During a return visit to Liberia in 2008, former Peace Corps Volunteer, Brian Richardson, there from 1964 to 1966, traveled with friends to Nimba County, which is located in the eastern part of the country near the Cote D’Ivoire border. At a very small and remote settlement, Duopu Village, which is located on the road between the larger towns of Tappita and Zuolay, he noted one of the children, a girl in her early teens who is crippled. Her name is Diaworseh Duopu. Diaworseh walks only by the aid of a pole about her height. She hugs and uses the pole as a tripod for support, sort of like poling a boat. The pole is a stick about 2-inches in diameter and is polished to a shine by her hands. On her left foot, she walks on the side. On the right foot, she walks on the extreme tops of her toes. Nevertheless, she had on flip-flops. During the following year, Brian and his wife, Marsha, both of Winterport, Maine, followed up on Diaworseh with family members. They made arrangements with a Massachusetts hospital pediatrician, who was in Liberia at the time, to examine Diaworseh. His diagnosis is that she has cerebral palsy. Diaworseh had never seen a physician before that time. The Massachusetts hospital has agreed to perform surgery and to treat her at their location in the USA on a pro-bono basis. While full recovery is not likely, surgery and physical therapy are projected to provide improved ability to walk, increased mobility, and ability to lead a more full life. Diaworseh, who is now sixteen, is expected to be in the USA for about a year for surgery, treatment, physical therapy, and counseling. The Richardsons and friends in Liberia are arranging visas, a passport, a matron to accompany Diaworseh, and housing in a home. With her parents’ permission, the country of Liberia has granted the Richardsons temporary legal guardianship to look after Diaworseh’s best interests and to make needed medical decisions during her stay and to make arrangement for her safe return to her home in Liberia. Brian Richardson will be traveling to Liberia in February, to return with Diaworseh and a matron on February 28, 2011. The Richardsons are raising supplementary funds to provide the balance of expenses not covered by hospital and will be soliciting donations for transportation and living expenses. They have prepared a detailed budget and will need to raise a total of about $40 - $50,000. The Richardsons have set up an independently-administered irrevocable trust at TDBank in Bangor for donations, called, “THE DIAWORSEH DUOPU TRUST”. They have made arrangements living, board, room, and in-country transportation with a Liberian woman whose home is in Roxbury and who speaks Diaworseh’s language.