MERCY  CORPS  14,856 BENEFICIARIES  PROJECT  LAUNCHED 

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By Joseph  Tumbey 

Fourteen  thousand  eight  and fifty  six  Young  Liberians   between  the ages of 18- 35     in four Counties    are expected  to benefit  from   Mercy  Corps   Pilot project,  the  Promotional   Sustainable  Partnership  for  Economic  Transformation, PROSPECTS-IV  Programme  aiming  at   creating  income , quality  jobs and jobs  security to eradicate  poverty  in Liberia. 

Speaking  at their launch  on Wednesday  November  9 in Monrovia, PROSPECTS team Leader, Mr. Hamid G. Marah said,   their program  will utilize  a market systems Development for  Empowerment, MSD4E   approach  with the goal of increasing  income in    Montserrado,  Grand  Bassa , Nimba and Bong County  with  potential  expansion  after their pilot phase. 

According  to him, the process  will enable  the Country  to produce what it eats and create  job opportunities  as it currently  has a 20.1% National  formal employment rate with a very  underdeveloped  formal employment  sector. 

” The programme applies as a market system Development for Empowerment approach to facilitate  systemic change. 

It will  build on previous Government of Sweden  investment through  PROSPECTS  I-III but will move away from a direct delivery model model to place systems change  at the heart of the programme “, PROSPECTS team Leader, Mr. Hamid G. Marah  acknowledged. 

In a special  remark, the   Swedish Embassy  head of Development Cooperation,  Mr. Johan Romare  noted that the  launch is significant  as it  will address the many challenges of  the Country, as the Young people  will be able to work in agriculture sectors and make a meaningful life to improve themselves and sustain their Family.

“This will create an opportunity to the private sector , the private sector is very important   in creating  quality jobs, and brings income in the society to reduce the poverty rate”,  Mercy  Corps Country  Director  Ms. Miji Park asserted. 

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