February 21, 2010

Foundation-Financed Office in Liberia Seeks to Build and Guide Philanthropic Efforts

Foundation-Financed Office in Libera Seeks to Build and Guide Philanthropic Efforts 1

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A community news board in Liberia tells of a solar-energy project supported by American foundation and others.

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By Ian Wilhelm

This month about two dozen philanthropists will trek to the West African nation of Liberia to witness firsthand the deep scars left by 14 years of civil war and learn how they can play a role healing these wounds.

While visits to Africa by American donors are not unusual, what is unusual is how this trip was organized. The four-day meeting is the product of several nonprofit groups working with the Liberian Philanthropy Secretariat, a government office entirely financed by