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!
MRU Presidents meet in Monrovia Thursday
Written by Vivian Gartyn
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
A one day summit of heads of state and government of the Mano River Union gets underway Thursday in Monrovia.
The summit to be chaired by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will among other things consider concrete measures to strengthen the MRU Secretariat.
An Executive Mansion release says the MRU leaders will also discuss issues of peace and security and the global food crisis.
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone and Guinean Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate have already arrived in the Country.
They were met upon arrival by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph Boakai respectively.
The MRU summit is the first in Liberia since Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took over as President.
The MRU was formed in 1973 to foster economic and regional cooperation between Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Guinea joined the union a few years later and remains an active member.
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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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