Blackboard blog by Alfred Sirleaf

Blackboard blog by Alfred Sirleaf

The Liberian capital Monrovia resident, Alfred Sirleaf has been publishing his own “offline blog» «Daily Talk» for 12 years. In fact, his “Blog” is a common board on the side of the road, and the “blogger” daily writes with chalk major news from newspapers and information gathered by reporters-volunteers. In 2000, at the height of the Civil War, Alfred realized that society needs truthful information, because many residents even to this day can not afford electricity, and even newspapers. However, for criticism of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, Alfred even went to jail. Meanwhile, every day hundreds of people in the capital go to read news on the board, and the number of unique visitors to «Daily Talk» – more than 10 000 people. In addition, for illiterate readers the columnist duplicates the most important news, using pictures and symbols. Also, this project does not bring profit to its creator and is supported by donations. Although there is space for advertising in the lower right corner, but unfortunately, it always remains unclaimed.

Blackboard blog by Alfred Sirleaf

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