SINKOR, Nov. 26 -- The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL)-the largest conglomerate of advocates and activists in the country-has inducted its first ever headquarters its leadership says points to a new era in the institution's history.

"With this new platform, we assure Liberians that the civil society voice is ever strong and will reverberate for the good of all," National Chairperson Loretta Pope-Kai told a dedicatory ceremony for the facility recently. "We are ready to move into the future."

The building is situated in the Lutheran Church in Liberia's headquarters on 13th Street and will serve as a meeting, resource and networking center for the NCSCL's more than 2,000 members countrywide. It has spaces for regional offi...