Monrovia, April 15 -- When Joseph Nyuma Boakai campaigned on rescuing Liberia during the 2023 presidential election, children appeared to hold a special place in his agenda. That priority is now becoming evident through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), which is aggressively tackling the long-standing issue of children living on the streets across the country.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

In Montserrado County, where a pilot phase of the Street Children Project is currently underway, over a thousand children have already been removed from the streets and placed in schools-making them the true beneficiaries of the Unity Party's "Rescue Mission" slogan.

Speaking at a re...