Community Leadership Empowerment Forum -CLEF

01/10/2026

"The Problem
Liberian voters possess the constitutional power to elect their leaders, but they lack a functional, legally protected mechanism to hold them accountable between elections. When elected officials engage in corruption, neglect their constituencies, or violate their oaths of office, citizens are forced to wait years for the next electoral cycle. This lack of interim accountability breeds political apathy, deepens corruption, and weakens grassroots democracy. THE RECALL LAW is the medicine."

Mr. Michael C. G. George
National Coordinator
CLEF

26/07/2026

05/05/2026

The Community Leadership Empowerment Forum (CLEF) is a newly established civil society group committed to empowering local leaders in Liberia.

It introduces the Community Leadership Identification and Structuring Program (CLISP). This initiative aims to develop the first comprehensive, official digital registry of all communities and their leadership structures throughout Liberia's 15 counties, laying a vital groundwork for effective decentralized governance.

By systematically mapping and organizing leadership at the most local level, CLISP will close the gap between the legal framework of the 2018 Local Government Act (LGA) and the daily lives of citizens.

This initiative will establish a clear and legitimate framework for civic engagement, formalize leadership roles to promote inclusivity, and create a foundational data-set essential for improving service delivery, fair resource distribution, and sustainable peace.

05/05/2026

The community is the foundation of the country. It is in the community that the people live and work. So, the community must get organized, leadership identified and documented digitally. With a clearly defined leadership, you can then train the community leaders to enhance their capacity to respond to the needs of the community residents. When the people get organized, they can easily identify their problems and then plan on how to can work together or organize to solve their problems. In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty.

08/04/2026

The people in the communities will win, when they are organized. Solution to their problems will only come about from ORGANIZATION. We will work with them to help them get organized.

07/04/2026

Community Leadership meeting in Gaye Town, Old Road

31/03/2026

The Community Leadership Empowerment Forum (CLEF) is a newly established civil society group committed to empowering local leaders in Liberia.

It introduces the Community Leadership Identification and Structuring Program (CLISP). This initiative aims to develop the first comprehensive, official digital registry of all communities and their leadership structures throughout Liberia's 15 counties, laying a vital groundwork for effective decentralized governance.

By systematically mapping and organizing leadership at the most local level, CLISP will close the gap between the legal framework of the 2018 Local Government Act (LGA) and the daily lives of citizens.

This initiative will establish a clear and legitimate framework for civic engagement, formalize leadership roles to promote inclusivity, and create a foundational data-set essential for improving service delivery, fair resource distribution, and sustainable peace.

29/03/2026

"Developing leadership from the bottom, where it matters."

Community Leadership Empowerment Forum -CLEF