Liberia: 2015 International Children’s Peace Prize Winner Proposes for Establishing Liberia Youth Service Program

Monrovia — Abraham M. Keita, a 2015 International Children Peace Prize Winner has presented a draft bill to Bong County Senator Johnny Kpehe, Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Youth and Sports. The bill seeks to establish the Liberia Youth Service Program (LYSEP).

Keita is a Liberian rights activist and campaigner for justice. Starting only when he was about seven years old, his work focuses on violence against children. He is known mainly for fighting against sexual violence and demanding…