Closure of UNMIL

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Six contestants emerge from talent hunt semi-finals

29 Nov 2012

Six contestants emerge from talent hunt semi-finals

Liberia is gearing up for the grand finale of its unique and very popular talent show known as A Star is Born. Six contests have emerged from the semi-finals of 28 November and will now compete for first prize of $3,500 and a recording deal on December 1 at the nation’s grand old Centennial Pavilion.

The finalists are Raquel Hage, Wilma Mensah, Margaret Cephas, Maima Myers, Allan Jallah and Gus George.

At the semi-finals, UNMIL’s Deputy Commander for the Southern Liberia sector, Colonel A.K .Ibrahim encouraged the over 800 spectators to embrace peace.

Liberia’s Assistant Minister for Culture, Louise McMillian called on the contestants to continue to serve as role models for their peers when they return to their communities after the competition.

The contestants met the Vice President of Liberia Joseph N. Boakai whose son, Tamba Boakai, a musician, has been voluntarily mentoring the contestants.

The young singers also visited the nutrition ward of a hospital in Monrovia where they met mothers who had brought their children to be treated for malnutrition. Officials of the hospital and UNICEF briefed them about the how Liberia’s families and communities can improve their nutrition. This was part of a UNICEF programme to raise their awareness about an issue that affects many Liberians.

Four out of ten children in Liberia are stunted, depriving them of the possibility of reaching their full cognitive development and potential, and thus, leading to irreversible intellectual damage. UNICEF works closely with the government to reduce the high level of chronic malnutrition through strengthening health systems, creating awareness on nutrition, and mobilizing community groups to educate, counsel and inform mothers and caregivers on optimal infant and child feeding practices.