Liberia: Bomi Women Cry Foul Over $44.6m Empowerment Project

— Rural women’s groups in Bomi County are accusing the county’s gender coordinator of politically manipulating recruitment for a $44.6 million World Bank-backed women’s empowerment project, alleging that established grassroots organizations have been shut out while favored individuals are brought in.

Leaders of multiple village savings and loan associations across the county have accused County Gender Coordinator Miatta Monger of unfairly excluding their groups from the initiative, which is being…