P4DP has observed over the years that some members of the public constantly stigmatize the bike riders, who the organization see classifies as “at risk” youth that need to be assisted by all in several ways to keep the economy and peace afloat in a fragile democracy. The Liberian research, peacebuilding, and development group is working with the St. Andrews University based in the United Kingdom to roll out the project named “Monitoring from War to Peace; Supporting Social Reintegration of Liberia’s Conflict-Affected Youth through Nationwide Counter-Stigma Efforts”. This puts the lives of the riders at risk and sometimes leads to violence in which lives are lost, vehicles set ablaze, and properties damaged. To solidify the Counter-Stigma Sticker Campaign, P4DP printed thousands of bumper stickers it gave out to participants will now distribute the materials to others at their bases. We are in a country where Pen-pen riders are only called upon by politicians during elections.

Source: Front Page Africa August 03, 2020 07:07 UTC