OVERVIEW

Fourteen years of civil war has turned Liberia into one of West Africa's most impoverished nations. Today hope is on the rise after the country's first post-war presidential election.

With Mercy Corps' help, radio stations are spreading critical information throughout the countryside. In remote villages, Mercy Corps is working to develop the skills of people who not too long ago could think only of day-to-day survival, inspiring a new determination for progress and self-reliance.

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