAM ALLISON, a Tennessee housepainter in his 30s, arrived at Daniel Hoover Children's Village, an orphanage outside Monrovia, Liberia. He'd come to adopt three children, but ended up with four: five-year-old Cherish; her nine-year-old brother, Isaiah; their 13-year-old sister, CeCe, who had taken care of them for years; and Engedi, a sickly infant whom Sam and an adoption broker had retrieved from "deep in the bush." The older children's father had sent them to Daniel Hoover during Liberia's 14-year civil war, after their mother died in childbirth. The orphanage, run by a ministry called African Christians Fellowship International, often ran short of food, and schooling was sporadic. The children, who were forced to flee temporarily when rebels attacked the facility in 2003, referred to America—whose image looms large in a country colonized by freed slaves in the 19th century—as "heaven."
Friday, March 29, 2013
Liberian actor sues UNICEF for child abuse
Liberian actor sues UNICEF for child abuse
A Liberian actor has filed a $25 million lawsuit against UNICEF for alleged child abuse over his starring role aged 13 in a fundraising film as a murderous child soldier who tortures his victims.
A Liberian actor has filed a $25 million lawsuit against UNICEF for alleged child abuse over his starring role aged 13 in a fundraising film as a murderous child soldier who tortures his victims.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Liberia: Child Protection Agency Shocks
Liberia: Child Protection Agency Shocks
Mr. David Konneh, executive director of Don Bosco Homes (DBH) says he is shocked over the manner in which children who are engage in petty street peddling are taken off the street by Ms. Grace Kpan, Superintendent of Montserrado County.
Mr. David Konneh, executive director of Don Bosco Homes (DBH) says he is shocked over the manner in which children who are engage in petty street peddling are taken off the street by Ms. Grace Kpan, Superintendent of Montserrado County.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Liberian orphan news that no one wants to hear
Liberian orphan news that no one wants to hear
Last week a story came out of California about an adoptive family: a large Christian home schooled family who following some advice they'd been given on "Scriptural discipline," beat their 7 year old Liberian daughter to death with a piece of plumbing pipe of some kind or another.
Last week a story came out of California about an adoptive family: a large Christian home schooled family who following some advice they'd been given on "Scriptural discipline," beat their 7 year old Liberian daughter to death with a piece of plumbing pipe of some kind or another.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Liberia: What happens to the Child When Adoption Fails?
Liberia: What happens to the Child When Adoption Fails?
Do we truly value all children regardless of their situation or condition? For several years, I have pondered this question listening to the highly publicized debate of pro-life versus pro-choice, and wondered why there is no public attention for the large number of children that have been aborted from human society. Well, recently I have noticed that this form of abortion is occurring more and more with children whose adoptions have been disrupted. In these cases, the children are being rejected because of violent behavioral problems—typically labeled as “Reactive Attachment Disorder”—from often untreated emotional traumas. These abandoned children, who are usually older and from another ethnicity or nation, are placed into the already overburdened U.S. foster care system; or as for intercountry adoption, they are returned to their home country with no proper system to ensure they are safe or properly cared for.
Do we truly value all children regardless of their situation or condition? For several years, I have pondered this question listening to the highly publicized debate of pro-life versus pro-choice, and wondered why there is no public attention for the large number of children that have been aborted from human society. Well, recently I have noticed that this form of abortion is occurring more and more with children whose adoptions have been disrupted. In these cases, the children are being rejected because of violent behavioral problems—typically labeled as “Reactive Attachment Disorder”—from often untreated emotional traumas. These abandoned children, who are usually older and from another ethnicity or nation, are placed into the already overburdened U.S. foster care system; or as for intercountry adoption, they are returned to their home country with no proper system to ensure they are safe or properly cared for.
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