International Women’s Day - Celebrating Women in Peace & Justice in Liberia.
In observance of International Women’s Day, on March 8, 2021, hosted an honoring program under the theme, “Celebrating Women in Peace & Justice in Liberia.” The program was attended by former President, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Deputy Speaker, Mr. Fonati Koffa, Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawerence, the Female Legislative Caucus Liberia, Swedish Ambassador Ingrid Wetterqvist, and members of the Diplomatic Call
One of the goals of the program was to h
onor 300 women and several organizations from the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace Campaign who fought in the trenches for peace.
Accordingly, we unveiled the “Wall of Peace” that symbolically contains names of women and organizations from the Liberia Mass Action for Peace Campaign.
Wall of Peace
Before the unveiling of the “Wall of Peace,” Madam Gbowee announced the creation of the Veteran Women’s Peace Fund with the goal to provide financial aid to members of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace Campaign in the event of sickness and death.
Veteran Women’s Peace Fund
“The fund will cater to the needs of the women who fought in the trenches for Liberia’s peace” Madam Leymah Gbowee
We climaxed the event with the unveiling of Madam Sugars Cooper’s portrait. Madam Coopers is a longstanding mentor of Madam Gbowee and in her words, “my early journey as a peace activist would not have been possible with the mentorship of my dear Etweda Sugars Cooper.”
Unveiling of Sugars’ Portrait
