Liberia: Collaboration Is the Way Forward

opinion

There was a time when many Liberians did nothing but fuss and fight with each other about who is the brightest, biggest or the best. That time was not so long ago. Look around the Liberian communities and you will still find Liberians competing rather than collaborating (except when holding entertainment events). How many water and sanitation, education, and charitable organizations can there be? Existing Liberian nonprofit organizations and businesses perhaps need to be strengthened before new ones are created. This way, fewer and more meaningful organizations are created and supported rather than starting similar ones that add very little value. This also means that existing Liberian organizations (profit or nonprofit) must recruit diverse mangers, adopt efficient processes and provide meaningful services and/or products.

The Growth and Employment Exchange (www.growth-exchange.com) reviews and analyzes dozens of Liberian organizations, institutions and businesses and has found quite a few innovative concepts and endeavors. Shoe for Liberia, started a few years ago by Tarkus Zonen and Macsu A. Hill, collects used shoes and footwear and donates them to the under-privileged in Liberia (www.shoesforliberia.org). The Power to Do Something which pioneered the I.M.AG.E campaign, started by Karen Koukou-Twaglee and a group of amazing Liberian women continue to motivate and empower Liberian girls and women (www.thepowertodosomething.org). The Khana Group (T.K.G), a development consulting firm, started by Taa Wangbe, Ella Gorgla and Orane Barrett, three dynamic Liberian management consultants, is another vivid example of Liberian collaborative excellence that is making a remarkable difference in Liberia.

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