AU, MPEA Sign US$100k Quick Impact Infrastructure Project For Liberia

Monday, 15th February 2010

After 14 years of civil war in Liberia, International Donor Partners are strategically placed to propel Liberia in its post- conflict recovery and reconstruction efforts.

Meanwhile, to take full advantage of donor partners’ initiatives, the Liberian Government has categorized its developmental needs on a three year plan under the Lift Liberia program which began in April of 2008 and is expected to end June 2011.

The “Poverty Reduction Strategy” is a comprehensive plan that rests on four separate pillars of the Lift-Liberia agenda - Peace and Security, Economic Revitalization, Governance and the Rule of Law and Infrastructure and Basic Services.

As part of Liberia’s peace-building agenda, the African Union (AU) Liaison Office became operational in August 2004 based on the decision of the AU Peace and Security Council Meeting held in Addis Ababa. The Office continues to contribute immensely to the ongoing peace-building activities in the Country.

The African Union Commission on December 1, 2009  donated $US 100,000 to the Ministry of Planning & Economic Affairs to provide socio-economic support of Quick Impact Projects as Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development assistance for selected communities around Monrovia.

The AU initiative is aimed at strengthening existing referral services of education and health facilities within the selected communities. The rehabilitation of the Paynesville Community High School and the Soniwein Health Center will go a long way in encouraging more students to attend school in the Paynesville neighborhood as well as well as cater to the health needs of the Soniwein community.

The project is expected to benefit about 13,575 males and 17, 125 females under the African Union Quick Impact Project for Liberia. The project is expected to commence in February 2010 and end March 2010

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