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MISSION STATEMENT
GRASS
- aims to promote the
empowerment of marginalized and
underprivileged communities, protect the
environment, encourage and educate them
to respect tribal/cultural diversity
VISION
GRASS - envisages a bright future
where Liberians are empowered, tribal
diversity transcends tribal solidarity,
and nature be restored for future
generations.
BACKGROUND
As you may be aware, most of the
development, social and human rights
issues affecting communities are not
sometimes, if not all of the times
discussed the by holding of consultations.
Therefore, solutions found to address
these challenges most of the times do
not take into consideration the bottomup approach, thus, have the propensity
to undermine the process. On the other
hand, it has been noticed that most
organizations established to champion the
cause of ordinary citizen in the context
of working with them to find solutions
to these many challenges or to change
their condition do not have the capacity to
address same. Therefore, the condition of
the ordinary citizens either remains the
same or even worsens.
To engage in after school
activities, such as; art, craft,
dance, sport music, tutoring,
etc for children at risk. It will
establish also a “village school” in
communities where there are no
school
In view of the foregoing, like-minded
individuals,
especially
development
workers, decided to come together with
their expertise and resources to work under
the banner of GRASS.
The Grassroots Agency for Social Services
was established as a non-governmental/
non-partisan
and
not-for–profit
organization. Its activities are based on the
holding consultations and collaborating
with other development partners and the
citizens themselves so as to respond to
the many social, development and human
rights challenges facing communities in
Liberia.
Campaign against child labor
and abuse and gender based
violence
To promote peace building and
reconciliation through advocacy
and encourage respect for
culture and diversity;
To create awareness on hygiene
and sanitation, and HIV/
AIDS in rural and sub- urban
communities;
Work with youth and youth
related organizations in area of
counseling and provide capacity
building training for local
government community based
organization
GRASS is headed by a National Program
Coordinator
assisted
by
national
consultants. In addition, it has national
and international board members who are
charged with the responsibility to fundraise
for the implementation of the activities of
GRASS
What we do in the communities
OBJECTIVES
To build the capacity of
farmers in food production,
processing and marketing as a
way of empowering the rural
communities economically and
protecting the environment;
We are presently engaged in conducting
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Needs assessment
Holding of round table discussion/
consultation
Research
Facilitating workshops/seminars
Base line survey
Consultancy in community driven
development/Decentralization
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Community mobilization
is being
planted in Gardour
Town community- Funded by
LDLD(Tools support) and the
board members
2012 Jan: About 35acres of land
was cultivated and cassava is been
planted in Timbo Town, Dorwein
Clan –Funded by the Board
2012 Mar: 3 additional satellite
schools are established in three
camps in the Liberian Agriculture
Company and a village school
is also being established in
Whegkpee and Timbo Town
respectively, to provide Early
Childhood Development for
underprivileged and marginalized
kids
in
rural
communities
especially in area where there are
no schools.
Our recent activities
Dec 2011: Held series of
consultations
in various rural
dcommunities in the context of
using agriculture as the surest way
to empower rural communities
economically –sponsored by Board
members
Jan 2012: Held consultation
in
marginalized
communities
especially
in
the
Liberia
Agriculture Company on the issue
of education in relation to human
rights-Funded by Board members
Jan 2012: About 15 acres of
low land was cultivated and rice
SAYE-PUE HILL, TUBMAN
STREET,
LOWER BUCHANAN, GRAND
BASSA COUNTY
LIBERIA
WEST
AFRICA
Pay-U-Way
Rice Project
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EMAIL: [email protected],
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