{"id":10230,"date":"2024-10-26T10:50:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/?p=10230"},"modified":"2024-10-26T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T11:00:30","slug":"mru-conference-working-in-partnership-to-combat-drugs-and-substance-abuse-in-liberia-and-sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/mru-conference-working-in-partnership-to-combat-drugs-and-substance-abuse-in-liberia-and-sierra-leone\/","title":{"rendered":"MRU Conference: Working in Partnership to Combat Drugs and Substance \u00a0Abuse in Liberia and Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-960x467.jpg 960w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-1200x583.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1-480x233.jpg 480w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MRU-Conference-Banner-Liberia-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Partner organizations from Civil Peace Service, Mano River (CPS- MRU) will begin a partners\u2019\u00a0conference from October 28 to November 1, 2024, in Monrovia, Liberia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Civil Peace Service Liberia is a network of seven (7) Civil Society Organizations with peace building and development as the common thread of their engagements. The Mano River Conference is an annual partnership meeting between Bread for the World partners in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Bread for the World CPS is a German government-funded organization, that focuses on civil conflict resolution. The conference \u00a0will be held under the theme: &#8220;Working in Partnership to Combat Drugs and Substance Abuse in Liberia and Sierra Leone, to Build Resilient Communities in the Mano River Union.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Over 70 partners from 18 civil society organizations from Liberia and Sierra Leone, and national and international partners are expected to attend the conference.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A formal opening takes place on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, with a flag procession, official welcome statement and overview of the conference by Decontee E. George, CPS Liberia Network Coordinator, keynote address and remarks from special personalities including Madam Sybille Frideres, Bread for the World &#8211; \u00a0Berlin, representatives from AGIAMONDO, and the German Embassy in Monrovia, CPS National Coordinators from Sierra Leone and the New Africa Research and Development Agency, \u00a0the Doyen of CPS Liberia Network. \u00a0<br><br>\u00a0During the first session of the conference, CPS partners will discuss country context analysis, and make presentations on \u00a0Drugs and Substance abuse by CPS Sierra Leone and Liberia Coordinators, hold workgroup discussions on the context analysis, and discussions on how partner organizations are meandering their way given the context.<br><br>\u00a0Also during the conference, a panel\/fishbowl discussion on drugs and substance abuse\u2014facts, experiences, approaches, what can be done, and what has been done to help remedy the situation\u2014will be held. Panelists are expected to come from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA),  and CPS Liberia and Sierra Leone Networks.<br><br>\u00a0CPS partner organizations from Sierra Leone and Liberia will also hold discussions with Bread for the World Partners attending the conference. The conference ends on Thursday, October 31, 2024, with action planning on drugs and substance abuse and a presentation and discussion on the action plan.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partner organizations from Civil Peace Service, Mano River (CPS- MRU) will begin a partners\u2019\u00a0conference from October 28 to November 1, 2024, in Monrovia, Liberia. 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