IMANI HOUSE, Inc.

IMANI HOUSE was started in Liberia, West Africa in the midst of civil war, by Mr. and Mrs. Mahmoud and Bisi Ideraabdullah . The Ideraabdullahs “migrated” to the small West African nation from the U.S. in 1985 with their 5 children. In 1990 when the civil war reached the capital, Monrovia, the children were sent to be with relatives in the States, while Mahmoud & Bisi stayed behind. When the situation in their area became critical, the couple decided it was too dangerous to stay any longer, and contacted the U.S. Embassy for evacuation. Because they had already received an official evacuation notice, the Embassy refused to carry out any further action to help them. Stranded, the two realized they had no choice but to stay.