Monrovia- October 31, 2022: A non-governmental focused on maintaining and building peace, People Uniting for Peace in Liberia (PUFPIL) on Friday, October 28, 2022, established two peacebuilding cells for residents of Clara Town and Chocolate City in Monrovia.

The program to establish the peacebuilding cells was held at the Sure Word Chapel in Clara Town.

Col. Asatu Bah Kenneth, Founder of the PUFPIL and veteran security personnel in Liberia told participants at the formation of the peace cells that peace is indispensable to the growth and development of any nation.

Madam Kenneth said after years of civil war in Liberia, there is a likelihood of major discontent amongst residents of Liberia and points to issues that took the country to civil war.

The PUFPIL Director urged participants at the gathering to first develop peace within themselves while at the same time developing a love for their neighbors if peace must prevail in Liberia.

“Disarm your heart,” madam Kenneth urged. “Forgive one another. The more hatred you harbor you are likely to be without peace,” she added.

The expert security personnel charged participants to be peace ambassadors and serve as mediators in conflict resolution.

She said by being peace ambassadors, they will help mitigate potential conflict thereby creating a society of non-violence that ensure peace and security for present and future generation.

Meanwhile, madam Kenneth told participants that PUFPIL is not a political organization and does not have an interest in politics, but clarified that individual members can participate in politics once the person is not using PUFPIL in the process.

In separate remarks, Mr. Johnson Gargar, the Montserrado coordinator of PUFPIL thanked madam Kenneth for the peace initiative and promised the communities commitment to pursuing peace across the county.

At the same time, madam Clara McIntosh, Board member of PUFPIL said the initiative is intended to build genuine peace across Liberia instead of having “fragile peace.”

PUFPIL was founded on December 9, 2021, with a mission to develop alternative methods for preventing and finding solutions to conflicts in Liberia through problem identification, mediation, outreach and community engagements, humanitarian assistance, and gender responsiveness.

The group envisions Liberia to be peaceful, regardless of ethnic, religious, or social differences.

PUFPIL Founder, madam Kenneth is a security expert with over two decades of service in the Liberian security apparatus including the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Liberian Immigration Service (LIS). She is also an Attorney at Law.