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Survivors’ Truths Liberia takes an innovative approach to building peace and promoting reconciliation by using technical innovation to support locally-led processes of conflict resolution.

Every culture has traditions for resolving differences and making plans for communities. These approaches are naturally more familiar, accessible, and quickly implemented by local people than imported interventions. Liberian culture has many strong traditions that are contributing to locally-led peace but these efforts are not always visible or well understood by donor countries who are investing in Liberia's long-term stability. 

Based in the knowledge of story's power to heal and connect, Survivors’ Truths Liberia helps Liberians push locally-relevant peace and reconciliation forward by connecting their knowledge and traditions with technological resources. 

We have already produced a powerful photo exhibit and book that have been shared around the world. In addition, we helped to broadcast compelling radio messages before and during Liberia's 2011 election. In 2013, Survivors' Truths Liberia was formally registered with the Liberian government to enhance our ability to collaborate with others working to build Liberian 'peace from within." 

Help cultivate sustainable peace in Liberia by donating today! Your generosity helps bring Liberian voices together, thereby paving a path toward forgiveness and real reconciliation. Your donation will save lives by helping to prevent a recurrence of rampant violence.

Still recovering from the effects of 14 years of brutal conflict and barely out of the horrific Ebola crisis, Liberia needs active support to sustain peace and promote community redevelopment.

Survivors' Truths Liberia, our national non-governmental partner, has a comprehensive plan to bring technical innovation and strategic communications in support of locally-led processes of conflict resolution and violence prevention.

Every culture has traditions for resolving differences and making plans for communities. These approaches are naturally more familiar, accessible, and quickly implemented by local people than imported interventions. Liberian culture has many strong traditions that are contributing to locally-led peace but these efforts are not always visible or well understood by donor countries who are investing in Liberia's long-term stability. 

Based in the knowledge of story's power to heal and connect, Survivors’ Truths Liberia helps Liberians push locally-relevant peace and reconciliation forward by connecting their knowledge and traditions with technological resources. 

We have already produced a powerful photo exhibit and book that have been shared around the world. In addition, we helped to broadcast compelling radio messages before and during Liberia's 2011 election. In 2013, Survivors' Truths Liberia was formally registered with the Liberian government to enhance our ability to collaborate with others working to build Liberian 'peace from within." 

Help cultivate sustainable peace in Liberia by donating today! Your generosity helps bring Liberian voices together, thereby paving a path toward forgiveness and real reconciliation. Your donation will save lives by helping to prevent a recurrence of rampant violence.

Louise B. Cesar told many stories reflecting her ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that helped her survive the war and provide for her children.

"Every Liberian, we expect war any time, but we live on. We believe strongly that nothing will happen."

James Cooper was a teenager when he was captured by the commander who had killed his entire family in front of him when he was only eleven years old.

And he was sent to die by the hand of someone from his past.

Like many young men his age, Momo Jallah was forcibly recruited into a fighting force.

"Everyone knew that if you were a young girl, you would work in the day and be worked at night...I did not want to go with the the soldiers."

 "So, the bad person be in the place. You, you can't take violence with him. You just take easy with him before you get him, for true he will come like that."

In Monrovia, Liberia, a unique form of journalism exists where the news is written out daily on a chalkboard for everyone to read as they pass by on the busy main street.