Author: Rural Reporters News Network

Vision:“A network of rural reporters and journalists passionately working together in bringing rural happenings to urban Liberia through quality news reportage, training and defending press freedom.” Mission:“An integrated Liberian media space that is committed to bridging the development news and information gap as well as collaboratively build capacity of rural reporters; monitor and defend freedom of expression while ensuring that, there are access to essential information and communication platforms to enable dialogue and solutions.” “Maintaining the quality of rural reporting and news is our business” Goal:Promoting civic engagement, participation, and sustainable development as well as shared knowledge through reporting local…

Liberia is located along the coast of West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest, Sierra Leone to the west, Guinea to the north, and Cote d’Ivoire to the east. Liberia is made up of fifteen political sub-divisions called counties. Montserrado is the most populated county, and hosts Monrovia, the capital city and largest commercial hub. Liberia has a total land area of approximately 111,000 square kilometers and a coastline of 580 km. Of the total land area, roughly 96,000 square kilometers is land mass, and the remainder is composed of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Indigenous…