Liberia: Women Legislative Caucus Launches Nationwide Community Consultations And Town Hall Engagements
Source: Front Page Africa
The Women Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL) will, from today, April 15, 2026, begin rolling out of series of community consultations and town hall engagements across eight of Liberia’s fifteen counties, aimed at advancing women’s political participation and promoting electoral legal reform.
The initiative is being implemented under a US$1 million project supported by the IBSA ((India, Brazil, and South Africa), Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, covering the period 2025–2027. The 18-month program is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the WLCL, promote gender-responsive lawmaking, and enhance women’s leadership and representation at both national and community levels.
The project is led by the WLCL in collaboration with CareFound Liberia, with technical support from UN Women.
The community engagements will serve as vital platforms for public dialogue, transparency, and accountability. They are intended to achieve two primary goals: first, to raise awareness about the IBSA-supported project, its objectives, expected outcomes, and opportunities for women’s socio-political and economic empowerment; and second, to actively engage citizens in discussions around electoral legal reform, particularly focusing on Temporary Special Measures (TSMs) and policy options such as mandatory gender quotas to enhance women’s representation.
The Women Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL) will, from today, April 15, 2026, begin rolling out of series of community consultations and town hall engagements across eight of Liberia’s fifteen counties, aimed at advancing women’s political participation and promoting electoral legal reform.
The initiative is being implemented under a US$1 million project supported by the IBSA ((India, Brazil, and South Africa), Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, covering the period 2025–2027. The 18-month program is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the WLCL, promote gender-responsive lawmaking, and enhance women’s leadership and representation at both national and community levels.
The project is led by the WLCL in collaboration with CareFound Liberia, with technical support from UN Women.
The community engagements will serve as vital platforms for public dialogue, transparency, and accountability. They are intended to achieve two primary goals: first, to raise awareness about the IBSA-supported project, its objectives, expected outcomes, and opportunities for women’s socio-political and economic empowerment; and second, to actively engage citizens in discussions around electoral legal reform, particularly focusing on Temporary Special Measures (TSMs) and policy options such as mandatory gender quotas to enhance women’s representation.