Global Giving is an on-line marketplace which allows people to donate to international projects that appeal to their interests and STAR radio is now a Global Giving project! This means that our American supporters may now make tax-deductible donations to STAR.
Humanity United gives STAR radio generous grant
One of our top goals this year at STAR radio is to
broaden our base of support to include new types of donor and partners from
different countries. This was achieved
this year when Global Giving (www.globalgiving.com)
agreed to our request to include STAR Radio on its internet platform which
allows individuals to fund international
projects of interest, and for Americans to donate on a tax-free basis. Since we posted a project description on
Global Giving four months ago, STAR Radio has earned a total of $3,000 donated
by a dozen individuals. We learned recently that Humanity United, a
grant-making organization based in California, will donate $130,000 to STAR
Radio in Liberia through the Global Giving site. Many
thanks to Global Giving and Humanity United for their generous support to STAR
radio!
Local group wants government join assets recovery drive
Written by Hilary Vasco Wiagbe
Friday, 09 May 2008
A local rights group has called on government to join the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative.
The Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative is a partnership between World Bank and United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime, launched on September 17, 2007.
It is intended to help developing counties recover assets stolen by corrupt leaders, help invest them in effective development programs and combat safe heaven internationally.
Actions for Genuine Democratic Alternatives said the initiative would help recover wealth illegally accumulated and kept in other countries by present and past leaders.
AGENDA’s call comes in the wake of recent revelations made in Monrovia by the UN-backed Special Court on Sierra Leone.
The Chief Prosecutor of the court alleged former President Taylor has billions of dollars in a bank in the United States.
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Stream the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Hearings Held in the U.S.
For the first time in history, a nation's Truth and Reconciliation Commission held official public hearings in the United States. More than 30 individual witnesses from across the United States presented testimony before the full Commission of Liberia from June 10-14, 2008. STAR Radio recommends the following website to our listeners interested in streaming these testimonies: TRC of Liberia
Cotton Tree News
Stream Radio Porgramming from STAR radio's sister station in Sierra Leone, Cotton Tree News (CTN).
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