Police Women in Liberia Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
MONROVIA - LIBERIA , FEBRUARY 8 2007 : Vera Manly Deputy Commandant fro Training. She has been in the Police force for 16 years, and sees men and her counterparts, and encourages new female recruits not to make yourself vulnerable. All recruits are treated the same in training.
The president wants to encourage those women who are highschool dropouts to get an education through the new incentive program just for women run by the Ministery of Gender and UNMIL.
Starting before dawn young liberian men and women attending the Polcie Academy in Monrovia go through their morning excersises before breakfeast.
The UN and liberian government are driving to increase the number of women police to 20 percent (currently around 6 percent). Special recruitment drives and extra educational incentives are part of the program.
Bennetta Karyah wants to learn computers.
Sianneh Passawa - says that women have heart and patience, they see whats going on on the street. Women are mothers they know the patience it takes to deal with a bad child.
Jarlu Gbessie - wants to protect life and property, and to learn medicine.
(Photos by : Christopher Herwig )