President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has renewed government's support to Liberian market women and challenged them to continue being an engine of growth.
"I am passionate about the conditions of the women who are the principal contributors to Liberia's economy, who run our informal economy and who feed this nation," President Sirleaf said, making reference to the women who risked their lives during wartime, in the search for food; the women who today cross borders to bring in goods; women who travel long distances, from their small farms, to sell what they produce in the markets in order to provide for their families. "I'm talking about the resilient market women of Liberia - and other countries - who are the bedrock of our society," the Liberian leader stressed.
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