Rural Human Rights Activists Programme (RHRAP) Lorma Baysah Monrovia Montserrado County Liberia (231) 6 515953 rhrapliberia[AT]yahoo.com AND lormarhrap[AT]yahoo.com Under construction PEACE AND HUMANRIGHTS EDUCATION WITH FOCUS BELOW:

•Combating ethnic/tribal discrimination and religious intolerance (ethnic mitigation)
•Reconciliation and Peaceful co-existence
Mission:

To create a non violent society where human rights and democratic principles will take firm roots and flourish at all levels with in the Liberian society

Goal:

To promote peace, human rights, reconciliation and peaceful co-existence amongst ethnic groups in Liberia with focus on rural towns & villages

Objectives:

To use Grassroots Human Rights & Peace Education/Awareness Programs as a Medium through Which Reconciliation and the Resolution of Ethnic Based Conflicts including Land Disputes can be obtained.

To enhance the Advancement of Human Rights & Peace Education and advocacy on the Effects/Dangers of Ethnic/Tribal Discrimination and Religious Intolerance in rural Towns and Villages, Schools and Religious Institutions.

To provide psychosocial counseling, and training skills in livelihood for youth in an attempt to secure a brighter, stable and peaceful society for the next generation as a means of avoiding the re-occurrence of bloody civil conflict as well as minimizing youth perpetrated activities including armed rubbery, drug abused, prostitution, etc.

Activities
• Sustained community dialogue
• Town/village meetings
• Traditional Conflict Prevention, Mediation and Resolution Trainings
• Peace / Nonviolent Education trainings and Lectures/Forums in schools, religious institutions and other communities
• Community radio programs
• Town Crier announcements
• Moonlight discussions
• Advocacy including Legislature engagement
• Sports
• Newsletter
• Billboards and posters
• Conflict research/Analysis

• Washington D.C.-US International Human Rights Internship Program, School of International Education
• Carter Center-Liberia Field Office
• Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF) Norway
• National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington D.C, USA
• Global Fund for Children (GFC), Washington D.C.-USA
• Inter-church Corporation for Development Organization (ICCO) Netherlands