The development objective of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program in Liberia is to complete key construction works at Mesurado Pier and Robertsport landing site.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures included : (i) during the construction of the jetties and fish landing sites, there will be hindrances and nuisances and temporary disruptions and short term impacts resulting from the activities on the sites; (ii) management of the infrastructures and services; storage and handling of products, petroleum or others, repair and maintenance of small boats and artisanal canoes; sewage disposal; disposal of the solid wastes; public access; fisheries management; (iii) construction works have the potential to cause hindrances and nuisances and temporary disruptions of local activities on the sites, as well as on the water body within the port basin; (iv) ensure that erosion mitigation measures are in place before site clearance work begins; (v) storage facilities should have impervious surface, bund and secondary containment system to prevent ground water resources; (vi) utilize and properly maintain silencers or mufflers that reduce vibration on construction equipment; (vii) dust suppression by regularly spraying water on dusty roads, especially roads passing through community areas that are used by project vehicles and equipment; (viii) ensure workers dealing with hazardous substances are adequately informed about the risks, trained in handling those materials, and trained in first aid measures to be taken in the case of an accident; (ix) minimize waste water production by recycling water where possible; (x) off-cuts and wastes should be recovered and taken to the by-product facility in time to prevent product deterioration; (xi) use of integrated smoking units with incineration and heat recovery; (xii) clean the kiln exhaust using filters, incinerators, and / or wet scrubbers;
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This report presents findings from the baseline assessment of International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Girl Empower (GE) program in Nimba County, Liberia.
... See More + GE seeks to help 13 to 14 year-old girls make healthy life choices and decrease their risk of sexual abuse. The program centers on weekly meetings between girls and trained local mentors, during which the girls learn about life skills and financial literacy. GE also holds monthly discussion groups for participants' caregivers, and trains local health and psychosocial care providers on how to improve and expand services for survivors of gender-based violence. This baseline report is part of a cluster-randomized controlled trial, which aims to assess the program's impact 24 months after baseline. 21 percent of the baseline sample of 13-14 year-old females reported having previously had sex. Within this group, 29 percent indicated that their first sexual act was non-consensual. Among all GE girls, 37 percent reported having experienced sexual violence of some type, such as being physically forced to have sex, non-physically pressured (coerced/persuaded) to have sex, someone unsuccessfully attempting to have sex with them, and being touched in a sexual way. The levels of nonconsensual first sex and any experience of nonconsensual sex are at the high end of the range reported by the UNICEF Violence against Children Surveys (VACS) in Swaziland, Tanzania, Kenya and Zimbabwe. As the VACS reporting is for (a variety of) age ranges, each of which is higher than that in this study, the levels of sexual violence reported here are very high in comparison.
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS7797 AUG 16, 2016