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Charlie Crawford was born in Goyazu on May17 1937.Goyazu, the original village founded by his grandfather,was destroyed during the Liberian civil war,some of its inhabitants were killed others fled in their primordial forest, eventually they made their way to the capital of the country - Monrovia, LIberia .Charlie, had been able to

avoid the war he was finally able to join me and Kolu, our daughter, in 1983. After retirement he proposed to members of his family here and in Liberia to join him in rebuilding Goyazu. His proposal was well received and the following Christmas with some family members began clearing the land of rubble and making plans for building new houses.

All interested family began by making adobe bricks and preparing poles etc. for their dwellings. Every year after that, the community worked together onthe important projects. First, the school, it now serves 50+ children. For the next year they struggled to get potable water. right now they are completing work on a clinick..