Plan International Liberia

28/05/2026

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐚

Contributing to Liberia’s health care delivery and strengthening Laboratory System as a critical partner of the Ministry of Health, Plan International Liberia participated in a two-day Laboratory system strengthening conference hosted by CelebrateLab, a registered non-profit entity. CelebrateLab focused on strengthening health systems and developing organizations and leaders in the West African health and research spaces at the same time promoting knowledge and best practice sharing in Laboratory science.

The Conference was organized under the theme “One Voice: Advancing Inclusive and Collaborative Laboratory Systems and held in Monrovia, 26th to 27th May 2026 through sponsorship from other health intervention organizations and stakeholders including Plan International Liberia.

Plan International Liberia secured a fully branded visibility booth at the conference venue which was manned by the organization’s media and communication team with support from Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) staff to showcase the organization’s health care and health system strengthening interventions including Laboratory system strengthening through the Global Fund GC7 / C-19RM RSSH project Interventions among other Plan International Liberia interventions.

The event held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo town, Monrovia, attracted Laboratory technicians and experts, and other Laboratory stakeholders from across Africa. The conference seeks to address key challenges in Laboratory system and promote continuous learning for Lab technicians and clinicians in West Africa and beyond.

The objectives include:
• Promoting networking among health and research professionals and stakeholders to share expertise and resources

• Providing continued Education credit for participants

• Improving Lab quality, bio safety, surveillance and diagnosis through shared best practice.

• Promoting standardization and regional alignment in Laboratory and public health system among others.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢a continues to play a key role in Liberia’s health system strengthening as Principal Recipient of the Global Fund GC7 TB/HIV/RSSH and C19RM grants, working closely with the Ministry of Health and partners. These interventions representing major investments in health system strengthening have resulted in significant gains, including the installation of GeneXpert diagnostic machines and PSA oxygen plants in selected hospitals nationwide and upgrading of Laboratory systems.

26/05/2026

Plan International Liberia visibility booth at EJS Ministerial.Complex during CelebrateLab Conference, which commenced today, 26 to 27 May, 2026.

21/05/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Strengthening capacities to support young people amplify their Voices, a group of young people under the banner Global Youth Reporter Liberia, ended series of youth led capacity building and community engagements initiatives aimed at empowering young people to drive change in their communities.

Supported by 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, the initiatives include capacity building training to build young people skills in Mobile Journalism, Digital Story Telling, Content Creation, Online Safety and Responsibility, Advocacy and Community Engagements. The initiative tagged “Stories for Change” included a field trip to a community in Bushrod Island, near Monrovia where the youth carried out awareness raising and interpersonal engagements with residents of Sarnor Yard Community in New Kru.

According to Samsee Barry, Global Youth Reporters Team Lead, 25 youth benefited the training held at the conference room of Plan International Liberia in Sinkor, Monrovia, 8 May 2026. Barry said the training targets confidence building for young people to be able to tell powerful digital stories responsibly and effectively, at the same time remaining engaged with their communities as change agents.

“The field engagement was structured around four thematic areas, each directly aligned with the "Stories for change” focus on Waste Management, public health and climate action”.

Barry averred.

The Global Youth Reporter (GYR) Liberia is an initiative that focused on media and advocacy, led by youth and supported by Plan International Liberia. Its mission is to empower young individuals, particularly girls and young women, by utilizing digital storytelling, mobile journalism, and civic engagement as mechanisms for social transformation.

The initiative is in alignment with the 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 Youth Engagement Strategy, which seeks to engage young individuals as co-creators of the program and as influential agents of change and storytelling. This approach ensures that they are protected, empowered, and adequately equipped to effectuate meaningful change.

15/05/2026

P𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

As a critical step in enhancing Plan International Liberia staff awareness of the new Risk and Opportunity Management System, staff across the Country Office (CO) of 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 concluded refresher training in Risk and Opportunity Management.

The training, which spans the organization’s field offices in Bomi, Nimba, and Lofa, as well as 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 main office in Fish Market, Sinkor, Monrovia, aims to generate a new Risk and Opportunity Register for Liberia.

Plan International Liberia Risk Management and Compliance team, led by George Max Jarboe, II, Risk Management and Compliance Manager, with support from Martial Kounou, Deputy Country Director for Operations (DCD-O) Guinea Bissau and Liberia, commenced these trainings in segments since 21 April 2026, and concluded with sessions for 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 Country Leadership Team (CLT) in Monrovia on 13 May, 2026.

During the CO Staff training opening at the Corina Hotel on 11 May, Mr. George Max Jarboe, II, highlighted the essence of the training, which he said, put 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 staff in preparedness to define the context, assess, manage, monitor, review, and report risk. Presenting an overview of the training, Mr. Jarboe outlined key points to cover, including:

• Understanding the operating context in Risk and Opportunity
Management
• Accessing Risk and Opportunity and
• Managing Risk and Opportunity
• Monitoring, Reviewing, and Reporting Risk and Opportunity

Speaking to participants during a brief remark, the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Felix Ncube, welcomed the staff to the training and stressed the importance of Risk and Opportunity Management in Plan International operations. The OIC of 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 urged staff to pay attention to the learning and get the best out of it so as to be able to apply the knowledge gained in their daily work.

The Risk and Opportunity Management training, which lasted for almost a month, came to a close on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, following a special session with Plan International Country Leadership Team (CLT) at the Royal Hotel in Monrovia.

The training contributes to capacity building for assessing risks and opportunities management at 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 while contributing to the Country Office’s Risk Register.

10/05/2026

Plan International Director of Sub- Region (DSR) Evariste Sindayigaya held motivational meeting with stall of Plan International Liberia, underscored operational progress, challenges and leadership transitions. Evariste urged staff to continue to strive for excellence and sustain the gains made in donor funded interventions, upholding the values and principles of the organization.

28/04/2026

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐂𝟕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝟏𝟗𝐑𝐌 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

As the Global Fund GC7 HIV/TB and C19RM grants enter their final phase of implementation, they reflect a period of significant achievements, most notably the scale-up of HIV and TB interventions, alongside strengthened health systems, including the construction and installation of critical healthcare infrastructure across Liberia.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, as the Principal Recipient under GFATM grant in collaboration with Ministry of Health and partners, convened a two-day Annual Review Meeting, bringing together key grant actors, strategic partners, and stakeholders. The meeting provides a vital platform to take stock of progress, address implementation challenges, and align on concrete, time-bound actions to accelerate delivery and ensure the full impact of the grants within the remaining implementation period.

At the formal opening on Monday, 27 April 2026 in Monrovia, the Assistant Minister of Health for Preventive Services, Dr. Caullau Jebber-Howe, welcomed participants on behalf of the Minister of Health.

In her remarks, she acknowledged the strong progress achieved to date particularly in advancing HIV and TB interventions and strengthening Liberia’s health system while emphasizing the importance of sustained collaboration, accountability, and focus to translate these gains into lasting and equitable health outcomes.

Dr. Howe stated that the turnout by participants is demonstration of ownership and called on the partners to remain focused and committed to the charge placed on them and make a difference.

“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏, 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔”

Dr. Howe averred.

The minister underscored transparency, effective resource utilization and accountability, which she said boost performance and drive results. She urged the participants to put in their best and ensure the remaining activities under the GC7 and C-19 grants are concluded timely.

Also speaking, Plan International Liberia Country Director (CD) Miriam Murray commended the partners for their support toward the grant implementation.

“𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐. 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔.”

Said CD of Plan International Liberia Miriam Murray.

Monday’s session focused on the overall programmatic overview including grants objectives and implementation modalities, key achievements, challenges and recommendations through a presentation by Plan International Liberia Chief of Party Mr. Tauqueer Ahmad followed by separate presentations from National Aids Control Program and the National Leprosy and TB Control Program (NLTCP) and their respective implementing partners.

The review meeting aimed at identifying areas of progress, shortfalls and challenges in the rollout of the GC7 HIV/TB and C19RM grants, document lessons learnt and craft an acceleration plan. The meeting continues on Tuesday, 28 April, with deliberation expected to highlight other implementation components of the grants.

20/04/2026

P𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬

As part of its continued commitment to upholding the highest standards of protection and dignity, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 (PIL) ended one-day Safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (PSHEA) refresher training for newly recruited staff and partner organizations.

The training was led by PIL’s Safeguarding Team with technical support from Ngende Nathalia, reinforcing the organization’s proactive approach to embedding safeguarding principles across all levels of its operations.

This initiative reflects PIL’s strong institutional commitment to protecting the rights, safety, and well-being of all program participants, staff, and associates. It also underscores the organization’s zero-tolerance stance on any form of abuse, exploitation, or harm.

Throughout the session, participants engaged in interactive discussions and practical learning exercises designed to deepen their understanding of safeguarding PPresponsibilities in both professional and community contexts. A key highlight of the training was the exploration of the “5 Ps” of Safeguarding, which serve as a guiding framework for fostering safe, respectful, and accountable environments.

Participants reflected on how these principles translate into their day-to-day work, particularly when engaging with children, young people, and vulnerable communities.

Safeguarding remains central to 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 program delivery. By investing in continuous learning and capacity strengthening, PIL ensures that all staff and partners are equipped to apply a “do no harm” approach in every aspect of its programming and influencing work.

This refresher training marks another important milestone in PIL’s journey toward building a stronger safeguarding culture, one where accountability, respect, and protection are not just policies, but lived values guiding every interaction.

14/04/2026

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𝐋𝐖𝐄𝐏 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲.

Tracking initial Project impact during the last four months of community engagements, Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) beneficiaries in Goba town, Todee District, Montserrado County, shared testimonies showcasing boost in in-come generation activities and improved livelihoods among women.

Goba Town is one of LWEP beneficiary communities found along the way to Nyen Town, the administrative seat of Todee District. Goba Town (Todee District) has a population of 788 (427 males, and 361 females), according to the 2022 LISGIS Census Data. Here women organized themselves into diverse savings groups, which allows them to pool meagre resources and give out loans to members with some interest.

In the absence of viable financial and lending institutions in most rural areas, Villages Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) is common practices among women, allowing them to pool resources. This not only enhance unity among women but provides small business development opportunities through individual savings and lending initiatives.

A total of six village saving and loan association from Goba Town (Todee), with a total of 150 members (of which 127 are females), are among the initial 159 VSLAs that received first tranche payment (50%) under LWEP totalling US$1.246 million. Collectively, these six VSLA groups in Goba Town will receive US$46,000 as direct cash injection. The grant fund is being provided to augment their individual business enterprises to boost incomes and enhance livelihoods among women.

During the technical working visit to Goba Town by the Plan UK office’s Technical Advisor for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (Abdi Yusuf), implemented on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the women shared individual impact stories highlighting changes brought about in their lives through the small grant fund provided under LWEP aimed at expanding business development opportunities.

In her welcome remark, the Women Chairlady of Goba Town, Madam Janet Bondo welcome the guest and further thanked the Government of Liberia and partners for the support to rural women, particularly the women of Goba Town in Todee.

“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑠”

Janet Bondo, Goba Town Women Chairlady.

The visiting guest (Abdi Yusuf) is currently in country to acquaint himself with the project implementation progress and having interactive discussions with beneficiary women-led enterprises. Members of the groups took turns to tell their change stories highlighting how the project has impacted their lives through improved income generation and livelihood activities.

“𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐼 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝, 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 10 𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.”

Said Annie Smith, Welekamah Savings Group.

“𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑒𝑑. 𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙."

Said Dorcas Salla, Goba Town Saving Club.

“𝑀𝑦 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑢𝑝𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒. 𝐼 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝐼 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑦 𝑚𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒”.

Said Ruth Andrew.

There were smiles on the faces of Goba Town women as they tell their change stories. This represents a significant progress in initial efforts to achieve tangible livelihood outcomes for the LWEP project locations. LWEP brings relief to many rural women, including those in Goba Town, who risks abuse and violation of their basic human rights due to their vulnerability posed by economic challenges and other social factors.

LWEP is a five-year project (2022–2027) executed by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, with funding from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). To ensure effective delivery, the Government contracted 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 as the lead service provider to implement the project, working alongside six consortium partners, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), ActionAid Liberia (AAL), Medica Liberia, Defence for Children International Liberia (DCI), Foundation for Community Initiatives (FCI), and Kids Engagement Education Project (KEEP), as well as two professional service providers, Raising Voices and VIAMO.

The project works across six counties, namely: Montserrado, Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, and River Cess, and directly benefits an estimated 267,200 individuals across 498 communities. Subcomponent 3B of LWEP specifically targets women-led enterprises (WLEs) through the Economic Support and Livelihood Grants (ESLG), an $18 million grant fund, which aims to directly benefit 36,000 individuals through climate-resilient entrepreneurial activities and business expansion

This initiative forms a critical part of the Government of Liberia’s agenda to reduce poverty, empower women, and uplift rural communities. By supporting women-led enterprises, the project ensures that families and children in rural areas have greater access to income, food security, and educational opportunities.