Liberia I have been trying to find help for a group of people living in a camp in Harbel for the last three years now. What I can't believe is that no one seems truly interested in all that the people of Liberia are and have been going through. With so much going on in our world today, it's so hard to get anyone's attention on Liberia. Infact, you wouldn't believe how many people, educated people, have to ask me where Liberia is located. People shouldn't still be starving when the war has been over for some time now. Restrictions of trade should be lifted if we're going to expect Liberians to help themselves to a better life. The world turns and everyone just minds their own business as if what goes on quietly isn't going on at all. I'm sorry but I'm just so tired of it all ! I want so much to do something, anything to help, but I have nothing of my own to do anything with and those who could help, just don't listen. I might be rambling here, sorry if I am. Hard to even find those online who understand the refugee camps, the crime, the hunger, the deseases, the lack of medicine and money and help. I know there is some amount of help, but not enough for the number of people in need. Just had to find someplace to get this off my chest I suppose. I wish your blog got around to many more people because discusting or not about the dranage problems, people need to know the truth of what humans must go through in third world countries. The United States bought Liberia years ago. The Liberians seem to love the U.S. and it really conflicts in my mind why when they receive so little help from us here. I even tried to bring a pastor from Harbel here so that he could tell the story first hand to those around me who might be of help if they could hear him, but.....I haven't the money to even get him here so what do I do.....only God knows.
Thanks for listening, or should I say, reading and thaks for your blog. I hope you write more as time goes by.
Ama
A Summer working in the Budumburum Camp Refugee camp just north of Accra, Ghana (Africa for those not good with geography!) for Liberians who fled the civil war. Then I'll hopefully spend two weeks of traveling around West Africa, (at least Mali and Burkino Faso)... full info
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I have been trying to find help for a group of people living in a camp in Harbel for the last three years now. What I can't believe is that no one seems truly interested in all that the people of Liberia are and have been going through. With so much going on in our world today, it's so hard to get anyone's attention on Liberia. Infact, you wouldn't believe how many people, educated people, have to ask me where Liberia is located. People shouldn't still be starving when the war has been over for some time now. Restrictions of trade should be lifted if we're going to expect Liberians to help themselves to a better life. The world turns and everyone just minds their own business as if what goes on quietly isn't going on at all. I'm sorry but I'm just so tired of it all ! I want so much to do something, anything to help, but I have nothing of my own to do anything with and those who could help, just don't listen. I might be rambling here, sorry if I am. Hard to even find those online who understand the refugee camps, the crime, the hunger, the deseases, the lack of medicine and money and help. I know there is some amount of help, but not enough for the number of people in need. Just had to find someplace to get this off my chest I suppose. I wish your blog got around to many more people because discusting or not about the dranage problems, people need to know the truth of what humans must go through in third world countries. The United States bought Liberia years ago. The Liberians seem to love the U.S. and it really conflicts in my mind why when they receive so little help from us here. I even tried to bring a pastor from Harbel here so that he could tell the story first hand to those around me who might be of help if they could hear him, but.....I haven't the money to even get him here so what do I do.....only God knows. Thanks for listening, or should I say, reading and thaks for your blog. I hope you write more as time goes by. Ama