Peace is a fundamental human aspiration and a primary goal of the globa development community. Peace-building isanessential pre-condition for individual well-being, community development and national advancement. If global deveopment goals are to be reached, concerted efforts to prevent conflict and reduce violence at the individual and community levels are needed. This strategic focus area aims at contributing to harmonious and peaceful coexistence amongst communities and various ethnic groups in Liberia. It puts emphasis on strengthening capacities for dialogue and conflict resolution among citizens to contribute to peaceful engagement and coexistence in all key social, political and economic areas. The overall objective of this workshop is to “promote tolerance and peaceful co-existence among all Liberian communities.
Photos from the three-weeks visit to Sweden highlight strengthened capacity amongst public institutions to increase trust in public service and secure land rights, in particular for women and vulnerable people.
This International Training Program (ITP) was eye-opening because it was something that all participants were able to see and know: the ways the Swedish land administration process is done, the responsibility of their local governments, their educational system, some traditional practices, their waste management systems, and how unique the country operates in terms of land management.
Both teams, Liberia and Zimbabwe, visited central governance authorities that included the headquarters of Lantmateriet and its sub-offices in Norratjle.
The aims of this program are to give participants new gears and knowledge on approaching and elevating a settlement towards proper status with increased security of women’s ownership and access to land through a change project to get the children home deeded in Bentol City, Monsterrado County. After various tour visits and sessions, all participants were certificated for their participation at the end of the three weeks in Sweden, both from Liberia and Zimbabwe.
Photos from a three-day conference on Sexual Reproductive Health Right Under the Them: Strengthening the Lens of Holistic Sexual Reproductive Health Rights in Liberia held at the Ministerial Complex, Congo Town, Paynesville-Liberia. Where our rights can’t wait. This SRHR conference was the first to be held in Liberia, and it was well-organized, educational, participatory, and very significant to women and girls in Liberia. During the many spherical guests attending the conference, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, and the Vice President of Liberia, H. E. Jewel Howard-Taylor,. There was also a special message from Sweden’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Sofia Caltrop. There were more than 10 international and national partners working together for the success of the conference.
The purpose of this conference is to respect those keys principles of human Rights and to have a healthy life in our country- Liberia and to help amplify our voices, because the right to health is an inclusive right and is a fundamental right for every woman & girl to go to school and understand their way out through breaking limitations and taboos on sexual reproductive health rights in Liberia.
