(Fron left) Benita Urey, CEO, The Liberia Influence; Macdella Cooper, Founder of the MAcdella Cooper Foundation; and Madam Ingrid Wetterqvist, Sweden Ambassador to Liberia; Grace Weah commonly known as Master Queen; and Antonio Turcott, Country Manager, DKT-Liberia at the launch of the Lydia Postpill Contraceptive Pill.
DKT-Liberia with support from the Sweden Embassy and the Ministry of Health/Family Health Division (MOH\FHD) has launched a contraceptive Postpill in celebration of the international day of women.
DKT International, a registered non-profit organization founded in 1989, is one of the world’s largest providers of contraceptives and safe abortion products. DKT International also seeks to mitigate the impending effects of COVID-19 on global access to contraceptives by adopting necessary preemptive measures.
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Liberia: Women Coalition Petitions Lawmakers to Reinstate Clause Promoting Women’s Representation in Draft Election Law, Threatens Sit-in-action Today
Liberia: Women Coalition Petitions Lawmakers to Reinstate Clause Promoting Women’s Representation in Draft Election Law, Threatens Sit-in-action Today
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Scores of Liberian women from diverse spectrum, on Monday expressed dismay over what they referred to as alteration in the proposed new elections law of Liberia affecting women’s representation.
In a statement presented to the Women Legislative Caucus at the Capitol Building, the women emphasized that there were extensive national consultations held by the National Elections Commission (NEC), Civil Society groups and observers throughout the last two years, stressing that all agreed that it is of great importance that Liberia strengthens the Elections Law to give women a chance to sit at the same table as men to discuss and pass legislation affe
McDella Cooper, political leader of the Movement Of One Liberia (MOL), presenting the statement to the Women Legislative Caucus at the Capitol Building on behalf of her colleague emphasized that there were extensive national consultations held by the National Elections Commission (NEC), Civil Society groups and observers throughout the last two years that stressed the importance of strengthening the Elections Law to give women a chance to sit at the same table with men to discuss and pass legislation affecting all.
Women from across Liberia in collaboration with Elections Observation Network (LEON) have petitioned the Female Legislative Caucus seeking legislation that will enable female political participation at the level of the Legislature to enable them to have access to decision making.
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