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Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information
Services
Statistics House
Tubman Blvd, Sinkor
P.O. Box 629
Monrovia, Liberia
2008
NATIONAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS
The
Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Liberia Institute
of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS),
is planning to conduct a National Population and Housing
Census in March 2008. The previous censuses were done
in 1962, 1974, and 1984, last one being 23 years ago.
The 2008 National Population and Housing Census will
be undertaken to promote evidence -based -decision making
by all those in key positions of decision -making process.
It would also be used for policy formulation and in
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of population
and social programmes as well as for good governance.
The census will collect information on all individuals
who will be in Liberia at the time of the census i.e
demographic, economic and social characteristics. It
will also collect information on all living quarters
in Liberia. The information from the census will assist
in various ways, namely:
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The Government will be in a position to know the
number of school- age -going children hence plan
for school by area according to need;
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The Government and its development partners would
know the size, distribution and characteristics
of the population from the locality, clan, district,
county and up to the country as a whole;
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It would be possible to know health and educational
needs of the population hence plan for health and
educational facilities, etc.;
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Interested organizations would know the prevalence
rate and spread of disability in the country by
administrative area and hence plan for their rehabilitations
into the society, etc.;
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Review the electoral boundaries for purposes of
better representation in elective positions.
Preparations for the 2008 NPHC have commenced both in
office and in various parts of the country. Sixty four
(64) Mappers and Mapping Assistants have been trained
and deployed through out the fifteen (15) counties for
the purpose of Cartographic Mapping for 10 months (March-
December 2007). The Purpose of the Cartographic Mapping
is to map the entire country and create small units
called Enumeration Areas; this would ensure that every
part of the country is covered during the census enumeration
period.
Also, one clan has been selected in each county for
the pilot census. The recruitment and training of 8
coordinators, 15 supervisors and 75 field interviewers
has been completed and deployed on the field on Sunday,
May 6,2007 for 7 days. The purpose of the pilot census
is to test the census instruments, administrative and
logistical arrangements as would be used in the main
census. The results of the pilot census would be used
to finalize preparations for the census to be conducted
in March 2007
The
Government of Liberia and its development partners attaches
great importance to the 2008 NPHC. All data collected
will be strictly confidential and will be used purposely
for planning and development of this country.
All people in the country are therefore requested to
cooperate with the mapping teams and pilot census teams
who are presently on the field collecting the data.
Signed: Augustine Fayiah
Director, surveys & Censuses/Census Coordinator
Approved: Dr. T.Edward Liberty
Acting Director-General/Asst. Census Coordinator
"IT
IS YOUR RIGHT TO BE COUNTED FOR DEVELOPMENT,EDUCATION,HEATH
AND ELECTIONS, BE PART OF THE 2008 BIG COUNT.
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