Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative

Learn about our latest initiative: peace making in Liberia

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Project and Host

GCJ is partnering with Liberian NGOs to launch the Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative with a mission to build a community-based network to foster conflict resolution, reconciliation, and sustainable peace. We will form Peacebuilder Teams of three from communities in the NE Counties, each team to include elders, women and youth They will come together at a five day Summit to share and learn skills (traditional practices, Compassionate Listening, Restorative Justice, large group dialogue), exchange experiences, and co-create a peaceful future for all Liberians. Peacebuilders share the tools learned in their home communities, then return to deepen their relationships and share learnings with the other teams at a second Summit. Teams represent Liberia’s diversity to build understanding and trust across deep divides of age, ethnicity, class and gender. Read more about project and host here.

About Liberia

Civil war has left Liberia traumatized and devastated. Conflict easily erupts at fault lines such as weakened respect for elders, ethnic tensions, and integration of refugees and ex-combatants. There is a tremendous need for local leaders to experience and learn skills for inter-group trust, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation and collaborative networking – the foundations of democracy, development and a sustainable peace. LPI builds capacity to manage tensions at the grassroots, beyond Monrovia, and takes a powerful step towards creating a healthy Liberian national identity. The need is urgent in the face of imminent Presidential elections and draw down of UN forces. Read more about Liberia here.

Current Status

GCJ is continuing to fund raise for the Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative. As of August 13, we are currently about $8,000 away from funding one regional summit. Please make a donation by September 20th and your funds will be matched by a generous grant from the Foundation for Global Community.

Our partner organization, Population Caring Organization (PCO), has been reviewing conditions in Liberia as well as building relationships with local groups. They are working on holding monthly events in order to increase awareness of the Peacebuilder Initiative. Click here to read PCO’s full report.