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    • Happy children of Buigba Town. Since the town well was constructed 3 month prior, the town has fully implemented the WASH programme to great effect. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.Happy children of Buigba Town. Since the town well was constructed 3 month prior, the town has fully implemented the WASH programme to great effect. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.Happy children of Buigba Town. Since the town well was constructed 3 month prior, the town has fully implemented the WASH programme to great effect. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
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    Liberia

    Liberia

    Why Liberia? 14 years of devastating civil war in Liberia ended in 2003, leaving infrastructure destroyed and the economy shattered. The country was only starting to recover when it was hit by Ebola in 2014. Concern has been there since 1996, alternating between development work and emergency aid.

    The vast needs in Liberia

    The needs are enormous in Liberia. 51% of the population lives below the national poverty line. Some 35.5% of children under the age of five are stunted; 33% of females and 13% of males have never attended any school; and only 58.5% of people have access to protected wells.

    In total, 23% of rural households rely on unprotected water sources; malaria is a major killer of young children and both gender inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) are widespread.

    The education system in Liberia was really affected by the 14-year civil war. In essence, an entire generation of children missed out on any education.

    Jenny Hobbs, Concern Education Advisor

    Latest achievements

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    Nutrition training

    We provided nutrition training to 2,275 mothers in the last year across 91 Mother Groups, and we provided support for the establishment of kitchen gardens.

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    Savings and loans

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    WASH committees

    Brothers Darry (9) and Sala (7) from Toe Town, Liberia. Pictured here in their school shirts. These brothers benefit from a new water pump constructed by Concern Worldwide. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Brothers Darry (9) and Sala (7) from Toe Town, Liberia. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Rebecca Dolley with her husband Jeremiah in Nakai Town. The couple have four children together. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Rebecca Dolley with her husband Jeremiah in Nakai Town. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Jacob David is village elder in Yarplah Town. Jacob's village resposibilities include; Counselling; Teaching and participating at board meetings. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Jacob David is village elder in Yarplah Town. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Soloman Tarr, sitting on the right alongside other members of the Gueh Town CSLA. Photo: Sam Holder / Concern Worldwide.
    Soloman Tarr, sitting on the right alongside other members of the Gueh Town CSLA. Photo: Sam Holder / Concern Worldwide.
    Sadah Smith of Toe Town. Sadah and her three daughters struggle to collect clean water from the local creek. Concern have installed a well in the centre of Toe Town so the families finally have access to clean water. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.
    Sadah struggled to collect clean water from the local creek. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide.

    How we’re helping Liberia

    Our response in post-civil war Liberia focuses on not only helping those in dire need, but also supporting communities to take control of their own lives.

    Reducing malnutrition
    Safe and sustainable water
    Child to child

    Latest from Liberia

    Handful Bowein’s two-year-old son Israel has recovered from severe acute malnutrition after one of Concern’s field assistants discovered that the child was malnourished. Photographer: Nora Lorek
    Story30 September 2019

    Free From Hunger online exhibition: Liberia

    A woman stands in a vegetable garden holding a watering can
    Story
    31 March 2021

    Combatting hunger...one garden at a time

    Home gardens have endured the test of time and continue to play an important role in Concern’s work to alleviate hunger and malnutrition for vulnerable families.

    A Mothers' Group Training Session with Ousmah and Korpo, Liberia. Photo: Nora Lorek
    Story
    18 July 2019

    The songs saving lives in Liberia

    Around a quarter of the population of Liberia does not have adequate access to healthcare and health facilities are limited in the nutrition services they can provide. But thanks to the art of song, a certain part of Liberia is seeing great improvements. 

    A woman stands in a vegetable garden holding a watering can
    Story
    31 March 2021

    Combatting hunger...one garden at a time

    Home gardens have endured the test of time and continue to play an important role in Concern’s work to alleviate hunger and malnutrition for vulnerable families.

    Handful Bowein’s two-year-old son Israel has recovered from severe acute malnutrition after one of Concern’s field assistants discovered that the child was malnourished. Photographer: Nora Lorek
    Story30 September 2019

    Free From Hunger online exhibition: Liberia

    A Mothers' Group Training Session with Ousmah and Korpo, Liberia. Photo: Nora Lorek
    Story18 July 2019

    The songs saving lives in Liberia

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    1/3

    A Community Dialogue session is held monthly in Masokoray Community and facilitated by Concern Officer Salamatu Magdalene, 2021. Community Dialogues bring together all members of the community to discuss ways to improve gender equality and tackle issues including gender based violence. As part of the sessions community members are encouraged to roll play actions that promote gender equality. Photo: Michael Duff/Concern Worldwide.
    Publication
    15 November 2021

    Knowledge Matters – Gender Equality 2021

    This special issue of Knowledge Matters examines Concern's work on gender equality and strategies to reduce gender-based violence and coincides with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence campaign.

    Food available for sale at a local market in Liberia, 2019. Photo: Catherine Shepperdley.
    Publication
    16 December 2020

    Liberia Child Stunting Research

    This page presents the results of Barrier Analysis, Link Nutrition Causal Analysis and both season and dry season Cost of Diet Assessments carried out in Liberia to investigate the immediate and underlying causes of the high rates of child stunting in Liberia.

    Hand dug well in Liberia Concern WASH programme
    Publication
    22 January 2019

    Liberia WASH Consortium Meta Evaluation 2007 - 2019

    This is the report of the meta evaluation of the Liberia WASH Consortium 2007 - 2019.

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    Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
    Info
    6 March 2019

    Codes and policies

    Our codes and policies shape our organisation as a whole and ensure that we are always staying true to our values.

    Crops are watered. Central African Republic. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide
    Info
    4 March 2019

    How money is spent

    Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. 

    A group of mothers and their children in Mutembo carrying a load of recently harvested beans. Burundi. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures/Concern Worldwide
    Info
    16 April 2019

    How we are governed

    Concern Worldwide (UK) is governed and regulated by our trustees. All our trustees are non-executive and are drawn from diverse backgrounds in business and professional life.

    NFI materials being distributed by Concern in masisi, DRC. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide

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