In Rural Montserrado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), working alongside the Service Providers of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), will welcome the World Bank Country Manager to a community visit in Zannah Town, Todee District, Montserrado County, on Friday, September 26, 2025.
The field mission will highlight the progress of women-led businesses and Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs) that recently received support under LWEP’s Economic Support and Livelihood Grant program. These grants are helping women expand small businesses, improve their incomes, and create better opportunities for their families.
The day’s agenda will include community presentations, discussions with beneficiaries, and site visits to projects already making a difference in the lives of women in;
Zannah Town, Careysburg, and surrounding communities. Groups expected to be showcased include God Is with Us VSLAs #1 and #2, Loyalty Saving and Loan Association, Eat Some and Keep Some, Willekemah VSLA, and individual enterprises such as the Fatu Kolleh Business Center, Jessica Business Center, Kabbah Akoi Business Center, and Masue Business Center.
Speaking ahead of the visit, the Honorable, Atty. Laura Golakeh, Deputy Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection and LWEP Project Coordinator noted:
“This is an opportunity for the World Bank to meet the women whose hard work and determination are changing their families’ futures. We are proud to stand with them and to show the progress being made.”
The Liberia Women Empowerment Project, with support from the World Bank, is reaching thousands of women across six counties. By supporting women-owned businesses and strengthening community accountability, the project is laying the foundation for long-term change.
LWEP is a US$44.6 million initiative funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection through national and international partners. Its mandate is to fulfill the government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development by promoting inclusive, gender-responsive growth and strengthening the agency and resilience of Liberian women and girls.
The Ministry remains committed to creating an enabling environment for collaboration, and to ensuring that Liberia delivers on its national and global commitments to gender equality and women’s rights.
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For more information contact:
Adbulai Sherrif-Lead Service Provider Manager
Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP)
Plan International Liberia
Email: Abdulai.Sheriff@plan-international.org
Phone: +231 77 000 9137