The project seeks to enhance community knowledge on climate change, impact, effect, mitigation and adoption approaches to mitigate and sustain a safe environment for all. The various targeted communities in Montserrado County namely: Mount Barclay with sub communities (Cureysburg, Philip Farm, ) and Congo town includes four sub-communities namely; Oldroad, Gaye town, Chugbor, RC Lawson and Swankamore Communities. Many locals in these communities have little or no basic facilities to respond to their human resources capacity to mitigate climate change; limited latrine, unsafe drinking water, and limited empowerment opportunity for better livelihood. Many locals earn their living on petty trading, motorbike riding for young men and boys and street selling for women and girls while some also earn their living on backyard garden (Vegetables crops production) with few locals teaching community schools and managing mini shops, stores and hotels businesses. Every community has its own

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leadership with representatives from their respective community including young men and girls taking active role in decision making. The community sanitation control or management of waste is poor as many pedestrians and streets vendors dump wastes in streets and swamp while many poor households without land build zinc round in swamp for dwelling which are mostly affected by flood during raining season and water related diseases. Many complained of limited job opportunities and empowerment program and this has increase teenage pregnancies, school dropout, drugs and alcohol abuse resulting in human rights violations in the various communities. The Community Climate Change for Sustainable Solutions with empower locals and increase knowledge on Climate change mitigation, adoption and provide a sustainable solution to address issues that often affect the local people. The project will amongst other things provide awareness, training, campaigns, dialogues, meetings and other outreach and one-on one meeting with families. Radio and social media will be used to share messages of Climate change throughout the project period.

1.2. Organizational Background and Capacity to Implement the Project

Gender Peace Network Inc. (GP-NET) is legally registered non-governmental organization and an expert-working group of Peace, Environment and development NGO, academics established November 1, 2010. GP-NET has more than two decades working experience in Monrovia, Buchanan, Nimba and Southeast (Zwedru, Rivergee, Sinoe) working on various projects on Peace, Gender issue, Development, Environment and climate change with its current radio program, ?Climate Change and the People? in Zwedru aired weekly on Flash FM 102.2 and been providing consultancy/project including training on climate change education and awareness, WASH, environment, Peace and security, Gender and development, reconciliation, Voter education, SEA/SGBV program amongst others with FDA, MOA, UNMIL, UNDP, UNHCR,MIA,, Liberia Peace building office, UNHCR, INHCR, Solidarities, US Department of State funded Kaizen Company, Forucmciv, Conservation International, EPA, Gender Ministry, IBIS Liberia, SIDA etc. GP-Net is staffed with professionals with background in project management, developmental studies, Environment and Climate change, Accountants, management, Human resources with Master?s and bachelor?s degrees. The organization is well positioned and known in the project communities with volunteers organized in the form of committee to respond to community development agenda.

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