The Liberia Association of Psychosocial Services (LAPS) continued its collaboration through South to South Knowledge and Experience sharing between East and West Africa on collective action for collective impact in violence prevention with best practices and lessons learnt from Kenya and Liberia.
By LAPS Communication Team
LAPS, in collaboration with Community Health Care Initiative (CHI), hosted a 2-day Post Election Violence Prevention and Leadership Workshop at A la Lagune Resort located at Congo Town back road from the 4th to the 5th of December 2023.
Representatives from state and non-state actors, including government line ministries, Women Rights organizations, GBV response and prevention actors, community-based organizations, GBV Taskforce officials, Liberia National Police, and other members of the Intersectoral Violence Prevention Forum (IVPF) attended.
Overall, the workshop created a safe space for sharing experiences related to election violence prevention and response before, during, and after Elections using the Kenyan & Liberian Experiences.
Moreover, participants had the opportunity to analyse and leverage on election-related knowledge and experiences that can be utilized to inform future programming and interventions.
Besides, the workshop brainstormed alternative ways of addressing post-election tensions through short and long-term mitigation strategies. Moreover, the workshop strengthened collaborative efforts within the IVPF, across diverse sectors, and also established common agendas that created a shared vision for the prevention of violence in Liberia.
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