Episcopal Relief & Development works with the Episcopal Church of Liberia Relief & Development (ECLRD) and its networks to engage faith and youth leaders to advance and deepen its gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response work, and provide trauma-informed and survivor-centered care in Liberia. Faith leaders are highly respected and uniquely positioned to promote attitudes and behaviors that prevent violence.
Episcopal Relief & Development works with the Episcopal Church of Liberia Relief & Development (ECLRD) and its networks to engage faith and youth leaders to advance and deepen its gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response work, and provide trauma-informed and survivor-centered care in Liberia. Faith leaders are highly respected and uniquely positioned to promote attitudes and behaviors that prevent violence.
Our program encourages and trains faith and youth leaders of both Christian and Muslim groups to speak out and respond to gender-based violence and to change cultural norms. Through community-led activities, the program engages women, girls, men and boys in rural communities to support healthy relationships and advance gender equality. These activities include savings and loans groups where GBV survivors can access capital and start businesses to generate income, achieve financial security and enhance their wellbeing. Learn more about the project’s impact from the 2022 evaluation report.
Our Results in 2023
58,209 individuals directly reached by long-term development programs.
1,006 women engaged in economic empowerment activities.
1,216 individuals actively involved in Savings with Education (SwE) micro-finance programming savings groups.
