By Morris Darbo
The Liberia Animal Welfare and Conservation Society (LAWCS) is a locally based animal welfare organization established in 2000 and legally registered with the government of Liberia in 2004. LAWCS renewed its legal status with the government of Liberia on January 3, 2012.
The vision of LAWCS is to create a society where the welfare of all forms of nature matter. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”.
Liberia is one of the countries that do not provide rabies vaccine to dogs and anti-rabies vaccine to humans. Dogs are the main carriers and transmitters of rabies in Liberia. Children have been the main victims of dog bite. In partnership with a Canadian based organization, Doggone safe, LAWCS has been actively involved in dog bite prevention education in various schools in Lofa County using ``Be a Tree`` dog bite prevention program. From April to May, 2013, LAWCS` volunteers visited and inspired 10,076 school children in 19 schools.
See the details in the chart below:
No. | Name of School | # of female | # of male | Total |
1 | Kormah Shepherd hood Day Care | 221 | 232 | 453 |
2 | Japan Day Care | 120 | 146 | 266 |
3 | Kids Connection Day Care | 241 | 255 | 496 |
4 | William A. Brown School | 224 | 200 | 424 |
5 | Voinjama Central Academy | 100 | 115 | 215 |
6 | Voinjama Public School | 250 | 305 | 555 |
7 | St. Joseph Catholic School | 235 | 140 | 375 |
8 | New Life Community School | 188 | 148 | 336 |
9 | Answeru English & Arabic School | 375 | 298 | 673 |
10 | Kintorma Community School | 412 | 421 | 833 |
11 | Yandasu Public School | 210 | 200 | 410 |
12 | Selega Public School | 200 | 231 | 431 |
13 | Lawalazu Public School | 220 | 245 | 465 |
14 | Voinjama Free Pentecostal School | 1007 | 994 | 2001 |
15 | Malamai Public School | 134 | 119 | 253 |
16 | Koiyama Public School | 254 | 201 | 455 |
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