Facia Boyenoh Harris
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Facia Boyenoh Harris | |
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| Born | c.1983 |
| Education | African Methodist Episcopal University |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | Women's rights activist |
Facia Boyenoh Harris is a Liberian lawyer and a women’s rights activist against gender-based violence in Liberia in particular against pervasive sexual assault and harassment of school-aged girls.[1]
Harris was born in about 1983. When she was studying in Monrovia at the African Methodist Episcopal University she became a co founder of Paramount Young Women Initiative which raised money to subsidise other students to study.[2]
She is an attorney[3] and the Director for Outreach and Sensitization of Liberia’s Freedom of Information Act-enforcing Independent Information Commission.[4][5] She was awarded the International Women of Courage Award in 2022.
In 2024 she was elected to be the Secretary General of the Bong County Bar Association in Liberia.[3]
References
- ↑ "U.S. Secretary of State to Recognize Facia Boyenoh Harris at 2022 International Women of Courage Awards". Liberian Observer. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Three African Women to Receive Courage Awards". Voice of America. 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- 1 2 "Atty. Facia B. Harris Elected Secretary General of the Bong County Bar Association". The New Dawn Liberia. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ↑ "Facia Boyenoh Harris". ECA.State.Gov. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Facia Boyenoh Harris to be Recognized at International Women of Courage Awards". U.S. Embassy in Liberia. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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