2022年4月28日 · As the sun set over Liberia's vast West Point slum, youth leader Archie Gbezay shook his head as children meandered around dense piles of trash, playing catch with jars of old hair product...

Liberia’s urban population is just over 50%, with a large majority of that population living in slums. When disaster strikes, slum dwellers are left at a significant disadvantage, as their access to basic services and overall infrastructure is weak or nonexistent.

2011年11月18日 · Liberian journalist Tecee Boley reports from Monrovia's biggest slum, West Point, about the lack of access to clean water. Most slum residents meet their water needs by drawing from a well or collecting rainwater. However, water from both sources is contaminated and often leads to deaths from water-borne diseases such as cholera.

2017年10月23日 · Crammed into tumble-down shacks on a sandspit that the Atlantic Ocean is steadily devouring, the residents of Liberia's most notorious slum have one common desire: an end to their daily...

2016年3月15日 · MONROVIA, Liberia — Under the parching Liberian sun, men with jerrycans jockeyed for a prime position in front of a single faucet. The main reservoir in West Point, the largest slum in...

Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. [1][2] It is built upon a swamp. [2] . Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia. [3] . Clara Town had around 4,500 inhabitants in …

In the slums and informal settlements of Monrovia, Liberia, known locally as the wettest capital city, high rainfall, poor drainage, and lack of sanitation facilities have resulted in major water contamination challenges.

The Liberia slum dweller federation efforts contribute to improved city resilience through building effective mechanisms for community partnership with government, collaborative hazard monitoring and risk assessment, and proactive multi-stakeholder collaboration to develop inclusive urban policy frameworks.

The three pillars of the Liberia Country Programme are to: 1. Strengthen organisation and meaningful participation of slum dweller and street vendor organisations in city governance, inclusive planning and responsive service delivery. 2. Improve climate-resilient and inclusive urban planning, slum upgrading and incremental housing strategies

The Federation of Liberia Urban Poor Savers (FOLUPS) and the YMCA are working together on mitigation activities in a number of slums across Liberia’s capital city, Monrovia. These include West Point, Clara Town, Cow Field, Blamo Town, and King Peter communities, with activities targeting approximately 170,000 people, as per a recent community ...