Camp for Peace Liberia launches series of community justice workshops in Lofa County.
Camp for Peace Liberia launches series of community justice workshops in Lofa County.
Camp for Peace Liberia has launched a series of workshops and town hall meetings in Lofa County geared towards providing citizens with information on their rights and responsibilities under the law.
The events which form part of the Swedish Government Funding support through The Carter Center are part of the ongoing activities of the Community Justice Advisors Project signed between The Carter Center and Camp for Peace Liberia early this year. These workshops are being implemented in the seven Administrative Districts of Lofa County, including Salayea, Zorzor, Voinjama, Quardu Gbondi, Kolahun, Vahun, and Foya, and it is expected to bring together 15 participants in one location at the district levels and runs from Thursday, July 1 to Thursday, July 8, 2021.
Camp for Peace Liberia launches series of community justice workshops in Lofa County.
Camp for Peace Liberia has launched a series of workshops and town hall meetings in Lofa County geared towards providing citizens with information on their rights and responsibilities under the law.
The events which form part of the Swedish Government Funding support through The Carter Center are part of the ongoing activities of the Community Justice Advisors Project signed between The Carter Center and Camp for Peace Liberia early this year. These workshops are being implemented in the seven Administrative Districts of Lofa County, including Salayea, Zorzor, Voinjama, Quardu Gbondi, Kolahun, Vahun, and Foya, and it is expected to bring together 15 participants in one location at the district levels and runs from Thursday, July 1 to Thursday, July 8, 2021.
The events which form part of the Swedish Government Funding support through The Carter Center are part of the ongoing activities of the Community Justice Advisors Project signed between The Carter Center and Camp for Peace Liberia early this year. These workshops are being implemented in the seven Administrative Districts of Lofa County, including Salayea, Zorzor, Voinjama, Quardu Gbondi, Kolahun, Vahun, and Foya, and it is expected to bring together 15 participants in one location at the district levels and runs from Thursday, July 1 to Thursday, July 8, 2021.
These workshops and town hall meetings aim to equip community leaders and justice sector actors with specific knowledge on the rule of law and criminal justice processes and improve information sharing and accountability. It is anticipated that at the end of these events, community leaders and justice actors will also be empowered to formulate informed decisions and requests that hold public officials accountable for their commitments and action to the criminal justice system of Liberia. These events are also intended to build peace, prevent conflict, and promote adherence to the rule across the county.
Camp for Peace Liberia is also seizing these moments to provide adequate and effective awareness and education on the deadly COVID 19 variant that currently tolls the Liberia society. Participants will be empowered with the knowledge and skills to educate their citizens on different health protocols regarding the deadly COVIdD 19.
Camp for Peace Liberia dedicates the first-ever women's multipurpose building in Salayea Lofa County.
On Friday, August 6, 2021, Camp for Peace Liberia dedicated the first-ever multipurpose women empowerment hall in Salayea, Lofa County. The building, which contains three rooms including a mini-conference and packing hall, warehouse, and a self-contained residential room, was constructed with a matching grant of US$10,000 from ONE DAY WAGES with a complimentary fund of $7,000 from the Steel Workers Humanity Fund and the Healing Exchange Project of Canada.
Making a brief remark at the dedication of the building, B. Abel Learwellie, the Executive Director, gave an overview of the building and the purpose of including women in its empowerment and training program. Mr. Learwellie said he had received numerous requests from women of the two districts – Zorzor and Salayea, about adding a women component to the youth empowerment and training program in the region. He also stated that many young people who study at the Farmer Resource Center have appealed to Camp for Peace to include their mothers in training and livelihood programs to ease some of the hardships facing them. Mr. Liberia retrospected his life in the 1970s and 80s and praised his mother and sister, who did everything to get him started with a school. He stated the difficulties many rural women go through to get their children educated. He cited these synopses as the reason that motivated him to raise funds from friends and partners in the US and Canada to help with the construction of the building. Mr. Learwellie also disclosed plans that the vocational training program that currently trains young people will be extended to benefit women. He said they are currently soliciting funds to expand the training program to other courses like weaving, tailoring, food processing, etc., to include the women.Also speaking at the dedication and ribbon-cutting program was Hon. Ben Gorlema, the Commission of Salayea District. In a special remark Hon. Gorlema firstly extended his thanks to the Camp for Peace Liberia and the partners for their donation and gift to the Liberian people, especially the people of Salayea District. Mr. Gorlema stressed that the local government of Salayea will continue to work with Camp for Peace Liberia to improve the livelihood of the people of Salayea and Liberia in general. He further admonished the women to take advantage of the building and top into every opportunity that has been provided for them by Camp for Peace Liberia and partners. Follow the story to read more at http://www.campforpeace.org.
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