Liberia: U.S. Ambassador Signs Grants to Promote Citizens' Participation in Government

U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac has signed two grant agreements, worth a total of US$47,000, with Liberian civil society organizations that will enhance Liberian citizens' participation in government.

The agreement with the Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) for US$28,000 will promote legislative openness and stimulate wider civic consciousness and responsibility among citizens by monitoring and documenting the performance of the national legislature and making this information widely available to Liberian citizens through a publicly accessible website.

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