Sustain the Peace

Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) Sustain the Peace Project is funded by the Women Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF). This 18-month project, themed “Mobilizing Liberians to Address Political Violence Against Women," targets fifteen districts within Montserrado, Grand Gedeh, and Lofa counties.

In these three counties, GPFA is mobilizing young women and key stakeholders to increase the visibility and effectiveness of Liberian women's leadership regarding conflict prevention and responses to incidents of political and personal violence.

This Sustain the Peace project complements current peacebuilding work in targeted counties by identifying and training 150 women peace advocates as Peace Brigades. 15 Peace Desks have been established in 15 districts within these three counties.

Each district has a Peace Desk Officer who leads GPFA’s network of community leaders and Peace Brigades to respond to sexual and political violence in their communities. They are charged with tracking and reporting instances of violence against women and are serving as mediators and mentors of young women peacebuilders.

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