Liberia Summer Institute

May 26-June 20, 2014

Liberia Summer Institute

Monrovia 2014“Gender & Leadership in Post-Conflict

Environments”Dates: May 26 – June 6

“Sustainable Tourism and Development”Dates: June 9 – June 20

Instructors

• Course 1: Dr. Tanya Garnett-Murcy• Course 2: Dr. Dauphine Sloan

Introducing: Monrovia, Liberia

Course 1: Gender & Leadership in Post-Conflict Environments

Introduction to post-conflict environments and challenges that reconstruction governments face in rebuilding

Focus on gender and leadership with Liberia’s current female-led government as a pertinent example

Guest lecturers from government, civil society and business. Plus field trips to key areas of rebuilding efforts

Gender & LeadershipField Research

Students will carry out a gender analysis on an aspect of post-conflict reconstruction to demonstrate how gender roles impact development

Using results from the analysis, students will draft a policy document making recommendations for mainstreaming gender in the rebuilding process

Course 2: Sustainable Tourism and Development

• Economic growth, job creation, foreign currency earner + sustainable human development?

• Introduction to applied field and operations research & management in the African context

• Focus on Sustainable Development from an eco- and edu-tourism perspective

• Use burgeoning Liberian tourist sector as case study http://travelfoodguru.wordpress.com

Course 2: Sustainable Tourism and Development

• Examine Liberia’s political, economic, and social challenges

• Define sustainable tourism: how can it be a tool of development?

• Fieldtrips to UN, government agencies, international and local NGOs, and businesses working toward sustainable development

• Visits to eco-tourism sites such

as Kpatawee Waterfalls, Roberstport and Sapo National Park

Sustainable TourismField Research

Identify a development problem relevant to sustainable tourism in Liberia

Carry out a case study and needs assessment

Collect and analyze data

Propose a development strategy and implementation structure using the conceptual framework approach

Local Partners/Internships

University of Liberia Ministry of Gender and

Development Ministry of Commerce and

Industry Center for Excellence in Health

and Life Sciences John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital The James A. A. Pierre Judicial

Institute Local Civil Society Organizations Hibiscus Eco Resort

Field Trips

Mount Nimba

Lake Piso

Robertsport

Kpatawee Waterfals

Sapo National Park

• Located in South Eastern Liberia• Part of the Upper Guinean Forest

Ecosystem• 2nd largest area of primary

rainforest in West Africa

Course Logistics

Teaching: Courses will be held at

the University of Liberia, Capitol Hill and Fendell Campuses

Generally, lectures and guest speakers in the morning and fieldtrips in the afternoon or all day

Housing: Shared rooms (2

students per room) Breakfast, lunch and

coffee break will be provided

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http://krystaloceanview.com/

University of Liberia

Questions?