In downtown Monrovia, Liberia, Alfred Sirleaf prepares a chalkboard with the latest local, national, and international news for residents to peruse. Sirleaf defines his reader base simply as the literate, semiliterate, and illiterate--with photos included on the chalkboard for those who cannot read, and Sirleaf or an assistant offering aid to those struggling to understand.
The board goes by a simple name: The Daily Talk. In a nation with a poor telecommunications network and struggling educational infrastructure, Sirleaf's endeavor is more than a conversation. It's a daily lifeline, a knowledge, a need.
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