Liberia: Five Counties Unite to End Open Defecation

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Five counties in Liberia have jointly signed a resolution to end open defecation in their respective areas under a USAID-sponsored Countywide Sanitation Activity.

The project is implemented by Population Services International , Concern Worldwide, ATHENA Infonomics, and GUSCEMAN Inc., Excellence for Growth and Prosperity Business Development and Support Services.

The Deputy Chairperson for the National Civil Society Organizations in Liberia, John Alexander Nyahn, Jr., who read the resolution, said the five counties have resolved to include sanitation financing in their respective development plans and budgets, which will enable them to end open defecation. She said the exercise needs the involvement of government alongside the citizenry to end the practice.

 

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