It was on a Saturday afternoon in June with perfect sunny weather at the seaside borough of New Kru Town in the outskirts of Monrovia where hundreds of people gathered to enjoy a show marking the climax of a week-long campaign on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).

Organized by the Community Outreach Unit of UNMIL Public Information, the show including drumming and singing by traditional groups of communicators and musical bands, as well as the comedy of Liberia’s popular comedian, Georgio Boutini who left hundreds of people laughing in stitches at the D. Tweh High School Sports pitch.

The musical concert also featured popular Liberian artists like Ragga E Man, Ben O Gibson, Chu Chu Wolo and the popular Liberian hit song – Da Ma Area (It’s my area).  Balawala Traditional group with their music and brilliant acrobatic displays attracted many young men and women to the programme.

The UN has a zero tolerance policy on SEA. Routinely, the Outreach Unit organizes  traditional groups of communicators and youth groups to take the message to the grassroots using  drumming, singing, comedy, door to door sensitization, videos, flyers, posters and T- shirts.

The Governor of the Borough, Roosevelt S.M. Tobi, reminded New Kru Town community dwellers of the importance of respecting the rights of women and putting an end to SEA. He also called on all, particularly the young men, not to resort to violence against  people he described as, “our mothers and sisters.”
Following the musical concert, there was a grand finale featuring a football match between Lagoon Community and Clayporponton community. The game ended in victory for Lagoon community. The winners were presented with a special trophy.

Leading to the climax,  traditional and youth groups   visited the twenty communities that housed close to 90,000 residents  of the borough, including, among others, Colonel West, Point Four, St Paul’s Bridge, Clayporponton, Momo Town East, Momoh Town West and Bong Mines Bridge.