In partnership with Humanity United, TrustAfrica brought together more than 20 leading figures from Liberian civil society for a two-day convening on efforts to strengthen the sector.

The first day was dedicated to discussions relating to the three programmatic areas: community empowerment, governance monitoring and the development of the independent media. The second day featured a training session on project outcome development and impact assessment, with program officers of grantee organizations in attendance. Both days served as learning opportunities for both donors and grantees. The NGOs’ perspectives on the thematic areas help us further our understanding of the political and social environment of the program. And as we share our views, partners are able to acquire skills they have not fully grasped before.

The convening sought to achieve two main objectives: (1) improve our Liberia Civil Society Initiative’s approach to capacity development through feedback from partner organizations and (2) create a space of mutual learning where best practices are highlighted and lessons shared. The convening also offered a way to learn about the progress of individual NGOs and will serve in the future as a periodic feedback for Humanity United and TrustAfrica.

Read the convening report (pdf).