Who we are
ActionAid Liberia (AAL) is a country program and part of the ActionAid Global Federation, a unique partnership of people, organizations and social movements in Liberia working to achieve economic, social and climate justice, gender equality and poverty eradication. Throughout the world, ActionAid works to strengthen the capacity and active agency of people living in poverty and exclusion, especially women, to assert their rights.
In alignment with the Global Federation’s strategic framework ll, AAL’s commitment to support a feminist, just, and green transition will reinforce priorities on economic Justice. Challenging neoliberalism and its associated austerity, privatization, exploitation and denial of unpaid care work and planetary limits; system change for Clime Justice: challenging big corporations and rich countries that have acerated the Climate crisis, movement building to address injustice and strengthening resilience of affected communities while leading loss and damage. We will also commit to AAI Humanitarian and Resilience shifting power to affected communities, Women and Youth Humanitarian Networks for a people centered humanitarian response.
Global Platform Liberia
Global Platform Liberia was launched in 2020 to enhance co-creation and knowledge sharing among young people in Liberia. The platform has since engaged young people directly through its training and hub activities while transforming youth-led organizations into a more forward-thinking establishments. GP Liberia’s head office is in Gbarnga, Bong County; space with the youth office at AA Liberia headquarters in Montserrado County; and two satellite platform structures in Gbarpolu and Grand Gedeh.
Our Vision
A just, equitable and sustainable world in which every person enjoys the right to a life of dignity, freedom from poverty and all forms of oppression.
Our Mission
To achieve social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people living in poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations, activists, social movements and supporters.
Our Values
- Mutual Respect, requiring us to recognize the innate worth of all people and the value of diversity.
- Equity and Justice, requiring us to ensure the realization of our vision for everyone, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, race, ethnicity, caste, class, age, HIV status, disability, location and religion
- Integrity, requiring us to be honest, transparent and accountable at all levels for the effectiveness of our actions and our use of resources and open in our judgements and communications with others
- Solidarity with People Living in Poverty and Exclusion will be the only bias in our commitment to the fight against poverty, injustice, and gender inequality
- Courage of Conviction, requiring us to be creative and radical, bold and innovative – without fear of failure – in pursuit of making the greatest possible impact on the causes of poverty, injustice, and gender inequality
- Independence from any religious or party-political affiliation
- Humility, recognizing that we are part of a wider alliance against poverty and injustice.
- Feminist Leadership, positive and inclusive use of power to co-create an organization that contributes to transformational change.