RLJ Liberia Initiative

The RLJ Liberia Initiative is a multifaceted effort intended to mobilize American support, and especially that of African Americans, for the Government of Liberia’s national reconstruction program.  The initiative consists of the RLJ Liberia Enterprise Development Fund, a $30 million fund designed to aid entrepreneurs, coordinating President Sirleaf's Women's Advisory Council, and ongoing business, advocacy and outreach efforts on behalf of Liberia.

Members of the Women’s Advisory Council

• Taunglea Ambroise
• Karen Bell
• Antoinette Cook Bush
• Johnetta Cole
• Vivian Lowery Derryck
• Shirley Franklin
• Carla Harris
• Valerie Dickson Horton
• Mia Jackson
• Debra L. Lee
• Ann Walker Marchant
• Dr.Elfreda Massie
• Minyon Moore
• Lisa L. Pickrum
• Sharon Pinder
• Lois Quam
• Susan Rice
• Joyce Roche
• Cynthia Thompson
• Cicely Tyson
• Rosa Whitaker
• Oren E. Whyche-Shaw
• Dr. E. Faye Williams