Rural Women Lifeskills Empowerment Program
Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
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30+
Women Trained
2016
Start Year
Ongoing
Status
8
Years Active
About This Project
Our flagship program aimed at training rural women in different skills, home economy, and petit businesses to contribute to household development. This regular program has been running since 2016 and continues to transform lives in Grand Gedeh County.
Key Objectives:
- Provide skills training for women in various vocations
- Teach home economy and financial management
- Support petit business development
- Promote women's economic independence
- Contribute to household development
Impact So Far:
Since inception in 2016, we have trained over 30 young and elderly women in Zwedru and its environs. Participants have established sustainable small businesses, improved household economies, and gained greater financial independence. The program continues to be our most consistent community intervention.
Program Status
Women and Youth Land Ownership Initiative
Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
$104,982
Grant Amount
2022-2025
Duration
Multi-Community
Reach
4
Years Project
About This Project
In collaboration with Efficient Research and Development Institute (ERDI) with funding from Forum Civ Liberia, this four-year project (July 2022-July 2025) strengthens local structures to increase awareness and sustain interventions that promote women and youth land ownership and decision-making in land administration and management.
Key Components:
- Strengthening local governance structures
- Increasing awareness on land rights
- Promoting women and youth land ownership
- Enhancing decision-making in land administration
- Building sustainable interventions
Project Scope:
Funded by SIDA through the Swedish Embassy via Forum Civ Liberia, this $104,981.93 project represents our largest partnership to date. It addresses critical land rights issues affecting women and youth in Grand Gedeh County, focusing on systemic change in land administration and management practices.
Progress
Women Inclusion and SRHR Access Project
Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
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$5,000
Grant Amount
2
Months
Dec 2022
Completed
UNDP
Funding Partner
About This Project
This completed two-month project (December 2022) focused on "Women Inclusion within County Development Agenda to Eliminate All Forms of Violence & Harmful Practices against Women and Girls & Increase Access to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights" in Grand Gedeh County, supported by UNDP through Medica-Liberia.
Achievements:
- Promoted women inclusion in county development
- Addressed violence and harmful practices against women and girls
- Increased access to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights
- Strengthened community awareness on gender-based violence
- Enhanced women's participation in decision-making
Impact Assessment:
The project successfully raised awareness about women's rights and SRHR in target communities. It strengthened our collaboration with Medica-Liberia and UNDP, and laid groundwork for future interventions addressing gender-based violence and reproductive health rights in Grand Gedeh County.
Status: Successfully Completed
COVID-19 Household Food Support Program
Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
$31,000
Grant Amount
2021
Year
WFP/Caritas
Partners
Emergency
Response
About This Project
Implemented in 2021 through grant provision from Caritas Cape Palmas and World Food Program-Liberia for the Government of Liberia's Household Food Support Program (COHFSP) in Grand Gedeh County during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Activities:
- Distribution of food support to vulnerable households
- Targeted assistance to women-led households
- Coordination with government COVID-19 response
- Community mobilization for fair distribution
- Monitoring and evaluation of food distribution
Impact Assessment:
This emergency response program provided critical food support to vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Grand Gedeh County. It strengthened our partnership with Caritas and WFP, and demonstrated our capacity to implement large-scale emergency response programs effectively.
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