Residents of Peace Island heard the news in late September 2012: a portion of their ten-year old settlement would be demolished to make way for a new ministerial complex. Approximately 3,600 people could be evicted and no compensation would be provided to those households that could not prove their legal right to be on the land (Parley 2012, September 24). A decade after the end of the Liberian Civil War (1989-2003), Peace Island now represents home, livelihood and community for its residents, many of whom fled the war's devastation in the country's interior. Community members have built shelters, organized a local government, created markets, found ways to earn money and sought educational opportunities for their children. Yet, the residents do not have a formal claim to the land on which they live and are not protected by government policy, making long-term development difficult and exposing the community to forced eviction and persistent poverty.
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