16/10/2026
Presidential is up and running!
Following the closure of the application period on September 22, 2026, the Secretariat conducted screening across 15 targeted locations, comprising 14 cities and one township, as follows:
- Monrovia and Paynesville (in Montserrado County);
- Kakata, Unification City, and Schieffelin Township (in Margibi County);
- Gbarnga and Totota (in B**g County);
- Sanniquellie, Ganta, and Tappita (in Nimba County);
- Voinjama and Foyah (in Lofa County);
- Buchanan (in Grand Bassa County);
- Tubmanburg (in Bomi County); and
- Zwedru (in Grand Gedeh County).
The process attracted 10,760 youth applicants competing for 1,250 available positions, alongside 96 CBO applicants….
Of the 1,250 successful youth candidates, 650 are males, representing 52%, while 600 are females, representing 48%. The recruitment results also reflect the Initiative’s commitment to inclusion, with 27 successful candidates (2.16%) being persons with disabilities.
The average age of the recruited youths is 27.6 years…
The successful candidates will support daily sanitation activities, public awareness, community mobilization, and the promotion of responsible waste management practices in their respective communities.
The selected CBOs will work alongside local authorities…
Phase One is designed to improve urban sanitation while providing short-term employment and income for Liberian youths.
The Initiative is championed by His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, and implemented through the Ministry of State…
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We Add: Remember when former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took lead in the Ebola outbreak response, it got all the support required which led to the end of the disaster.
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We Ask: 1. Do you think by President Boakai taking the lead on the Clean Cities Initiative, and with support by the public, Liberians are rest assured clean cities all the time? 2. What are your hopes and fears, if any?