Liberian Girls Rock, a non for profit, nonpolitical organization is poised to honor Liberia Cultural Ambassador,
The honoring program which is expected the 30th of
Speaking at a press conference at
The Liberian Cultural Amb. According to him, has helped to keep the good and rich culture of
He said his organization believes in women empowerment as a means of helping them define the positive image about the Country to the larger society.
Like you may know, Amb. Endee heads the Liberia Crusaders for Peace, a group that has been into preaching peace messages and promoting Liberians culture through songs and value share.
According to him, they chose eight women instead of more women in order to give the award value and to ensure that it is more meaningful than multitude which could otherwise kill the essence and value of it.
The 2021 edition of the award is the 30th with the eight women receiving an award each, but the 2022 edition according to the CEO of the organization is do what he calls a proper vetting of the names to get the best eight under their standards set to include; the person's respect for people and themselves, contribution to society including how consistent it is as well as their advocacy ability with focus on making meaningful impacts in other lives and the society in general.
He indicated that when Liberians start to highlight the positive images from the outside world, it will encourage investors to spend their money in the country.
"Let's tell the positive stories about our women so that it can be used as motivation to lift other women up", he said.
Speaking about what initiative the Liberian Girls Rock in involved with,
He spoke of a scholarship program to kids who are now in school, renders medical supports to deserving children of
"We need to now invest in our children because they are the future leaders of the Country and if not, he fears that their old age will be painful and difficult", he emphasized.
Giving a history about his organization, Nice said the Liberian Girls Rock was established in 2014 in
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