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Enhancing the Capacities of Vulnerable and Marginalized People to  participate in Local Development Liberia has emerged from 14 years of civil war. Since the election of the new government through multiparty elections in 2005, the Government of Liberia has focused on laying the foundations that could help rebuild the economy. With a young and struggling democracy, with a variety of interests, consensus building has been difficult.
Although Liberia is making significant inroads towards women’s   participation in governance by having the first female president in West Africa and having 13.7% of female parliamentarians, there still remains fundamental challenges militating against the active participation of women and youth in decision making at all levels (National ,District, and local).
This project will therefore deepen participatory planning as a process and create opportunities for a more inclusive and transparent process in the design, management and implementation of County Development Agendas. It will also ensure the active participation of non-literate citizens and provide mechanisms for community feedback systems to ensure accountability and promote good local development  that reflects local realities, needs and aspirations.
Ivorian Refugees Emergency Response Programme in Liberia. Liberia is one of Africa's oldest republics, but it became better known in the 1990s for its long-running, ruinous civil war and its role in a rebellion in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Around 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's civil war and thousands more fled the fighting. The conflict left the country in economic ruin and overrun with weapons. The transitional period with the election of the first female president in the country and indeed for Africa, saw intensive international engagement with the reconstruction of the country through the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), deployed in September 2003. There have since been some positive developments but more efforts are required in key recovery areas such as the security system reform. Local elections are expected in October 2011; however, peace and stability remain dependent on a significant UN peacekeeping force and the commitment of the international community. 

A political impasse resulting from contested presidential elections in late November 2010, in neighbouring Ivory Coast has since seen the largest and continuous influx of Ivorian refugees in north-eastern Liberia, with a steady influx of between 300 to 600 new arrivals per day, reaching a total of 33,561 Ivoirians as of 31st January 2011 (UNHCR statistics). The majority of the refugee population is constituted of women and children, representing approximately 55% and 62% respectively of the total refugee population. The local communities have so far absorbed the influx, sharing their homes and resources with the refugees. This has created a major strain on the host communities leading to a rapid depletion of their already limited resources.

A joint field assessment carried out in mid February 2011, by CAFOD and its local partners in Liberia (Caritas Gbarnga, CJPS -Centre for Justice and Peace Studies-, Don Bosco Homes) and in coordination with other stakeholders, UNHCR, LRRRC (Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission) indicated a strong need to put together a response plan that will form the basis for prompt humanitarian response in addressing the needs expressed by the Ivorian refugees in Liberia. This proposal therefore aims at improving the living condition of refugees and host community through the provision of NFI, food security and watsan support in Glarlay community, Nimba County through our local partner – Caritas Gbarnga.
Procurement of Solar Powered Freezers and Other Equipment for Fishing Industry in 3 Communities The fisheries value chain is vital to both food security and employment in targeted communities. However, a significant number of factors need to be addressed to realise the true potential of fisheries. Fishers generally use inefficient and indiscriminate gear that result both in discards and large proportions of juveniles in the catch. Catch handling, both on board and ashore, is very poor, generating unnecessarily high post-harvest losses, contributing further to economic loss and food insecurity. Fishing vessels are unsafe, and do not use even the most rudimentary navigational gears or safety equipment, increasing inefficiency and contributing to hardship and loss of life. Inputs, including fishing gears, spare parts and fuel are of poor quality, are often inappropriate and contribute to poor catch quality and lack of profitability.  
Ashore, the lack of cold chain facilities, and affordable energy or ice, means that the value chain relies largely on smoked fish. Preserved in highly inefficient and hazardous smoking ovens that are expensive and inefficient, they produce a variable product that often perishes before sale is possible. Both fishers and fish smokers report that often activity is unprofitable, particularly in the rainy season when the product cannot be properly dried and market access is difficult due to inaccessible roads. This increases post-harvest losses. The need to use more wood for a more intensive smoking process also results in a product with a much lower nutritional value and high levels of carcinogens from the higher temperatures needed. These factors create additional hardship and food insecurity in adjacent rural communities that rely on this fish as the chief source of animal protein.
Community-based outbreak control measures to limit transmission of ebola outbreak in Liberia. The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Mano River region (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone) began in December 2013 and is the largest EVD outbreak ever reported. As of 10th August 2014, there were 1,776 Cases), including 959 deaths. Among these, 717 cases were reported in Sierra Leone with 298 deaths, 495 in Guinea with 367 deaths, and 554 in Liberia with 294 deaths . In Liberia, the first epidemic began on 22nd March and affected two counties: Lofa and Montserado. The Ebola virus disease has continued to spread with 7 out of 15 counties affected (nearly 50%) and a further 6 deemed as 'alert counties'.  
 
As of 11th August 2014, the cumulative number of cases recorded is 587 with 306 deaths (CRF = 62%) of which, 140 are confirmed deaths, 121 probable and 45 suspected. Already 78 cases have been recorded among health workers with 35 deaths (CFR=43.6%).
 
The spread of EVD in the region has been fuelled by limited health infrastructure, poor hygiene practices, the inability to control and screen population movements across borders, and a suspicion and growing resistance towards health authorities.
Through this CAFOD contribution, and using Catholic Church structures as a base, Caritas Gbarnga is seeking to prevent further spread of the virus by;
 
-Raising awareness of identification, 
-Building trust and confidence through dialogue between community and healthcare workers
-Improving knowledge (reducing ignorance) through proper information sharing.
-Sensitizing family members on safe pre-care of suspected cases (before hospital treatment), including community action on early detection. 
 
The objective is to stop transmission of Ebola virus in the three affected or at risks Counties by scaling up effective community-based outbreak control measures. 
 
A total of 61,675 direct beneficiaries would be reached, with an estimated 170,000 indirect beneficiaries.
Voter Education and Civic Engagement to enhance full participation of registered voters in Liberia Due to low voter turnout during the 2017 elections (mainly experienced during the second round), and the high number of invalid votes observed during the 2020 Constitutional Referendum, there is a need to educate the public on election issues ahead of the 2023 general elections during which a president, vice president, 15 senators and 73 representatives will be elected. Educating the public should not be the sole responsibility of the National Elections Commission alone, but that CSOs, political parties, Faith leaders and their institutions should help disseminate civic education messages. To complement the efforts of the NEC in the dissemination of civic education messages, the National Commission for Justice, Peace and Caritas (NCJPC) is proposing a project entitled, “Voter Education and Civic Engagement to enhance full participation of Liberians in General Election 2023”. 
This project, which aligns with NCJPC focus on social, economic, political and religious justice including the promotion and protection of human rights, is designed to create spaces for dialogue amongst target communities and leadership on the electoral process. In the past the NCJPC ran an effective weekly radio program that impacted the society positively. Also, during the 2017 General Elections the NCJPC implemented a nonviolent Youth Elections Campaign which was done largely through radio jingles, talk shows, and radio broadcast. In Liberia radio is the easiest means of getting information across to the larger population especially in rural areas. 
This initiative will be implemented in Bong, Grand Bassa, and Montserrado, that recorded the highest invalid votes and low voter turnout during the senatorial by-elections and the National Referendum.
Support to the Constructive Engagement of High Risk Youth in the lead up to the 2017 Elections The project supports the Constructive Engagement of High-Risk Youth leading up to non-violent elections and peaceful co-existence after the 2017 Elections. It will be implemented in Nimba, Lofa, Bong and Grand Gedeh Counties in Liberia’. The 7-month project aims to create an environment for high risk youth to engage in peace building efforts, social cohesion across ethnic and religious divides, and increased access to alternative and sustainable livelihoods in Liberia. This will be achieved by: (i)	strengthening the capacity of youths to effectively engage in conflict mediation and peace building in line with the rule of law before, during and after the elections; 
(ii)	create space and platforms for the target population to be heard, feel recognised and strengthen the rapport and trust between them, their communities and national leaders; and
(iii)	strengthen the livelihood opportunities for youths including women in the selected counties, especially those at high-risk. This project is built on three core theories of change that emphasises the importance of positively engaging and empowering youth to play an instrumental role in guaranteeing peace and stability before, during and after the 2017 elections in Liberia. These are: (i) if youths are given the skills and support needed to engage constructively with their leaders and local authorities and participate in decision making to address their grievances, then violent conflict often induced by marginalisation and injustice will be prevented (ii) if youths are able to participate in decision making process and acquired skills in conflict prevention and mitigation, then conflict will be resolved and positive dialogue with local authorities will be enhanced, thereby building trust and sustaining peace-building efforts (iii) if youths are equipped and engaged in vocational, entrepreneurial and productive ventures, then they will be able to reject acts of violence or invitation to participate in electoral violence.
Capacity Strengthening for Community-Based Fisheries Cooperatives Structures in Liberia The Community-Based Fisheries Cooperatives were established by NaFAA (National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority of Liberia) in collaboration with the Cooperative Development Agency of Liberia (CDA) to create an all-inclusive framework that incorporate all actors in the artisanal/small-scale fisheries sector (i.e. canoe owners, fishermen, fishmongers, safeguards and fishing community dwellers). It is a network of fisherfolks unified through a common goal with shared benefits. This connection fosters a good relationship among the members of the fishing community. With NaFAA’s effort, the cooperatives were able to obtain Pre-Cooperative Status Permit which is valid for only six months, and an interim leadership to steer their affairs until they can obtain the full permit. To obtain the Full Cooperative Status Permit, all cooperatives must meet the following requirements, a) Byelaw and Constitution (fully notarized/incorporated), b) Elected Board of Directors, c) Capacity Strengthening/building for Board of Directors, d) Develop a Business Plan with Annual Budget, e) Plant a signboard (visibility), and f) Open a bank account in the cooperative name.
Based on the above, NaFAA made an appeal to CAFOD Liberia to support its Community-Based Fisheries Cooperatives in five counties (Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Bassa, Bomi and Margibi) in order to obtain the cooperative permit. CAFOD and Caritas Monrovia will support the cooperatives to develop their bylaws and constitution, guide the election of board of directors, train the BOD, develop their business plans and budgets, and fix their sign boards.
Socio-Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged (SEED) Youth in Liberia CAFOD and its partners aim to support the SEED project by overseeing two of the critical components: technical skill-building and business development and establishing strengthened linkages for job creation. The implementation strategy will focus on ensuring targeted disadvantaged youth are properly equipped to identify relevant training opportunities that are both engaging, while also offering sustainable livelihoods. Technical training will be hands-on and experiential, with a priority on small groups for easier management and personalization. Groups of 50 youth each will be trained in business development, planning, and management, entrepreneurship, as well as financial and adult literacy skills. These same groups will be trained simultaneously on the VSLA model and formed into VSLAs in the beginning of implementation. Each VSLA will have 25 members. By using the same groups for various capacity-strengthening activities, group rapport and cohesion will be built for solid support networks and sustainability. While the technical components are ongoing, activities will also focus on building networks between disadvantaged youth and potential employers and/or markets for enhanced opportunities,. In order to strengthen engagement and sustain youth wellbeing, a 2-week cash for work (CfW) activity will be implemented, focusing on waste management and city beautification. Trained youth who successfully complete the technical training will be provided start-up kits and organized into cooperatives for engagement in small enterprise development. Ongoing monitoring, paired with refresher trainings and technical support, will ensure that especially those youth who are struggling or falling behind can receive the advice and mentoring that they require to move off the street, create successful livelihoods for themselves and reintegrate into mainstream society. This is one of two similar projects in Liberia.
LAND RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE RURAL WOMEN AND YOUTH The ‘LAND RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE RURAL WOMEN AND YOUTHS’ will continue to protect the rights of rural women and youths to access land in the project Communities with existing project, in Margibi and Bong counties. The project aims to contribute to secure land tenure for poor and vulnerable rural women and youths, empower them and create more awareness on land legalization in rural communities across 20 project communities including new communities in Margibi and Bong counties. The project target is to ensure that vulnerable rural women and youths enjoy and exercise unrestricted access to land in their respective communities.  To achieve the stated objective, the project will work with the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) to ensure smooth implementation.
The project will ensure that vulnerable rural women and youths acquire substantial   information on their rights to land as well as their rights to inherit real property, specifically land right, and how those land will be manage when it is acquired. This intervention will instill self-confidence amongst youths and women that will permit them to express their experiences and report cases in which they have been marginalised.
Enhancing food and income security through improved artisanal freshwater fish farming Despite some significant improvements following the end of the conflict in 2003, Liberia continues to show some of the poorest developmental indicators in the world, including food insecurity and malnutrition. The average life expectancy is 48 years and the country ranks 177 out of 186 in the Human Development Index (2013). The proposed project responses to the food and income insecurity in rural communities in Montserrado County, Liberia. Montserrado County is known for freshwater fish farming, however, fish is not available to everyone and the over reliance on fish from marine is not sustainable. Project activities will therefore aim to increase the production and productivity of fresh water fish at household level. Project beneficiaries will be female headed households and young mothers, who will receive fish ponds and fish fingerlings, with the aim of producing enough to provide for the households’ needs as well as for them to earn a living. Training will be provided by CAFOD and several ministries on fish pond construction and management and nutritional education. Gender will be mainstreamed throughout the project and training activities in order to promote empowerment and equality between men and women. In order to identify alternative livelihoods opportunities and ensure long term sustainability, a participatory market-chain analysis will be undertaken and beneficiaries supported to link to locally available saving and loan schemes. CAFOD will accompany the project activities along the way and provide technical support to project beneficiaries and partners. Monitoring will be undertaken by CAFOD and partners and lessons learned will be captured. A final external evaluation is furthermore planned for the end of the project.
PEOPLE EU Volunteers capacity stengthening project - NCJPC Liberia This project is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as the National Commission of Justice, Peace and Caritas of Liberia to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process.

The project objectives are to:
1. Strengthen humanitarian preparedness & response capacity of NCJPC Liberia to design and deliver needs based humanitarian aid.
2. Strengthen volunteer management capacity of NCJPC Liberia to facilitate integration & active participation of volunteers in humanitarian action.
3. Strengthen collective dialogue, knowledge sharing, learning and peer- to-peer support between NCJPC Liberia and other partners on emergency response and volunteers.
Land Grabbing Training in Monrovia and Gbarnga, Bong County The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is facilitating the delivery of a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Land Grabbing (LG) for JPC and FIND staff, religious leaders, and selected land actors in Liberia. Community dwellers/leaders affected by land grabbing in Bong county, faith groups, civil society organisations and key land actors will be equipped on land grabbing issues, as well as how communities and CSOs can effectively respond to Land Grabbing. The training will be delivered in collaboration with Catholic Justice, Peace Commission (JPC), Foundation for International Dignity (FIND), Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation (KAICT), Liberia, and the Organizing Committee, JPIC. This training is one of the components of a project titled, ‘Community Land Grabbing resilient’, which aims to promote understanding and civic competence on land grabbing issues, particularly to build the capacity of communities, including vulnerable women and youths on land grabbing advocacy and promoting accountability of duty bearers. The first batch of the training on Land Grabbing in Monrovia will take place from 14th -15th February 2018.While the 2nd batch will take place in Gbarnga, from 19-24th February. 

The overall goal of the project is to Community Land Grapping Resilience Project 2017/18 will promote community understanding and civic competence on Land grabbing issues, particularly to support communities to advocate for their rights. The objectives include:
•	To provide a concrete response to the expansion of land grabbing in internationally by equipping relevant local actors with knowledge and tools useful in planning actions to prevent and counteract land grabbing. Kindly note that while a standard training package has been developed through an international cooperation further detailed below, we have sought to adapt and adapt the offer based on the local needs and priorities. 
•	To train a pool of people from different fields who are representative of the diversity of the Liberian nation, targeted communities and stakeholders affected by land grabs.
•	Too foster the establishment of local network that can react and respond to land grabbing issues where necessary through concerted efforts.
Land Rights in Liberia: equitable access to land for the poor and marginalised The action is a response to the call to strengthen service delivery by civil society organisations (CSOs) to improve legal certainty and enforcement of land rights for women and youth in Liberia. Land tenure in Liberia is key in the fight against poverty and food insecurity as over 40% of the population relies on subsistence farming for their livelihood .
The lack of access and insecurity of land tenure is a major problem in Liberia. Recent government policy is making endeavours to remedy the issue through legislative reforms, for example, the Land Rights Policy of 2013 has introduced the concept of customary rights in Liberia while the Inheritance Laws support the rights of women to husbands’ property including land. The Land Rights Act is another important legal framework that distinctly established the legal framework and land categories and title in Liberia; when passed into law and fully implemented, it will provide opportunities for rural communities to own their land through registered titles. 
However, these legal frameworks have not fundamentally changed the situation especially for women and youth. Although women and men have the right to land ownership under the statutory and customary tenure, access and control to land title differ in origin, scope and duration. Ownership is often influenced by social norms and traditional practices related to marriage and other family relationships. 
To enhance the work of government on Liberia’s land tenure framework for equal access to all its citizens and to keep the agenda of women’s access to land, this action has developed objectives that will help to address the rights of vulnerable people in the four target counties