http://togetherliberia.org We're a platform for Liberian storytellers using text, audio and visual media. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://togetherliberia.org/the-bossman-in-action/ http://togetherliberia.org/the-bossman-in-action/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:22:40 +0000 Chad Stevens http://togetherliberia.org/?p=2210 http://togetherliberia.org/the-bossman-in-action/feed/ 1 http://togetherliberia.org/to-be-a-doctor-in-liberia-by-stefan-dunbar/ http://togetherliberia.org/to-be-a-doctor-in-liberia-by-stefan-dunbar/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:29:50 +0000 Stefan Dunbar http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1851 http://togetherliberia.org/to-be-a-doctor-in-liberia-by-stefan-dunbar/feed/ 0     The 2011 graduating class of Cestos High School has decided as a class project to undertake the construction of a palava hut. This palava hut will be used for students to gather and discuss issues pertaining to the school. The cost of the project is estimated at $1,500 U.S. The 29 students in [...] http://togetherliberia.org/a-girls-education-in-liberia-by-kindness-nehwon/ http://togetherliberia.org/a-girls-education-in-liberia-by-kindness-nehwon/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:48:50 +0000 Kindness Nehwon http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1829 http://togetherliberia.org/a-girls-education-in-liberia-by-kindness-nehwon/feed/ 0   Minnie Wah wants to go to college. But it’s more likely that as a girl she’ll end up in the local school in Cestos that teaches girls simple trades. That school is right behind Cestos High School. Forum for African Women Education is a trade school where girls go to learn skills such as [...] http://togetherliberia.org/pursing-education-in-liberia-by-clarence-nah/ http://togetherliberia.org/pursing-education-in-liberia-by-clarence-nah/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:44:31 +0000 Clarence Nah http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1795 http://togetherliberia.org/pursing-education-in-liberia-by-clarence-nah/feed/ 0   Kennedy Koloh worries about leaving his family to go to college in Monrovia, but his wife supports him if he can find the money. If he does leave, he will send for her and his two children to be with him. “I really want to pursue my education,” he said,  “but I’m finding it difficult.” Monrovia [...] http://togetherliberia.org/still-life-in-rivercess-county-liberia/ http://togetherliberia.org/still-life-in-rivercess-county-liberia/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:06:43 +0000 Ken Harper http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1873 http://togetherliberia.org/still-life-in-rivercess-county-liberia/feed/ 0   End of the day at Rivercess High School, Liberia. http://togetherliberia.org/the-radio-is-coming-to-you/ http://togetherliberia.org/the-radio-is-coming-to-you/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:50:47 +0000 Cameron Zohoori http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1274 http://togetherliberia.org/the-radio-is-coming-to-you/feed/ 0 During our sojourn to the seaside town of Cestos, capital of Rivercess County, we launched the Soundbooth, an audio documentary project modeled on NPR’s StoryCorps. The idea is to have two people very familiar with each other – a mother and a daughter, a teacher and a student, a pair of friends – interview each [...] http://togetherliberia.org/rivercess/ http://togetherliberia.org/rivercess/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:06:31 +0000 Cameron Zohoori http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1346 http://togetherliberia.org/rivercess/feed/ 0   Cestos City is located 180 miles Southeast of Monrovia. A seven hour drive on dirt roads through remote rainforest, the county’s capital sits where the River Cestos meets the Atlantic Ocean. In the early morning groups of school kids begin their long journey to class, arriving in boats from across the water, then walking [...] http://togetherliberia.org/to-the-media-the-answer-is-yes/ http://togetherliberia.org/to-the-media-the-answer-is-yes/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:54:48 +0000 Steve Davis http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1283 http://togetherliberia.org/to-the-media-the-answer-is-yes/feed/ 0 I continue to be amazed at the uncommon access we get here while working on our stories. Bureaucrats, as well as everyday people, haven’t caught on to what’s become the default answer to the media in America: “No.” Instead, here we ask — and our sources say “yes.” They are happy to have their stories [...] http://togetherliberia.org/education-in-cestos-rivercess-county/ http://togetherliberia.org/education-in-cestos-rivercess-county/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:49:56 +0000 Bruce Strong http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1240 http://togetherliberia.org/education-in-cestos-rivercess-county/feed/ 0 It was all about education. As media trainers, we improved the storytelling skills of our journalism students. As storytellers, our students focused on education issues in one of the poorest counties in Liberia. As foreigners, we were schooled in both the best and worst parts of traveling in Liberia. Smiles, beaches and cool breezes welcomed [...] http://togetherliberia.org/images-from-training/ http://togetherliberia.org/images-from-training/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:26:12 +0000 Bruce Strong http://togetherliberia.org/?p=1107 http://togetherliberia.org/images-from-training/feed/ 0 It’s been a great week. We completed our first series of training sessions yesterday. Through lectures and exercises, we guided the students through lessons on story development, interviewing techniques, audio storytelling, writing, photographic storytelling and key principles, such as ethics. Next week, we head out to the countryside to put those lessons into practice as [...]