Care, President Sirleaf to Discuss Poverty Issue

from All Africa

The NEWS (Monrovia)

Officials of an international organization are expected to discuss global poverty issue today with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

CARE Nederland National Director Guus Eskens and CARE USA-CEO, Dr. Helene Gayle are expected to meet the President at the Foreign Ministry.

According to a release from CARE, Dr. Gayle and Mr. Eskens intend to discuss the shared interests of CARE with President Johnson-Sirleaf. They will also explain CARE's purpose in Africa, and its commitment to ending global poverty.

The organization says it places special emphasis on investing in women and girls because experience shows that their empowerment benefits whole communities.

In addition to their meeting with President Johnson Sirleaf, Dr. Gayle and Mr. Eskens are scheduled to meet with the United Nations Special Representative and the U.S. Ambassador Donald Booth.

Mr. Eskens and Dr. Gayle will also meet representatives of some local and international NGO's and plan to visit a number of local development projects.

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice that works in about 70 countries world wide.

CARE has undertaken programs in Liberia from 1961 through 1983, providing school lunches, child nutrition, classroom supply kits, road construction, water systems, health education and clinics.