KtK The Promotion of Women’s Empowerment and Rights in Liberia (POWER) Programme - KTK POWER Programme KtK The Promotion of Women’s Empowerment and Rights in Liberia (POWER) Programme The programme aims to contribute to a stronger, more inclusive women rights movement in Liberia working more effectively, strategically and sustainably to push for girls and women’s rights and empowerment, including the opportunity and capacity to participate qualitatively in decision-making at different levels and in different spaces, decrease gender-based violence, improve access to SRHR services and information, and strengthen their economic empowerment. The programme aims to contribute to a stronger, more inclusive women rights movement in Liberia working more effectively, strategically and sustainably to push for girls and women’s rights and empowerment, including the opportunity and capacity to participate qualitatively in decision-making at different levels and in different spaces, decrease gender-based violence, improve access to SRHR services and information, and strengthen their economic empowerment. Overall, the programme aims to contribute to a stronger, more inclusive women rights movement in Liberia working more effectively, strategically and sustainably to push for girls and womens rights and empowerment, including the opportunity and capacity to participate qualitatively in decision-making at different levels and in different spaces, decrease gender-based violence, improve access to SRHR services and information, and strengthen their economic empowerment. To reach this change, the programme presents four outcomes to focus on: 

1. KtK contributes to a more effective, resilient, and visible womens movement in Liberia;

2. KtKs partner organisations contribute to womens meaningful political participation at the local and national level;

3. KtKs partner organisations contribute to improved protection, prevention and response to Gender Based Violence creating a linkage to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;

4. KtKs partner organisations contribute to promoting womens economic empowerment in targeted locations.

While the first outcome is a more general one, the others are focusing on three thematic areas: Women's political participation, Gender-based violence (incl. linkage to SRHR) and Women's economic empowerment. To reach each outcome, separate pathways of change, with accompanying assumptions, are developed. In the first six months of the implementation of the program, KtK will together with their partner organisations finalize their ToC, including revising the assumptions which will be in focus during the monitoring of the program. 

KtK will use multiple methods to reach the above outcomes. As in previous programmes, provision of capacity building to partner organisations in institutional and thematic areas continues to play a crucial role in the proposed programme. Facilitation of networking opportunities, with an emphasis on promoting inclusion and diversity, will also be of importance in the implementation. Moreover, effort will be put on strengthening partner organisations' advocacy at national level. In this regard, KtK will enhance partner organisations' capacities on rights-based advocacy, support collaboration on advocacy and awareness raising with key actors and network as well as support access to relevant stakeholders to advocate for change. Finally, KtK will also support their partners to provide community engagement grants to women and girls aspirants to enable them to expand their reach and build stronger networks - with a focus on women candidates ahead of the 2023 elections.

While KtK mainly works through their partner organisations, the ultimate target groups, whom they aim to reach by the intervention, are manifold. The programme aims to have an influence both on rights holders such as women leaders and community members, as well as local and national duty bearers and other service providers. The latter includes for instance community leaders, government authorities, and religious and traditional leaders.