We’re filming from the rooftop of one of the best hotels in Liberia. only it’s completely dilapidated following its use as a strategic stronghold for the rebel army during Liberia’s most recent civil war. The hotel overlooks what is now one of the darkest areas in Monrovia, the huge slum of West Point. Within this [...]
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Independence day in Liberia: 2011
July 26, 2011 – 11:21 am
It may be the middle of rainy season but it’s a beautiful day in Monrovia. Mama Liberia as an independent nation is 164 years old. What a woman. Happy Birthday! “Sweet Liberia. Long live forever” plays over UNMil radio. In just two months the presidential elections will decide whether international darling, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, [...]
Just one wheelbarrow
July 24, 2011 – 7:24 pm
Swaying, singing, clapping women greet us in a village just outside of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Punctuating the welcome song makeshift hammers slam into pieces of rock breaking them into smaller pieces for use in construction work. At a distance it sounds like light rain patter; up close the sound is sharp and comes [...]
what are we doing now that we’re here: Liberia
July 21, 2011 – 8:04 pm
What Took You So Long is in Liberia (not filming camels!) for Foundation for Women (FFW), a microfinance organisation that assists 3,000 women across 12 of Liberia’s 15 counties. We are here to work with Phil Borges, official photographer for UNWomen, and cover a landmark conference: the All Liberian Women’s Summit on August 2nd. It’s [...]
Liberia: a rolling boil
July 19, 2011 – 7:12 pm
We stay 50 metres from the sea on the coast of Liberia. It looks like a storm is rolling in off the sea. Winds rip through short palms and whip up the surface waters of the pool. But there is no storm coming and no one seems particularly worried by the dark clouds. Liberia is [...]
