The development objective of the Emergency Monrovia Urban Sanitation Project for Liberia is to increase access to solid waste collection service in Monrovia.
... See More + This restructuring will extend the closing date of the project from April 30, 2014 until June 30, 2014. The extension will allow extending the current provision of services two additional months taking advantage of savings made during the execution of the project. It will also provide sufficient time for completing the international competitive bidding of secondary solid waste collection, partially financed under the second additional financing (AF).
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The development objective of the Emergency Monrovia Urban Sanitation Project for Liberia is to increase access to solid waste collection service in Monrovia.
... See More + This restructuring will extend the closing date of the project from April 30, 2014 until June 30, 2014. The extension will allow extending the current provision of services two additional months taking advantage of savings made during the execution of the project. It will also provide sufficient time for completing the international competitive bidding of secondary solid waste collection, partially financed under the second additional financing (AF).
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This paper presents findings from the impact evaluation of the Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (EPAG) project in Liberia.
... See More + The EPAG project was launched by the Liberian Ministry of Gender and Development in 2009 with the goal of increasing the employment and income of 2,500 young Liberian women by providing livelihood and life skills training and facilitating their transition to productive work. The analysis in this paper is based on data collected during two rounds of quantitative surveys in 2010 and 2011, the second of which was conducted six months after the classroom-based phase of the training program ended. Strong impacts are found on the employment and earnings outcomes of program participants, relative to a control group of non-participants. The EPAG program increased employment by 47 percent and earnings by 80 percent. In addition, the impact evaluation documents positive effects on a variety of empowerment measures, including access to money, self-confidence, and anxiety about circumstances and the future. The evaluation finds no net impact on fertility or sexual behavior. At the household level, there is evidence of improved food security and shifting attitudes toward gender norms. These results reinforce the highly positive feedback received from focus group discussions with program participants. Finally, preliminary cost-benefit analysis indicates that the budgetary cost of the EPAG business development training for young women is equivalent to the value of three years of the increase in income among program beneficiaries. These preliminary results provide strong evidence for further investment and research into young women's livelihood programs in Liberia.
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS6832 APR 01, 2014
Ratings for the Second Community Empowerment Project (CEP-II) for Liberia were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: the community-driven development (CDD) approach can be an effective instrument not only to empower communities but also to develop leadership and implementation capacity of local institutions that can enhance social service delivery in the short term and facilitate between different stakeholders in fragile environments. Stakeholder and donor coordination is essential in all development activities in a post conflict context, especially during the transition from relief to development phase where priorities need to be clearly identified and sequenced. Careful attention to fiduciary and project management skills in a low capacity, post conflict setting proved to be a critical factor that contributed to the success of the project. Transparency in the payment process to project participants contributed to improving the CEP-II administration in low capacity environment.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR2913 JAN 19, 2014