For Today and Tomorrow

Magee, Virgil

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Description

Title

For Today and Tomorrow

Author(s)

Magee, Virgil

Issue Date

2013-09-22

Keyword(s)

• Golden Veroleum Liberia
• Liberia
• rural development
• post-conflict reintegration
• former combatants
• oil palm economy
• sustainable livelihoods
• corporate social responsibility
• fragile states
• peacebuilding
• socio-economic transformation
• media and development
• cultural resilience
• documentary representation
• nation-building

Date of Ingest

2025-09-22T17:13:44-05:00

Geographic Coverage

Liberia

Abstract

For Today and Tomorrow is a short documentary that examines the role of corporate actors in Liberia’s post-conflict recovery, with a focus on Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) and its interventions in rural communities. Against the lingering backdrop of civil war, the film situates oil palm cultivation not simply as an economic enterprise, but as an instrument of social reintegration and nation-building. It foregrounds GVL’s programs that provide former combatants with agricultural training, employment opportunities, and pathways to social reintegration, thereby reframing ex-combatants as agents of rural development rather than residual figures of war. Through a juxtaposition of personal testimonies, communal imagery, and observational footage, the documentary highlights the dialectic between corporate responsibility and grassroots resilience. It presents GVL’s initiatives as a case study in how private-sector capital can be mobilized to address fragile-state vulnerabilities, where livelihoods, dignity, and long-term stability converge. In doing so, the film invites broader reflection on the intersections of extractive industry, social transformation, and the cultural narratives of peacebuilding in post-conflict Africa.

Type of Resource

moving image

Language

• eng
• other

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.17180054

Copyright and License Information

Copyright © 2013 Virgil Magee

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