"EBOLA IN MY TOWN": MY SUMMER IN LIBERIA

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"EBOLA IN MY TOWN": MY SUMMER IN LIBERIA

BY JENNIFER MAJER

The first question people ask about my summer is always, “How was it there?” I still haven’t come up with a succinct answer. Good? Bad? Exciting? Interesting? Tragic? Horrifying? It’s all of the above. My summer was full of truly remarkable and memorable experiences – both highs and lows. Even as I re-adjust to life in Washington as a SAIS student, Liberia is regularly on my mind. I hope to return in the future to help the nation rebuild following this major setback in its development.

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DISTRICT SIX: A HARD FOUGHT HOMECOMING

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DISTRICT SIX: A HARD FOUGHT HOMECOMING

BY LAUREN FREDERIC

Notably, District Six is only one of many land restitution cases on-going in South Africa. Many other evictees do not benefit from the media coverage that District Six receives. For these families, questions emerge. How have some residents been able to return, while thousands others have not? How can the government accommodate thousands of new claimants while meeting the basic needs of existing residents? What role, if any, should a third party entity like the Trust play in representing and serving this population?  Ultimately, these unanswered questions speak to a critical need for leadership from government so that the logistics of reestablishing District Six and other pieces of land can be cleaner, quicker, and more in the people’s interest.

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