The Community Livelihood Assistance Project, (CLAP) recently ended its first year of implementation activities in Bong and Lofa Counties with an important visit of the Executive Director of the Lutheran Development Service, Mr. Augustine Lavelah. The ED visited project communities to monitor implementation activities after year one of the project, and to speak with key stakeholders including direct and indirect beneficiaries. Importantly, he met with Volunteer Teachers, Parent and Teacher Association members, and a host of community members in each community including Kpayaquelleh, Gbonyea, Gorlu, Telemu, and Salayea.
The Lutheran Development Service is implementing a 3-year Community Livelihood Assistance Project (CLAP) in Sanoyea and Jorquelleh Districts in Bong County and Salayea District in Lofa County funded by Bread for the World (BftW). The project interventions include supporting schools to improve the quality of education by strengthening the roles and responsibilities of PTAs, low-land rice, and vegetable farming activities to improve farming practices and increase yield through improved technologies, farming as a business (FaaB), adult literacy training, and village saving loan associations (VSLAs) activities as well as supporting community health and hygiene promotion through awareness and child focus health club activities.
Meanwhile, there have been three harvests from the vegetable farms in Sucromu and Telemai communities. Crops harvested include pepper, Okra, and Watermelon. The agriculture component of the project is to help improve farming practices and increase yield through improved technologies for farmers in each community.
The Executive Director expressed excitement with the progress made in year one of the project. Additionally, he encouraged the project recipients including Volunteer Teachers, Parent and Teacher Association members, and members of the community to unite to improve their communities. In appreciation, the communities extended their gratitude to Bread for the World and LDS for the project. They stressed that the Community Livelihood Assistance Project has changed their lives and improved their farming abilities.
