Monrovia-Stakeholders from three Liberia Southeastern counties have gathered in Harper, Maryland for the Mid-Yr Evaluation of the Inexperienced Inclusive and Resilient Liberian (GIRL) Undertaking, a key initiative of the Liberia Nationwide Purple Cross Society (LNRCS) supported by the Embassy of Sweden by the Swedish Purple Cross.
Now in its closing yr, the Liberian Purple Cross GIRL Undertaking has grown from its 2023 beginnings in 12 communities to reaching 45 communities throughout Grand Kru, River Gee, and Sinoe Counties.
The venture is strengthening neighborhood resilience, lowering catastrophe dangers, and supporting local weather change adaptation with a powerful deal with well being, sanitation, sensible agriculture, and catastrophe danger discount.
Key neighborhood constructions together with Mom Golf equipment, Group-Based mostly Motion Group (CBATs), Ministries of Agriculture and Well being employees are collaborating on this overview to evaluate progress, share challenges, and discover alternatives to additional strengthen outcomes.
“This mid-year overview is a time to mirror on the actual modifications occurring in our communities and establish our operational challenges,” mentioned Christopher Johnson, Head of Applications on the Liberia Nationwide Purple Cross Society.
“We’ve seen ladies main neighborhood clean-up campaigns, farmers embracing climate-smart agriculture, and younger individuals studying about early warning techniques. That is what constructing native resilience appears to be like like.”
The GIRL Undertaking promotes an built-in method together with sensible agriculture, early warning techniques, menstrual hygiene administration, environmental cleansing, protected water and sanitation, and well being and hygiene schooling.
“We’re pleased with the collaboration with the Liberian Purple Cross and native authorities,” mentioned Armel Komena Nation Consultant of the Swedish Purple Cross. “The venture places communities on the heart of local weather motion and public well being preparedness. That’s the place actual change begins.”
The Ministry of Agriculture, a key technical companion, applauded the venture’s assist to smallholder farmers.
“By introducing sensible farming strategies, composting, and pest-resistant crops, theGIRL venture is giving native farmers a stronger voice and higher yields,” mentioned Mr. Sherriff B. Taweh, Agriculture Coordinator for River Gee County. “This can be a mannequin of what neighborhood improvement needs to be.”
Native ladies leaders additionally shared their views on how the venture is empowering them.
“We used to really feel overlooked of decision-making, however now our Mom Membership is organizing well being talks, menstrual hygiene periods, and backyard coaching,” mentioned Madam Endurance Quayee, Chairlady of the Mom Membership in Martuaken, River Gee. “We’re not simply serving to our households — we’re constructing the way forward for our neighborhood.”
Because the venture nears its conclusion, Suggestions from this mid-year overview will information closing actions and affect the longer term course of Purple Cross neighborhood resilience programming in Liberia.
