Sujoyini in Liberia: A bit about work

WAPPP summer fellow, Sujoyini Mandal (MPP 2013), is interning in Liberia's Ministry of Gender and Development this summer. She's been a prolific blogger already, sharing her experiences working with the Ministry as they prepare their 5- year strategic plan for the National Gender Policy. Here's a highlight from her recent post:

Sujoyini in Liberia: A bit about work

Liberia’s vision 2030 sees the small West African country as a middle-income nation, ruled by democratic principles and well on the way to economic stability. Whilst the country will continue to receive substantial aid chiefly due to the credibility of senior women leaders committed to rule of law and democracy, the challenge will be to conceive and enact laws that bridge the gap between the reality and improving situation in Monrovia and the rest of the country (15 counties), that Senator Taylor referred to as the ‘real Liberia’.