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The CENTAL/OSIWA project to promote the Liberian National Anti-Corruption Strategy, a Government and Civil Society supported blue print for combating endemic corruption, has ended with a roundtable to plan drafting of a whistleblower protection legislation for the country. The roundtable which brought together stakeholders from Government, media and civil society, was held at the Krystal Oceanview Hotel in Monrovia.

The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has begun taking initial steps towards the implementation of a project on poverty and corruption in the country. The project will be implemented in Nimba, Bong, Margibi, Grand Bassa and Grand Gedeh counties where CENTAL Integrity Clubs (iClub) are in place and active. 

The Chairman of the EITI international Board, Dr. Peter Eigen and Mr. Eddie Rich visited Liberia from October 4-7, 2009. The visit follows the earlier visit of a joint EITI/World Bank/African Development Mission to Liberia in May of this year. Dr. Eigen and Mr. Rich held meeting with the President of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Multi-stakeholders Steering Group of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI), Civil Societies in Liberia, the Private Sector and a dinner meeting with Liberia’s donor partners which was arranged by the World Bank.

On May 27, 2009, CENTAL continued its nationwide campaign to create anti-corruption advocates throughout the country.  In partnership with and support from Action Aid Liberia (AAL), the campaign targeted the Southeastern Region leading to the birth of the sixth integrity Club (iClub) which was established in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. The event was held at the YMCA Center and brought together more than forty participants in a training workshop to acquire skills in establishing and maintaining small organization, advocacy, and understanding the broad spectrum of corruption. The training workshop was followed by a brief democratic process to establish a five-member interim leadership to steer the affairs of the Zwedru iClub.