PHOTO: VP Taylor being honoured in Ghana
The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor has received a Certificate of Honour for Integrity in Public Service at the 2021 Africa Advancement Forum in Accra, Ghana, a press release from the VP’s office said on Sunday.
According to the release, the honouring program was held on August 20, 2021,The Forum indicated that Madam Vice President has distinguished herself for more than 20 years in public service as a woman of integrity and honesty.
The group asserted that the Vice President has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities for the Advancement of Africa and continues to create pathways for future generations.
Serving as Keynote Speaker at the forum, the Liberian Vice President proffered that the Africa We Deserve is possible.
She called for Africans to muster the political will to see beyond the I, ME, and MYSELF MENTALITY and embrace the MENTALITY OF US.
The Vice President argued that there is no better time than now to discuss the long-sought AFRICAN DREAM, given the daunting challenges the continent faces amid the devastating effects of the COVID 19 global pandemic.
She lamented that Africa is poised to have the world’s youthful population in the next few decades, but the generation of young people remain disappointed and can no longer wait.
Vice President Howard-Taylor intimated that the destinies of Africans are shared; we must grasp the understanding that we RISE and FALL together.
She called on Africa to unite and become the World’s last Economic Frontier Zone and utilize the remaining 40% of the World’s natural and human resources for industrialization and sustained economic growth and development.
Madam Vice President concluded that the actualization of the Africa We Deserve will require the provision of equal opportunity and representation of women at all levels of society; and the provision of educational, innovation skills and training for the youth of Africa.