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CCSG Projects > Peacebuilding
LIBERIA COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
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After more than 20 years of decimating civil conflict that primarily
targeted civilians, a comprehensive peace agreement was signed in
August 2003 paving the way for an interim government and the October
2005 presidential and legislative elections. On January 16, 2006,
a democratically-elected President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was sworn
into office. Despite the progress made since 2003, reintegration,
development, and peacebuilding at the community level continue to
be essential to addressing the underlying causes of conflict and
to ensuring permanent stability in Liberia and in the whole West
African region. To foster this transition, the AED Community Peace
Building and Development project, known locally as "Diompilor,"
has been working since 2002 to help Liberian communities create
peae and generate prosperity by strengthening civil society, fostering
community-based social and economic development, and strengthening
communities' access to, use of, and involvement in community radio.
AED has overall responsibility for Diompilor; its partner, Mercy
Corps, leads the program's field operations in Liberia.
For additional information on this project please contact us at ccsg@aed.org.
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