Clara Town
Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.[1][2]
Clara Town is built upon a swamp.[2]
Areas
"Struggle Community"
An area within Clara Town is named "Struggle Community".[2] This area is "a network of haphazard, rubbish-strewn streets, many of which are flooded for several months of the year".[2] In this area, 10,000 residents share two privately owned water taps.[2]
Social issues
Sanitation
Clara Town's 75,000 people shared 11 public toilets and 22 public taps in 2009.[2]
Notable people
- George Weah, former soccer player [3] and president of Liberia.
References
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