Clara Town


Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Clara Town is built upon a swamp. Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that emerged in the outskirts of Monrovia. Per Fraenkel, Clara Town had around 4,500 inhabitants in 1964 out of whom 99% were Kru.

Areas

"Struggle Community"

An area within Clara Town is named "Struggle Community". This area is "a network of haphazard, rubbish-strewn streets, many of which are flooded for several months of the year". In this area, 10,000 residents share two privately owned water taps.

Social issues

Sanitation

Clara Town's 75,000 people shared 11 public toilets and 22 public taps in 2009.

Notable people