Work

Ms. Wiyata Nimley Johnson supervises the activities and programs of the Community Women’s Training Center (CWTC). The CWTC is a basic skills training center founded to counsel and train war affected women, high school drop-out girls, vulnerable women, and abused girls.  The center teaches classes in pastry making, soap making, tie-dying, cosmetology, tailoring, and even and carpentry. Mrs. Johnson’s work includes providing psycho-social counseling, adult literacy classes, and basic health. Ms. Nimley is interested in the revitalization of livestock production in Liberia.  During the war all livestock was consumed quickly by the starving masses, thus devastating the industry.  Focusing on her own community in Montserrado, she hopes to start small animal husbandry projects.  After ARI graduation Ms. Johnson wishes to work with war affected people concentrating on agriculturalal development by introducing new techniques in integrated organic farming and leadership and thus fostering cooperation among rural people.

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Organization

CCC Liberia - Concerned Christian Community Liberia

The Concerned Christian Community Liberia (CCC) operates in five regions in Liberia. It is a Christian relief and development organization focused on community building. CCC has been instrumental since its inception in 1990 in providing relief and support to persons disrupted and displaced by fourteen years of war. CCC works to assist internally displaced persons, refugees and local communities in the areas of trauma counseling, skills training, food security, and material and spiritual relief. Projects administered by the CCC include cooperatives, health and nutrition programs, agricultural programs, and skills training. Additionally, CCC administers a micro-loan plan to assist in income generation.