The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (SSH) allows the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from communities for small-scale, community-based development projects that promise to have immediate impact.

The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (SSH) assists community groups in Liberia to develop lasting, self-sustaining projects that benefit entire communities.  Since 2004, SSH grants have contributed to agricultural modernization, economic development, improving sanitation, empowering vulnerable populations (women, youth, and persons with disabilities), improving learning conditions, and expanding access to clean water, health services, and education.  Each year, the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund supports approximately twelve to fifteen projects.

Goal:

The goal of this program is to encourage community involvement and the use of local resources and expertise to improve the basic economic and social conditions at the local community level.

Activities:

The program will continue to support construction projects, short term skills development initiatives, provision of school furniture and textbooks, as well as supporting income generation activities like producing vegetables, cassava, pineapple, peanuts, and plantains, animal husbandry and fishponds.

Other income generation activities include provision of small-scale agricultural machines, farming tools and seeds. The program also supports health and sanitation activities including construction of hand pumps and clinics and well as maintaining clean environment.

Closing date : April 30, 2023

Funding : $1,000 – $10,000

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