ForumCiv Liberia Our Land

Examples of results from the first two years of implementation include: - Community conflicts, including long-standing land disputes, resolved through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism by ForumCiv's partners, after organising trainings on ADR with the Ministry of Justice. - 24 rural women became landowners in customary communities following awareness and advocacy actions by partners. - Two womens associations in Bomi, with a total of 143 members, were given land by local leaders because of their advocacy. The women can now use the land for farming, and the members, who are mostly single mothers, rely on the proceeds from the sales of the harvest to sustain their homes and children. - 25 community-based structures for supporting management and governance of customary lands have been established. These have a combined membership of 727 persons, and women and youth are playing increasing roles in management of customary lands through these structures, with women and youth making out 65 % of members and 45 % of leadership. These community structures are involved in advocacy to promote land rights of women and youth, and monitor movement and activities of forest users. - Disbursement of grants to 15 community-based partner organisations in 3 counties, enabled the partners to set up community based structures to lead and advocate for human rights, democracy, gender equality and land rights of women and youth, the sustainable use of natural resources, and fight SGBV. - Three clans and six communities engaged in the Community Land formalisation process have been supported in setting up community land management committees, organise boundary harmonisation exercises and engage with Liberia Land Authority and land surveyors.

Objective Women and youth from rural communities in Bomi, Bong and Grand Gedeh counties effectively participate in land governance and management, and access ownership and control of their land for sustainable development and resilience to climate change. Outcome 1. ForumCivs office in Liberia and its partners have improved their strategies and methods to increase the participation of woman and youth in decision making processes in lands governance and management. Outcome 2. Women, youth, communities, and civil society in Bomi, Bong and Grand Gedeh counties and duty bearers, academia and private sector increase their awareness and capacity so women and youth can effectively participate in land governance and management. Outcome 3. Women, youth, communities, and civil society in Bomi, Bong and Grand Gedeh counties have developed their own strategies to effectively participate in land governance and management and foster their access, ownership and control for a sustainable use of their land. Outcome 4. Dialogue and partnerships between civil society, duty bearers, academia and the private sector increase the level