Women Peace and Security Network- Africa (WIPSEN)

 


Country

Liberia

Organization

Women Peace and Security Network- Africa (WIPSEN)

WIPSEN-Africa, founded in 2007, is a Pan-African women’s peace-building organization that promotes constructive, innovative and collaborative approaches to non-violent transformation of conflict, peace building and security.

Project

Young Girls Leadership Dialogue Project

To strengthen the leadership skills of 100 girls through a series of interactive and intergenerational dialogues on the rights and responsibilities of women and girls at community and national levels; to train eight community women as mentors and 30 girls as peer educators; and to support community-service projects that will be developed by the program participants in four counties of Liberia.

Project Grant Amount $35,000
Total Grants Received $262,953
Years Supported 5
Theme Civil/Human Rights
Population Served Women, Youth
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