About Us

Join this exciting community whose collective efforts are bringing innovation and inspiration to Edina City of Grand Bassa County, Liberia. These initiatives are all made possible through the collaborative efforts of caring friends of the diaspora abroad and the citizens of Edina.  

The concept for this initiative is the brainchild of philanthropists, Dr. Frank and Mrs. Agnes Liberty Carver, who after years of repeated travel to Liberia, fell in love with the people and locale of Edina City. Their desire is to bring awareness to the beauty and potential of Edina City as a place for growth and relocation opportunities.  The beauty and historical significance of this city also attracted others with the same mindset. To date this collaboration has generated the installation of solar street lights throughout the city of Edina and the township of Kingsville in District one of Grand Bassa County.

The historical significance of Edina City began in 1832 when it was officially settled by previously enslaved African Americans. At the confluence of three major bodies of water, including the Atlantic, the settlement thrived as a central port in domestic and international trade, making it a contender for Liberia’s capital city in the nineteenth century. The town’s past is reflected in the remnants of the settler architecture that occupy the gridded landscape, such as the estate and business office of Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberia’s 12th president. Cheeseman’s property sits along the bank of the St. John’s river, which allowed for the exchange of local products for imported Western goods at the doorstep of his commercial office. It is this president after which the J. J. Cheeseman Elementary school is named.

New Partnership and Collaboration Efforts Sees Success in Edina!

On Saturday, November 26, 2022, the City Hall of Edina was filled with excitement and joy as Mayor Alzetta Spiller accepted on behalf of the beautiful people of Edina, five computers and monetary donation to assist with repairing Edina's Elementary school. Also you may have noticed five new solar street lights erected strategically through out the city. All of these items were provided in partnership by Goler Memorial AME Zion Church & Rev. Dr. George C. Banks (Winston-Salem, NC), Bishop Ernest Hunter and Apostle Laequinla Hunter (Windsor, VA), Alexis Carter (Hampton, VA), Brandy Hunter (Clemmons, NC) and Dr. Franklin Carver and Agnes Liberty Carver, all new members of the Edina Community.

Special Thanks and Appreciation goes out to the young men of Edina and Kingsville, led by James Kurmawo, who collaborated with those listed above to ensure that the solar street lights were installed correctly and properly in a two day span of time. The Light Up Edina/Kingsville Initiative is off to a great start and by God's grace will see continued success.

Special Mention and Honor goes out to Magistrate Abraham Mitchell and Councilman Aloysius Benson who attended and assisted with today's proceedings. Kingsville Commissioner Jesse Whitfield for collaborating and fostering partnership of the receipt of four solar street lights and three computers for the people of Kingsville. Dr. Vanessa Foreman Sawyer contributed to the shipping costs of computers and Mr. Terry Hale and Mrs. Debra Hale contributed to the purchase of solar street lights.