Liberia: Kimmie Weeks For Major International Recognition

Monrovia — Liberia’s acclaimed child rights’ activist Mr. Kimmie Weeks has received a number of major awards at home and abroad. The honors bestowed upon him by the National Excellence Award, the Oracle Group, and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Leadership Committee.

On April 17th, Kimmie Weeks received the Wangari Mathai Award for Global Citizenship. The award was presented to Mr. Weeks in the Atrium Ballroom of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC. The program, which coincided with the launch of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf s book was attended by more than 800 people included Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Liberian Ambassador to the United States Nathaniel Barnes as well as Liberia’s Public Works Minister designate Samuel Kofi Woods and Information Minister Dr. Lawrence Bropleh.
At home, Kimmie Weeks received the 2009 Excellence Award for youth leadership on April 19th. Although not able to attend the ceremony at the Unity Conference Center, Kimmie Weeks was represented by his Public Relations Officer Mr. Oliver Menyongar who stressed Kimmie's conviction in a new Liberia where youth could be actively engaged in the nation building process.

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