NAME: OLIVIA KARZON OCCUPATION: FINANCIAL ADVISOR /STUDENT COUNTRY: LIBERIA TITLE: ULAA QUEEN | As we begin the New Year 2010, we should keep in mind that, unity is very important. Like my mom always told me, “a house that is divided cannot stand.” Let’s unite, for “Together We Struggle for a Better Liberia.” ______________________________________________________ I am ready and willing to work with all leaders in various ULAA Chapters. Let’s build a very strong, cohesive bond as Liberians. By so doing, we will be able to mend the fabrics of our communities. With this mindset, we should promote our heritage, values, and traditions. As Queen of ULAA, my mission is to facilitate unity among all Liberians in the Americas and Liberia to foster education, promote youth leadership, and render humanitarian services that will directly help the people of Liberia. And also help the people of Africa alongside with the help of BeeAfrican.com. |
I was born in the Republic of Liberia , West Africa, but I partially grew up as a Liberian refugee in neighboring Cote d’Ivoire ( Ivory Coast), where I learned French, the official language of that country. My sojourn in la Cote d’Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ) was due in large part to the internal conflict (civil war) in our country. In my native Liberia, where the first seed of knowledge was planted in me, I learned about my Liberian heritage, family values, and other traditional cultural values. During the latter part of the 1990s, I left la Cote d’Ivoire and joined my parents in the U.S. I have a wonderful family. My mother, an experienced Licensed Practicing Nurse, is my role modeland inspiration. As the 2009 ULAA Queen, my mission is, among others, to facilitate cohesion and unity of purpose among all Liberian youthsin the America’s and in our motherland Liberia, to foster education, to promote and empower youth leadership, and to provide humanitarian servicesthat will directly help the people of Liberia, in particular the youths. On April 29, 2010, I traveled to Liberia on a humanitarian mission aimed at giving hope to my fellow Liberian youths, touching their lives, and helping the needy through a ten thousand (10,000,00) U.S. dollars self-help project, which was undertaken and underwritten by my family and me. While in Liberia , I visited two orphanages, Lakarnue Humanitarian Foundation in Soul Clinic and Hebron Home Orphanage in New Matada Estate, Monrovia , and a community-based Church in Kakata, Margibi County, where I distributed toys, T-shirts, educational materials, and provided meals. My trip to Liberia was very fruitful and successful. Additionally, while in Liberia, I met with a number of high ranking government officials and other conspicuous personalities .... Continue About Me ^ INFORMATION ABOUT MY COUNTRY LIBERIA > | President Ellen Johson Republic Of Liberia
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