Tears & Joy as Liberia Crowns ‘Best Speller’ - Grand Gedeh Schoolkid is ’09 Bee Champ
Sandra Tamba, 11 of the R.B. Richardson High School in Grand Gedeh County exhibited poise beyond her age Saturday to emerge as the 2009 Spelling Bee Champion in Liberia, out-spelling sixty-five other finalists for the coveted national title. It was a fitting triumph on a day which saw many fine performances and great young spellers fall out of contention for the top prize. But at the end of the day it was Tamba, who clinched the title after spelling S.A.T.E.L.L.IT.E. and showed great pride in how far she and her peers had come
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IPS-AGRICULTURE: Liberia's Land Just for Some
MONROVIA Jun 9 (IPS) - After watching the murder of her husband and his three other wives by Charles Taylor’s rebels Fatu Bonah
and her seven children fled into the dense forest to hide. The rebels burned down our home and when I returned my in-laws had taken the land she says. I went to the town chief who tried to resolve it but the family refused saying they had already taken over the land.
Bonah lived on a fertile farm in Kolahun Lofa County along the northern mineral-rich Guinean border. The second of four wives middle-aged Bonah had laboured in their garden and home for years until Liberia’s brutal civil war shattered everyone’s lives. read more
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Introduction
 Welcome to the official website of the Grand Gedeh Youth Association For Development, GGYAD. A world wide based youth organization bringing together all the youth from Grand Gedeh County, Liberia, West Africa. GGYAD was formed in April 2005 with the commitment to foster and pursue the foloowing goals and objectives. read more
About Us
The Grand Gedeh Youth Association for Development (GGYAD) is a non-for-profit and non-political organization of Grand Gedeah Youth. Our aim is to engage in social, humanitarian, and community development programs. As citizens of this county, we recognized the need to be a participant in reconstruction of our homeland and to maintain our culture ties with our people. read more |
Our Vision
Our vision is to serve our county through community initiatives of education, health and various developmental projects, to up lift the living standards of our people and make our county a better place for all. As a youth organization consisting of youth from Grand Gedeh County, we acknowledged and cognizant of the dynamics of the privileges and opportunities afforded us as a result of our stay in the United States... read more |
Our Projects
 Grand Gedeh County like most underdeveloped county in Liberia, West Africa must encourage, promote and provide its youths the educational training needed to become productive and useful citizens. Not only the youth populations but also adult education must be of high priority. Therefore, GGYAD goal is to assist in providing adequate educational materials and supplies to produce a well educated citizenry. To meet our goal for this program, GGYAD solicits donations of textbooks (used or new) which cover all areas of curriculum for elementary, high school and college. We also accept donations of pens, pencils, chalks, notebooks, stationeries, personal computers (used or new) copiers and other school laboratory equipments. read more
Grand Gedeh County Development
 County Vision Statement
Grand Gedeh: an icon of unity, peace, good governance and quality
social, economic and infrastructure development for all.
Core Values
Equal access to opportunities for all Grand Gedeh Citizens;
Assurance of peace, security and the rule of law;
Transparent and effective governance;
Sustainable economic growth; and
Preservation of natural resources and environment.read more
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