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Malia Mayson (Nigeria)

Malia Mayson (Nigeria)

Malia (Lia) Mayson (Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON): Malia is Liberian/American. She earned her B.A in International Affairs with a minor in Economics from the American University of Paris, France. She later worked as an assembly fellow at the California State Capitol and then moved to Spain to work with Latin American immigrants at a local NGO in Madrid. At the time of her fellowship, Malia was pursuing a Masters degree in Economic Development and African Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

12 Aug

Taking the Message to the Grassroots

Last week, I followed WOCON on their latest rural sensitization campaign against trafficking in persons

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Posted Aug 12, 2005

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29 Jul

Cycle of Violence

There was a huge riot yesterday in the streets of Lagos. Apparently an “okada” driver

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Posted Jul 29, 2005

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20 Jul

Creating More Opportunities

One of my colleagues, Esohe, took me to visit one of WOCON’s children centers last

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Posted Jul 20, 2005

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12 Jul

Rough Week

This past week has been a bit rough for me. Just when I thought that

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Posted Jul 12, 2005

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26 Jun

Malaria Aaargh!

I’ve been sick all week. Malaria, the other scourge of Africa, has dealt me a

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Posted Jun 26, 2005

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20 Jun

Child Labor

One of WOCON’s most recent campaigns is the removal and reintegration of child laborers and

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Posted Jun 20, 2005

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11 Jun

The Office

My first week at the office has actually been quite chilled out. I think it’s

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Posted Jun 11, 2005

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04 Jun

Water Water Everywhere

I still have a few days before I go to the office and officially begin

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Posted Jun 04, 2005

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24 May

The Countdown

The countdown is almost complete: only two more days until I am off to sunny

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Posted May 24, 2005

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