MARGIBI – BRAC-Liberia has graduated several vulnerable adolescents under the auspices of its Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) project in Kakata, Margibi County. She revealed that BRAC Liberia as an international Organization is operating in nine Counties with six programs which includes Education, Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents, Microfinance, Food Security & Livelihoods, Health and Ultra Poor Graduation. Speaking on the Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) program, the Acting Country Representative said that the program has over time managed to provide livelihoods training to 378 Adolescents across the 4 counties. The BRAC Country Rep. stated: “We’ve also realized that the ELA program has impact on the perceptions, and attitudes towards gender stereotypes among the adolescents that we worked with. At the same time, Representative Ellen Attoh-Wreh expressed her impression over the training proffered by BRAC-Liberia to the vulnerable adolescents.

Source: Front Page Africa March 29, 2019 00:33 UTC