As a key step toward scaling up project deliverables, mitigating gaps and challenges and ensuring partners are in alignment with the overall project goal and objectives, @Liberia Women Empowerment Project participants, including frontline actors and stakeholders, are this week meeting in Monrovia to craft a work plan for year two of the project implementation circle.
The meeting which convened on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, gathered the project Coordinators and core implementation teams, including consultants and Government of Liberia officials, Coordinators of Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection at the country levels, will conclude on a comprehensive roadmap for the project activities in the coming year, ahead of upcoming midterm review scheduled for October, 2025. Participants are also expected to reflect on the first-year implementation, with particular focus on progress made, achievements, challenges and lesson learnt. The meeting is also expected to identify potential gaps, opportunities and priorities for year two, and at the same time provide strategic directions including results framework, indicators and thematic focus areas and strengthen partnership and coordination among key stakeholders.
In her opening remarks, Madam Miriam Murray, Country Director of ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐, emphasized that the Liberia Women Empowerment Project is not solely a ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ initiative, but a government-owned and government-led program supported by the World Bank. Madam Murray noted that ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐, along with its consortium partners- CRS, ActionAid, FCI, DCI, Keep Liberia, Medica Liberia, and Raising Voices was carefully selected to support implementation due to their expertise and strong community presence.
โ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก,โ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐. โ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐ -๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐๐๐. ๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ .โ
Madam Murray reiterated the importance of the project to women of Liberia and urged the participants to ensure quality in their work to deliver on the outcome of the project at community and national levels. She highlighted key priorities for discussion during the meeting, including harmonization and coordination among partners, improved monitoring and reporting, strengthened visibility of the Ministry of Genderโs leadership role, and increased beneficiary feedback to ensure that community voices are central to implementation.
The ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ CD also applauded the disbursement of small grants to beneficiaries last week, calling it a โcritical milestoneโ that communities can now directly feel.
In special remarks, on behalf of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Atty. Laura Golakeh, Deputy Minister for Gender, expressed pride in the progress achieved over the past year, but underscored that much remains to be done.
โ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค,โ ๐ โ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐. โ๐น๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐คโ๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ , ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก. ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐คโ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ท๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐.โ
Deputy Minister Golakeh emphasized transparency, accountability, and visibility as key pillars for success. She reminded participants that the project, which is expected to benefit more than 267,000 Liberians across six counties, is financed largely through loans that future generations will repay.
โ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ ๐ โ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐. โ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐๐ . ๐ธ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐.โ
The Minister Added.
The @Liberia Women Empowerment Project, a five-year initiative, aims to improve the lives of women across Liberia through economic empowerment, capacity building, and enhanced protection mechanisms.
