As part of efforts to combat drug and substances abuse in Liberia, LCL-THRP held a One-Day awareness campaign in several schools in Duport Road Community on the harmful effects of drugs especially on young people on November 15, 2024.
The benefiting schools included, Royal Foundation Elementary and Junior High school, Thomas Foundation Elementary Junior and Senior High school, Winners Faith Daycare, Primary and Junior High school, Abundance Grace Elementary Junior and Senior High school and Light Christian Institute Elementary Junior and Senior High school.
The Campaign was held under the Theme: “Say No to Drugs”.
The Students and former drug users were encouraged to report Drugs related cases in their Schools and communities to the LDEA.
Students and former drug users were educated on how the use of drugs would affect them.

The Lutheran Church in Liberia Trauma Healing and Reconciliation program has empowered about fifty (50) disadvantaged or At-Risk youths commonly known as “Zogos” in various life skills program.
Speaking at the ceremony marking the first graduation exercise of former drug users on Friday, March 3, 2023, Lutheran Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. G. Victor Padmore thanked the graduates and expressed joy on their transition to a new and productive life.
The disadvantaged Youths named and styled; “The Chosen Generation” or transformed young men and women are former drug users from various communities in Montserrado County especially Duport Road Community.
Bishop Padmore challenged the graduates (Chosen Generation) to make Liberia proud through their positive contribution in their communities and remain focus while believing that they can be better citizens but was quick to caution them never to return to such ugly act that has the propensity to undermine their future and society.
He encouraged the former At-Risk youths to be their own employer through innovation, hard Liberia’s Youth and Sports Minister Zeogar Wilson has extolled the Lutheran Church in Liberia for efforts to buttress national government in transforming At-Risk youths known as “Zogos”.
According to Minister Wilson, one in every five youth in Liberia is users of narcotic substances, and many more are at risk of use and addiction.
Speaking at the ceremony marking the first graduation exercise of former drug users on Friday, March 3, 2023,Minister Zeogar Wilson stressed that to avoid the risk of losing an entire generation of young people to drugs and to help them realize their full potential, the church, must help national government through the Ministry of Youth & Sports, in collaboration with its partners address the needs of At-Risk Youth across the country.
Minister Wilson disclosed that it has developed a 10-year programme aims to rehabilitate, empower, and reintegrate At-Risk Youth into their communities as healthy, productive, and engaged citizens.
The Youth and Sports Minister noted that since then, efforts have been underway by the government and partners to move ahead with such critical initiative.
He used the occasion to commit the Liberian government in working with the Lutheran Church in Liberia by extending support to its transformative initiative of At-Risk youth.
According to the Youth and Sports Minister, “The increasing number of young people on drugs and the number of youths living in the streets means that a whole generation might not reach their full potential, if care is not taken.”
Minister Zeogar Wilson lauded the Lutheran Church in Liberia Trauma Healing and Reconciliation program for such intervention disclosing that government and partners are committed to improving the condition of young people, especially the At-Risk population.
Minister Wilson reiterated the commitment of President George Weah and the Government to prioritize such critical area over the next ten years in protecting Liberia’s future.
He cautioned the disadvantaged youths not to retrogress in their decision to be better citizens by not involving themselves in such dangerous act.
work and determination while calling on them to serves as agent of change.
The Lutheran Bishop added that efforts are on the way to conduct similar initiative in other parts of the country particularly at the Lutheran Training Institute (LTI) in Lofa County.
For his part, LCL-THRP Director Rev. F. Philip L. Nushann said the first graduation exercise of 50 former “at risk youths” their transformation after detoxification and livelihood empowerment is a demonstration of the Lutheran Church commitment to rehabilitate drugs affected young people and urgently fast-track their return to society as productive citizens.
Rev. Nushann noted that the initiative in partnership with the COVENANT BUILDERS VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE is part of the LCL-THRP Psychosocial Intervention project for Returning Migrants and Drug users being done in partnership with Bread for the World, Germany, Civil Peace Service (CPS) Program, which was initiated by the German Federal Government to promote peace by strengthening civil society structures and initiatives, focusing particularly on the youth and women of the Mano River region.
The ceremony which took place on Friday, March 3, 2023 saw about 50 beneficiaries (former drug users) graduate in various life-skills program including; Electricity/Solar Panel, Plumbing, Sculpture (POP), and Pastry.