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Children served in the Liberian militias [Hillary Norris]

CAFOD spent £672,000 in Liberia in 2008

Fourteen years of war ended in 2003 - devastated by years of conflict, young Liberians are now starting to learn what life is like in peacetime

Former President Charles Taylor left Liberia in 2003 in the midst of a crisis. Since then UN peacekeepers have been deployed across the country, co-ordinating a national Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme.

The war displaced one million people and left 200,000 dead, while 80 per cent of people live below the poverty line, and the country is heavily dependent on foreign aid.

In November 2005, presidential elections brought to power Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first elected woman head of state.

We support two partners in Liberia, both of which were present throughout the conflict era, and are now focused on post-conflict rehabilitation, particularly for young people.

The Millennium Stars football team helps rehabilitate young people - including ex-child soldiers - affected by civil war in Liberia [Martin Lueders]

Learning to live together

Don Bosco Homes is a leading child protection NGO in Liberia and work with orphans, ex-combatants and children who live and work on the streets

CAFOD supporters have lobbied for - and won - commitments on aid, debt and a fairer system of world trade [Kate Stanworth]

Meet the policy team

CAFOD's Public Policy Unit researches and analyses international policies that affect poor communities and, where appropriate, suggests alternative policies that will help reduce poverty

Inscription auprès d’Islamic Relief pour la distribution gratuite de blé, Afghanistan, 2002 [Marsha Pereira]

CAFOD et le partenariat

CAFOD travaille avec plus de 500 organisations partenaires, des organisations dignes de confiance qui sont locales.

Joe Turay, CAFOD programme accompanier in Liberia [David Baines]

Alongside partners overseas

CAFOD programme staff work alongside many partner organisations to develop their capacity to carry out their work more effectively

Cofrestru gyda Chymorth Islamaidd ar gyfer dosraniad o wenith yn rhad ac am ddim, Affganistan 2002. [Marsha Pereira]

CAFOD a phartneriaeth

Mae partneriaethau CAFOD wedi’u seilio ar ymroddiad y naill i’r llall, ymddiriedaeth y naill yn y llall, a’r cydrannu o’r un pryderon.

Registro para distribuição gratuita de trigo com Islamic Relief, Afeganistão 2002. [Marsha Pereira]

CAFOD e parceria

A CAFOD trabalha com mais de 500 organizações parceiras – organizações locais de confiança, onde trabalham pessoas da comunidade com o intuito de reduzir a pobreza.

Registrándose para la distribución gratuita de trigo con el Grupo Islámico de Ayuda.[Marsha Pereira]

CAFOD y la contraparte

CAFOD trabaja con comunidades locales en 64 países, organizaciones locales honestas, donde trabaja gente de la comunidad, todos con una meta común – reducir la pobreza.

The boy soldiers of Liberia

These children know nothing but bloodshed and brutality - which is why their families and villages will not have them back now that peace is declared. Olga Craig hears their horrifying stories

Published on 29/07/2006, last updated on 20/02/2009

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