The Liberia Media Project on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 began a three-day Traditional Media Workshop in Bopolu, Gbarpolu County.

The workshop involved traditional communicators – town criers, traditional story tellers, language announcers, dramatists and community radio announcers from the northern and central counties of Lofa, Nimba, Bong and Gbarpolu.

Participants were lectured on how to make peace concepts an integral part of their daily works, and discussed the peace process, and how their work can contribute to making it better. There were also discussions on post-electoral reconciliation and governance, including issues of concern like the repatriation and resettlement of displaced persons and refugees.

The workshop also served as a forum to empower the communicators in their work.

Facilitators at the workshop included media and peace building experts from International Alert (UK), the Press Union of Liberia, the Justice & Peace Commission, and the Center for Justice and Peace Studies, the Flomo Theater and other institutions.