By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com
University of Liberia – Monrovia, September 23, 2025 – The University of Liberia (UL) and the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) have announced a historic partnership to renovate bathroom facilities across UL’s Capitol Hill, Fendall, and Health Sciences campuses.
Earlier today, UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan met with Honorable Mo Ali, Managing Director of LWSC, to finalize the details of the initiative.
Hon. Ali, accompanied by LWSC Deputy Director for Technical Services, Mr. Patrick Sandikie, presented findings from a recent water and sanitation assessment conducted on the Capitol Hill and Fendall campuses, with the Health Sciences campus assessment currently underway.
“LWSC is well-positioned to collaborate with UL to improve both the water and sanitation conditions on UL’s campuses,” Hon. Ali said. “We can work together, and we will.”
As part of the collaboration, LWSC will rehabilitate existing wells, dig new boreholes where needed, construct water storage facilities, repair pipes and plumbing, and install new bathroom fixtures, including toilets and sinks.
UL, using funds recently provided by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, will procure renovation supplies, while LWSC will fund enhancements to Capitol Hill campus’s access to Monrovia’s water and sewer grid and new wells at Fendall. Labor for the project will be a joint effort involving LWSC professionals, UL’s Plant Operations Department (POD), and a newly appointed cross-functional technical team from UL.
Work on the project is scheduled to begin this week. In preparation, UL’s Interim Vice President for Administration, Mr. Sehmah R. Jallah, directed the POD, led by Mr. Jefferson Walker, to clean all campus bathrooms this week to provide a suitable workspace for renovation crews.
President Maparyan expressed gratitude to LWSC and emphasized the initiative’s importance for the UL community.
“This is the collaboration we have been waiting for,” she said. “We can see a light at the end of the tunnel. UL’s students, faculty, staff, and guests will, at long last, have dignified facilities worthy of the nation’s flagship university.”
