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Conserving the forest ecosystem of Wologizi-Wonegizi, Liberia, 2022-2025
Two rainforests, Wologizi and Wonegizi in northern Liberia, are seriously threatened by poaching, mining and rapidly increasing agricultural activity. As local communities have few alternatives, there is increasing interest in commercial activities that will damage the rainforest further. Fauna and Flora International, the only nature conservation organisation working in the area, wants it to be given formal protected status. It also wants to support local communities in demanding their rights and improve policing capacity to ensure that the forests are not exploited illegally. The two rainforests are essential for conserving biodiversity and retaining CO2. Wologizi currently retains 100,000 tonnes of CO2 and Wonegizi 35,000 tonnes. Preventing deforestation will avert the release of this CO2. The Turing Foundation is contributing €150,000 (of which €70,000 in 2024). Turing's support will contribute towards the protection of threatened species and reducing poaching. In the long term it will contribute towards recognised rights for the local communities by adapting national legislation. See also: Fauna and Flora International: other projects  The Wonegizi mountain range, Liberia |
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Sustainable mangrove conservation, Liberia, 2019-2024
Conservation International is one of the world's largest international nature conservation organisations and has been working for over 30 years towards a healthy and prosperous world in which society values and protects nature. The Turing Foundation has previously supported one of its mangrove projects in the Philippines. The organisation has 27 country offices, including Conservation International Liberia since 2002. This country office aims to improve management of five protected mangrove nature reserves and increase their number to fourteen protected nature conservation areas in Liberia, including the Marshall coastal area. They want to enable 34 communities to protect this area through conservation agreements in exchange for support in a jointly chosen area. This project is making this process possible and enabling them to conduct two surveys that are required for the government to consider giving the area a protected status. An ecotourism plan is being developed to generate income needed to properly manage the area. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 300,000 towards this project.
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 Sustainable mangrove conservation, Liberia |
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Local leaders to strengthen the education sector, Liberia, 2020-2022
Teach for All is a network organisation with partners in 56 countries. The organisation has developed a model supported by data that aims to achieve more and better leadership in a country to improve the educational situation. Its partner, Teach for Liberia, wants to improve educational opportunities for children in Liberia by selecting promising young talent, training them and getting them to teach a primary school class for two years. All of them are stimulated to develop their leadership skills by taking an active role in the community, participating in local learning circles, and strengthening other teachers' capacity. A network of graduates and other community leaders also stimulates collaboration to achieve structural improvement. The Turing Foundation is contributing €44,000 (of which €22,000 in 2022) to develop a group of eight young people as strong leaders in two years. See also: Other teacher training projects  Local leaders to strengthen the education sector, Liberia |
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"Reading Liberia 20/22", Bomi, Margibi en Grand Bassa, Liberia, 2020-2022
The Canadian Organisation for Development through Education (CODE) is committed to combating illiteracy in Liberia. CODE, together with its local partners, is increasing primary school teachers' professional capacity so that they can teach children to read better. They are also stimulating the local children's book sector by publishing and distributing books. The Turing Foundation is supporting the CODE programme in Liberia in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, 95 teachers were trained at sixteen schools, seven books were published, and more than ten thousand reading books were distributed. In the new 2020-2022 programme period, CODE will work with fifteen new schools. It will also start an after-school programme at 25 schools it already works with for a group of 375 older girls in the lowest classes to accelerate their progress to a higher level to prevent them from dropping out. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 100,000 towards this project (of which € 24,000 in 2022).
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 "Reading Liberia", Bomi, Margibi en Grand Bassa, Liberia |
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Protecting forests by preventing oil palm plantations, Liberia, 2018-2020
Both Ends collaborates with social and environmental groups from developing countries to achieve a green and sustainable global economy through research, influencing policy and mutual capacity building. Both Ends and its local partner Sustainable Development Initiative want to improve the socio-economic situation of communities in Liberia so that they can prevent the establishment of oil palm plantations. This is being done by (1) training members of at least three communities in land valuation, so that they can make an informed decision when selling land rights, (2) informing them about land rights and existing regulations in Liberia, and (3) helping improve their way of living with other or additional sources of income. The Turing Foundation is contributing €67,000 towards this project (of which, €17,000 in 2020). See also: Both ENDS: other projects  Protecting forests by preventing oil palm plantations, Liberia |
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Vocational Training for women and young people, Dabwe Town, Liberia, 2020
The Mineke Foundation was founded in 2009 by Tonia Dabwe to continue her parents' life work in Liberia. The organisation has a training centre in Dabwe Town, 20 km from Monrovia, for vocational training and social activities (through clubs) for people with little or no education. The Mineke Foundation wants to use this project to train 60 young men and women a year with little or no education in baking, soap making, hairdressing or graphic design. There are also monthly life skills training courses on resilience, (financial) self-reliance, legal rights and family planning. The training sessions last three to six months with practical lessons three times a week. Participants are awarded a government-recognised certificate after passing the official exam. They expect 100% of the participants to complete the course and 65% to start their own business. The Mineke Foundation helps a quarter of the graduates with a start-up investment. The Turing Foundation is contributing €30,000 towards this project.
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 Vocational Training for women and young people, Dabwe Town, Liberia |
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"Reading Liberia 20/20", Bomi, Margibi en Grand Bassa, Liberia, 2019-2020
The Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE) is committed to combating illiteracy in Liberia. Based on internationally-recognized best-practice, 'Reading CODE' strengthens the capacity of teachers and librarians which improves their ability to teach children how to read and stimulates the national children's books sector. This is how CODE wants to contribute towards a reading culture. CODE aims to improve the reading skills of 25,000 Liberian children at 60 primary schools by 2020 with this project. Each school will have a library and reading corners with trained educational professionals. Every year workshops about producing appealing children's books are organised for an average of five writers, illustrators and editors. An average of five new children's books are published each year. The Turing Foundation's contribution is not only enabling CODE to continue its work but also to increase its scale so that it is more likely to receive significant institutional support from the Canadian government from 2020 onwards. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 50,000 towards this project (of which € 35,000 in 2019).
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"Reading Liberia 20/20", Bomi, Margibi en Grand Bassa, Liberia |
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Equipment for improved vocational training, Monrovia, Liberia, 2018-2019
The Stichting Betuwe Wereldwijd foundation (SBW) was founded in 1987 and reconditions tools, bicycles, computers and machines for training centres in developing countries. In the Netherlands, the foundation provides a workplace for people with a disadvantage on the labour market. SBW is improving its local partner PEP Liberia's (People Empowerment Program) training courses by providing teaching materials, and increasing employment opportunities by providing 40 graduates with starter kits. SBW is reconditioning the computers, tools and sewing machines that PEP has requested and is shipping them to Liberia. These materials will be used for training courses in ICT, electricity, plumbing, dressmaking and woodworking. It is estimated that 90% of graduates will find work. The Turing Foundation is contributing €8,125 towards this project (of which, €8,125 in 2018). See also: Other vocational training projects  Equipment for improved vocational training, Monrovia, Liberia |
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Vocational Training for women and young people, Dabwe Town, Liberia, 2017-2018
The Mineke Foundation was founded in 2009 by Tonia Dabwe to continue her parents' life work in Liberia. The organisation has a training centre in Dabwe Town, 20 km from Monrovia, which provides vocational training and social activities (through clubs) for people with little or no education. The aim of this project is to give approximately 165 people who have little or no education (especially women and young people) a vocational training course with the choice between soap making, baking and catering, hairdressing, and computer lessons. Children, young people and women receive guidance in their own club to aid their social development and help them become more resilient. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards the vocational training courses in this project (of which, € 10,000 in 2018).
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 Vocational Training for women and young people, Dabwe Town, Liberia |
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Vocational and entrepreneurial training, Monrovia, Liberia 2015-2018
Y Care is the international arm of the youth organisation YMCA. This foundation has been working in Liberia for more than 30 years and helps young people start a business or find work. In partnership with YMCA Liberia, Y Care provides 250 young people from a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Monrovia with entrepreneurship training. One hundred of them first do vocational training for between nine and twelve months. These 250 young people then train another 450 young people in entrepreneurial skills like business management, marketing and finance. The graduates receive guidance for one to two years. It is expected that 65% of these young people will be able to secure an income of at least USD 50 a month. The Turing Foundation is donating €129,000 towards this project (about 50% of the total project costs), of which €36,000 in 2018.
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 Vocational and entrepreneurial training, Monrovia, Liberia |
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Sustainable living for young people in agriculture, Liberia, 2017-2019
ActionAid The Netherlands and ActionAid Liberia (AAL) want a world without poverty and injustice, and help people to stand up for their rights. AAL is helping 500 young people in Liberia earn a sustainable living in agriculture. They are given training in sustainable agricultural techniques and learn how to improve their political situation. AAL is also supporting five organised youth groups developing their own agricultural businesses. The Turing Foundation is donating €65,000, of which €32,000 in 2018. See also: Other vocational training projects  Sustainable living for young people in agriculture, Liberia |
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Vocational & literacy training for 400 urban youth, Monrovia, Liberia, 2015-2017
ZOA has been working in Liberia since 2003 to increase the local population's self-reliance in education, water and sanitation, and food security. ZOA and its partner organisation SHIFSD are using this project to meet the pressing need of local young people for vocational education, which will enable them to generate an income. 400 young people from Monrovia do a one year course in construction or car and motor mechanics. Half of them also learns reading, writing and basic arithmetic. The Turing Foundation is contributing €100,000 towards this project (of which, €27,000 in 2017). This is 50% of the total budget.
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 Vocational & literacy training for 400 urban youth, Monrovia, Liberia |
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Vocational Training for rural communities, River Cess, Liberia, 2014-2016
Children in Crisis is an English NGO that sets up educational projects in conflict affected countries like D.R. Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With partner organization FAWE, Children in Crisis offers literacy courses and vocational trainings - including hairdressing, tailoring, pastry making - to 2,730 young adults. The training last four months. After completion, alumni will be supported by the vocational training centre for another two years so they can set up their own businesses. By 2016, there will be 17 training centres across the region. The Turing Foundation contributes € 150,000 to the project (approximately 20 percent of the project costs), € 50,000 of which will be donated in 2016.
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 A proud graduate receives her graduation certificate, Liberia, 2013 |
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Strengthening a vocational training project, Liberia, 2016
In 2016 the Turing Foundation approved a contribution towards ZOA's vocational training project, which will train 400 young people in Monrovia, Liberia. On our advice ZOA contacted Woord en Daad and they have signed a collaboration agreement. Woord en Daad is sharing its knowledge and experience in the field of vocational education and is helping ZOA and its local implementation partner, SHIFSD, integrate this into the project. Woord en Daad's involvement, in turn, is helping them to get to know the local Liberian context and take the next step in its ambition to extend its work to this country. The Turing Foundation is contributing 50% towards the costs of support by Woord en Daad, €5,000.
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 Strengthening a vocational training project, Liberia |
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Education for 900 vulnerable girls in Paynesville, Monrovia en Kakata, Liberia, 2013-2015
Liberia is one of the focus countries of Save the Children. After years of emergency relief, the foundation is now working on structural education and health programs. For this project, Save the Children and local NGO THINK want to offer 900 underprivileged girls an accelerated two-year program, after which they'll able to continue a formal (vocational) education. To this end, special drop-in centers will be set up and 30 teachers will be trained. The Turing Foundation will donate a total of € 100,000 (€ 50.000 in 2014) so that the program can be made available to 900 girls.
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 Education for 900 vulnerable girls in Liberia |
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Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, 2007-2009
The UAF supports refugees and asylum seekers with a higher education in their further training and in finding work by means of providing money, advice and supervision. For students who rightly claim a refugee status as mentioned in article 1 of the Geneva convention on Refugees the acceptance procedure of the UAF allows them to start their training without having to wait for their residence permit. Approximately 300 UAF-students graduate yearly. Just like the past few years, the Turing Foundation donates € 50,000 to the UAF in 2009. See also: Other projects in Guinea  UAF dimplomas 2008 |
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