The effect of Corruption on young women in Liberia

When people wake up with no hope for tomorrow, no assurance for today and frustrated thoughts of yesterday one can say that person lives in a society where corruption is rampant.Corruption has and will always be a challenge to governments the world over.One such government is the present Liberian government which according to audits reports is one of the most corrupt governments in the history of our country.
Because of corruption Liberia remains the oldest underdeveloped country in Africa.Some may argue it is because of the war that Liberia is under developed but if it wasn't for rampant corruption in government Liberians wouldn't have been desperate for change, a change that required bloodshed and suffering.Its is because of corruption creative, talented young women are disillusioned because they hardly ever realize their dreams.Its because of corruption that more than half of the population live on less than a dollar a day.Its because of corruption that more than half of the population live in abject poverty and more than 80% of the population illiterate.It is because of corruption that access to health care has become a privilege rather than a right because of this young women die of curable diseases.It is because of corruption girls live in an insecure environment never wishing that tomorrow will come.Its because of corruption of the mind that young women some as young as three months old are rape everyday and its because of corruption they don't get justice and are left to live with the trauma their whole life.
Corruption will continue to eat up Liberia and affect our young women if our public officials are not held accountable for what they do, if honesty and transparency is not taught in our schools and if our government continues to import workers from the diaspora whose budget monthly is about 50,000USD and is expected to get a salary of 5,000USD.