Monrovia, July 16 -- For years people who wanted to donate money to nonprofits in Europe or the U.S.A have been able to do so with the click of a button on their computer or phone through well-known platforms such as GoFundMe and GlobalGiving. Now a new platform is allowing people to do the same for Liberian nonprofits doing good.

The liberiagivingmonth.org platform launches today offering people in Liberia or around the world the opportunity to donate directly to verified local organizations through a secure, home-grown digital platform. Coming in the wake of cuts to USAID and other key international doors that have crippled many Liberian NGOs, platform founder Marvin Tarawally of the Liberia-based start-up incubator Smart Liberia, say...