It's UN International anti-corruption day - we hear how it's being marked in Liberia

Dec 09, 2014, 06:11 PM

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Today is the United Nations' designated 'International Anti-Corruption Day'.

It's a much discussed topic in Liberia - a country which ranks high in Transparency International's corruption perception index.

But some Liberians have taken matters into their own hands.

Robtel Neajai Pailey is a Liberian academic and activist.

She's written a children's book called Gbagba, about the evils of corruption, and the book has been incorporated into the country's education syllabus.

Robtel dropped by the BBC studios in London to tell us what had prompted her to put pen to paper.