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Banner Image: Miatta Pratt, a member of the Gola Konneh Community Forest <\/strong>displays meeting minutes she attends. The DayLight\/James Harding Giahyue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Varney Kamara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONROVIA \u2013 Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has embarked on the training for civil society organizations in Monrovia for the enhancement of women\u2019s participation in the country\u2019s natural resource sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberia has passed laws guaranteeing the participation of women in the country\u2019s natural resource management, including the Land Rights Act of 2018<\/a>, the Forestry Reform Law of 2006<\/a>, and the Community Rights Law of 200<\/a>9 with Respect to Forest Land. However, only a few women participate in governance activities across the extractive sector, pushing stakeholders to rethink ways to increase their number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s issues are national issues. They are societal problems,\u201d said Cerue Konah, facilitator and gender specialist at the Carter Center, at a daylong training on Friday held at the LEITI headquarters in Monrovia. \u201cThis meeting is intended to give stronger voices to women in the national resource governance sector and hence, we must take actions such as reviewing the laws and policies to reflect our collective desire for change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the laws, the patriarchal nature of the Liberian society has posed hindrances to women\u2019s exerting their rights, according to a report by Client Earth, an international environmental law charity, last year. In order to guarantee enhanced women\u2019s participation, it suggests a thorough analysis of the formulation of laws and policies on the environment, including regulations that strengthen these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the ways for us to end marginalization against women is providing education,\u201d said C. Mike Doryan, Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), the chairman of the multi-stakeholder group (MSG), the LEITI’s board of directors. \u201cLet\u2019s look at the laws and policies and see how we can empower our women so that they can influence things in the society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants expressed their desire to work together in order to make women\u2019s empowerment a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI expect that women\u2019s voices will be strengthened in the natural resource sector of this country after this training,\u201d said Teresa Viskinda, president of the Liberia Labor Congress (LLC. \u201cI am also here to ensure that we take this message to all labor unions across this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy expectation is that this meeting will help to identify the role of the youths, especially young women, in managing the supply access to the state\u2019s natural resources,\u201d added Banica Elliot of the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A banner at the training. Photo credit: LEITI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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