By: Kruah Thompson
In a continued effort to unify the nation and promote peace, the Authorities of Liberia, by the Nationwide Reburial and Reconciliation Committee, will host a one-day occasion titled the Nationwide Therapeutic and Reconciliation Program this Saturday, July 5, 2025, on the Ministerial Advanced in Congo City.
The initiative, which comes as a part of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s mandate to foster nationwide unity, is aimed toward honoring victims of Liberia’s extended civil wars by gathering the names of those that misplaced their lives and have been by no means correctly laid to relaxation.
Households who have been unable to bury their family members as a result of devastating circumstances of the battle will now have a chance to mirror, mourn, and bear in mind them in a dignified method.
The Chairperson of the Nationwide Reburial and Reconciliation Committee, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, who additionally serves because the Minister of Training, disclosed the plans through the Ministry of Info’s common press briefing on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
Talking on the event, she famous that the occasion is designed to set a brand new path for nationwide therapeutic and reconciliation, bringing collectively former Presidents, members of the Government, Legislature, Judiciary, civil society, the diplomatic corps, college students, youth, ladies’s teams, and atypical residents.
“This program is about collective therapeutic,” Dr. Jallah stated. “We need to honor those that perished, mirror on our painful previous, and start to construct a future rooted in unity and peace. Till we heal, we can not totally transfer ahead as a nation.”
She added that though the committee confronted some inner challenges throughout its work, all members remained targeted on delivering the president’s mandate.
“Therapeutic and reconciliation are advanced processes,” she said, “however they’re mandatory if we’re to grow to be a really united and reconciled nation.”
The July 5 occasion will mark the primary section of the broader nationwide reconciliation effort. It follows the committee’s earlier mandate to supervise the reburial of former Presidents William R. Tolbert Jr. and Samuel Ok. Doe, a transfer additionally aimed toward selling nationwide unity.
Dr. Jallah emphasised that whereas the reburials have been a major step, they alone couldn’t tackle the deep trauma skilled by many Liberians, and Because of this, the committee really helpful a nationwide reconciliation and therapeutic initiative, which President Boakai totally endorsed and supported.
This system may even be noticed throughout varied counties in Liberia, permitting communities nationwide to take part within the remembrance.
The keynote speaker for the occasion might be Rev. Dr. Antoine Witherspoon Cesare, an internationally acknowledged professional in therapeutic and reconciliation.
“We encourage each Liberian to attend,” Dr. Jallah urged. “This can be a time for reflection, a time to honor our previous, and a time to decide to a peaceable future,” she closes.
