Liberia: Empowering Women At Sea – World Bank Grant Transforms Liberia’s Coastal Fish Trade

Many women in Liberia’s coastal communities face persistent challenges in the fishing industry, including fluctuating fish supplies, limited access to capital, and a lack of proper financial management skills. Most of these women, many of whom are single parents, rely on fish trading as their primary source of income to support their families.

Over the years, they have struggled with high interest rates from banks and other financial institutions, often finding it difficult to repay loans due to…