The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), is concluding the pilot phase of the Save the Future Project with a six-day Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) exercise. The project which was launched in 2024 to address the plight of street-connected children, is being rigorously assessed to measure its impact, document success stories, identify challenges, and analyze value for money.
With an investment of US$800,000 over one year, the project has demonstrated significant progress in child protection and family resilience.
A total of 13,591 children were removed from street conditions and reunified into family-based care in Montserrado and Lower Margibi, while 3,405 were enrolled into 72 schools. Additionally, 128 children entered a five-year livelihood support program, more than 30 are being cared for at the Ministry’s transit facility, and thousands of caregivers and parents received targeted support ranging from small business grants and vocational training to psychosocial counseling.
The ongoing M&E will highlight the project’s cost-effectiveness, showing that each dollar invested directly contributed to removing children from the streets, reuniting families, reintegrating children into education, and empowering caregivers with financial and vocational tools. A total of 3,474 caregivers have been reached including 1,249 supported through business grants, 41 through livelihood programs, and 300 enrolled in TVET. The M & E exercise will verify these pieces of data.
Preliminary updates from the ongoing exercise show that the pilot phase demonstrates strong potential for replication and scaling nationwide, positioning the Save the Future Project as a cornerstone of Liberia’s broader human capital development strategy under the AAID pillar six.
The Government, through the Ministry of Gender has reaffirms its commitment to expanding the program across Montserrado County and beyond, by strengthening livelihood and psychosocial support systems, institutionalizing accountability frameworks, and mobilizing new partnerships to sustain progress.
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