{"id":7655,"date":"2023-06-18T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2023-06-18T21:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:41:05","slug":"transforming-and-empowering-at-risk-youth-through-life-skills-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/transforming-and-empowering-at-risk-youth-through-life-skills-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming and Empowering at-risk Youth through Life Skills Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession.jpg 748w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession-233x146.jpg 233w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession-50x31.jpg 50w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Beneficiaries-of-the-LCL-THRP-life-skills-training-program-in-procession-120x75.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, 748px\" \/><figcaption>     <em><sub><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Beneficiaries in procession to the graduation Hall<\/mark><\/strong><\/sub>\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7659\" width=\"571\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program.jpg 640w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program-260x115.jpg 260w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program-50x22.jpg 50w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Platform-guests-at-the-graduation-program-150x67.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, 571px\" \/><figcaption>      <strong><sub><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Beneficiaries display certificate behind platform guests<\/mark><\/sub><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">Fifty disadvantaged or at-risk youths commonly referred to as \u2018Zogos\u2019 recently graduated under an empowerment program by the Lutheran Church in Liberia, Trauma Healing and Reconciliation program in various life skills program.<p>\n<p>The Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Program of the Lutheran Church in Liberia is a partner of the Civil Peace Service, CPS Bread for the World &#8211; BftW Partners working with marginalized groups to reduce fragmentation in society and to ensure that natural resources are utilized for the benefits of the general public.<\/p>\n<p>The disadvantaged youths named and styled: \u201cThe Chosen Generation\u201d or transformed young men and women are former drug users from various communities in Montserrado County, especially the Duport Road Community.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the ceremony marking the first graduation exercise of the beneficiaries, Lutheran Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. G. Victor Padmore thanked the graduates and expressed joy on their transition to a new and productive life. He cautioned the graduates never to return to such unpleasant acts that have the tendency to undermine their future and society.<\/p>\n<p>The first graduation exercise of the at-risk youths, their transformation, detoxification and livelihood empowerment is a demonstration of the Lutheran Church\u2019s commitment to rehabilitate drugs affected young people and urgently fast-track their return to society as productive citizens according  to LCL-THRP Director Rev. F. Philip L. Nushann.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program.jpg 554w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program-196x146.jpg 196w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program-50x37.jpg 50w, https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Graduands-of-the-Lutheran-Church-Trauma-Healing-Reconciliation-Program-Skills-Training-Program-101x75.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, 554px\" \/><figcaption>      <strong><sup><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Platform guests at the graduation program<\/mark><\/sup><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Story: THRP- LCL <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Email LCL-THRP @ traumahealing@yahoo.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> www.lcl1860.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> Lcltrauma Healing\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (+231) 775-337-972<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty disadvantaged or at-risk youths commonly referred to as \u2018Zogos\u2019 recently graduated under an empowerment program by the Lutheran Church in Liberia, Trauma Healing and Reconciliation<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[313],"class_list":["post-7655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liberia-en","tag-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}