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YOUNG PEOPLE, THE AGENTS OF ENDING HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES

In Liberia, female genital mutilation has been a harmful traditional practice affecting the lives and health of women and girls. Their health is usually compromised, and girl children’s conventional

Josephine Poole, the Gbarma Community Based Organization President, confidently posed for a photo during her narration on engaging the traditional practitioners to drop the blades and spare the life of the women and girls
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ELBAG TRAINING IMPROVES YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE PROCESSES

With the knowledge gained from the ELBAG, the Rural Women of Gbarpolu County for the first time demanded full participation in the county budget crafting process. When they were given the space for

Ma Bendu Jah, addresses the County leadership during the County Budget development
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ARVs IMPROVE LIVES OF PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV

Sandra Brownie Kerkeleh is a single mother of two children. She is 28 years of age and is currently taking ARVs and recovering from the denial stage. With adequate support from LIWEN, Sandra has

HIV/AIDS has been considered a social taboo in Liberia, and this causes families to disown their loved ones upon discovering they are living with the virus. Discrimination and stigma force those with HIV to hide and often relocate or live in isolation due to fear for their safety. Despite advancements in medication and awareness of how HIV spreads, people living with HIV still face attacks and isolation from their immediate families, communities, and friends.
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SRHR AWARENESS IMPROVES GIRLS' EDUCATION

Mary became aware of the harmful effects of FGM and early/forced marriage through an SRHR community awareness campaign organized by the Gbarmu Community Based Organization (One of the CBOs under the

Mary became aware of the harmful effects of FGM and early/forced marriage through an SRHR community awareness campaign organized by the Gbarmu Community Based Organization (One of the CBOs under the JEC project). She was inspired to join the organization to gain more knowledge and help educate other young girls about these issues.
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COMMUNITY VISITS ON SRHR INFORMATION AND SERVICES IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

Upon completion of the Economic Literacy, Budget Accounting, and Governance (ELBAG) training facilitated by ActionAid Liberia (AAL) in Zwedru City, the Parwonloh Community-Based Organization formed a

Prince Weyah member of Parwonloh Community Based Organization explains how they managed to negotiate with the neighboring clinic for an outreach health care information and services
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NEWSLETTER

n 2023’s first quarter, our Program Quality, Learning, and Management (PQLM) Unit visited the project communities in the Western part of the country. Looking back over two years, since some projects

Mulbah Child Sponsorship women, weed their Peanuts farm.
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Ivorian Refugee Emergency Response Update

From the January 4 to 9 2011, ActionAid conducted an assessment in Nimba and Grand Gedeh with the purpose of obtaining firsthand information on the situation refugees from the Ivory Coast were faced

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ActionAid Liberia Newsletter 2013 Q1

Welcome to yet another edition of our newsletter, Cianhedeh. ‘Cianehdeh’ which means ‘Change’ in the Krahn language, is our quarterly edition that covers our quarterly activities. Action-Aid sees

ActionAid Liberia Newsletter 2013 Q2

 Talking of safe cities for women and girls, Access to justice for women and girls and women standing up for girls’ education and strengthening communities’ capacity to keep girls in school. The