Social Protection

Monrovia – June 8, 2025 – In a significant stride toward community development and empowerment, the REALISE Project last week launched the third round of subprojects under its Labor-Intensive Public Works Component. These initiatives are being implemented across 50 communities in Montserrado and Margibi Counties, providing temporary employment for 5,000 individuals. The subprojects—ranging from street…

Liberia’s journey with social cash transfer programs has evolved significantly over the past decade, driven by both domestic initiatives and international partnerships. These programs aim to alleviate poverty, empower vulnerable populations, and build a sustainable social protection system. Early Initiatives and Pilot Programs (2009–2016) Liberia’s engagement with social cash transfers began in 2009, when UNICEF…

Monrovia-June 2, 2025-Liberia’s agriculture sector, which once thrived as the backbone of the economy, is now facing a sobering reality. Despite the country’s vast arable land and favorable climatic conditions, farming in Liberia remains dominated by traditional methods that are increasingly proving inefficient and unsustainable. These methods, often passed down from generation to generation, rely…

Sanniquellie, Nimba County, Liberia – May 29, 2025, The REALISE Project is training service providers in Climate Smart Agriculture, which will follow the replication of the training to beneficiaries of the Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support (CLAS) component of the Project. Liberia’s agricultural sector remains vulnerable to climate change, with erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged dry spells,…

Monrovia, Liberia – For most of his youth, Potee Seckeh lived a life of discipline, duty, and service. As a security personnel, he dedicated his best years to safeguarding people and property in pre-war Liberia—a career that offered him stability, purpose, and pride. But with the eruption of Liberia’s brutal civil war, everything changed, and…

Monrovia, April 28, 2025 – The World Bank-financed Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (REALISE) Project has commenced a two-week review of its implementation activities. This technical mission will focus on key areas including finance, procurement, safeguards, communications, and the Liberia Household Social Registry, among others. During the opening ceremony, the Project’s…

The Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (REALISE) has announced the enrolment of over 7000 beneficiaries into its Cash Transfer Program in Grand Bassa County. Grand Bassa County is a part of a group of four counties receiving unconditional Cash Transfers under the REALISE Project. Grand Kru, Rivercess, and River Gee counties…

240 Communities are Benefiting from Round Two of REALISE Project’s Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support Component Under the second round of implementation of the Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support (CLAS) component of the Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (REALISE) Project, 240 communities are now benefiting from community development and communal farming support. In…

Monrovia, April 18, 2025 — The REALISE Project has established a Local Social Protection Structure in Grand Bassa County as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen social protection systems across Liberia. This development follows a two-day intensive training workshop conducted for key stakeholders from relevant government institutions operating within the sector. The training focused…