Foundation for Community Initiatives - FCI

Monrovia, Liberia - It was a wonderful and engaging week for the management and staff at FCI as we welcomed a delegation from The Tenure Facility.

The meetings held from February 21 - 27, 2026 brought together staff from the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), Parley, and Landesa as members of the Liberia partnership.

The visit is part of the Tenure Facility yearly assessment of project deliverables carried out in Liberia between 2023-2025 under a five year (2023-2028) grant agreement signed with the partners.

The team led by the Project Officer of West Africa Ylwa Renström and the Africa Regional Officer Catherine Traynor met with key government ministries and agencies to foster partnership and discuss next steps for the Liberia program.

Key among these meetings were: the Forestry Development Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, Liberia Land Authority, and Lantmäteriet.

From 2023-2025, the TF sponsor 39 customary communities to secure land and support the governance and management of the land.

Key achievements over the period include:
✓ 20 communities deeded
✓ 545,651 Hectares of land secured
✓122,913 people with secured tenure
✓ 11 communities surveyed awaiting deed
✓ 317 residential certificates issued by CLDMC in 3 towns
✓ 6 participatory land use plan delivered

These achievements bring the total portfolio of the project "Keeping the Promise" to 39 communities in 8 counties.

The visit was also reassuring to partners and the LLA that the TF will scale up its activities over the next 2 years (2026-2028) to 18 new communities and an increase in the number of Residential certificates issued. Additional support will be provided to members of the Community Land Development and Management Committee (CLDMC) and the Community Forest Management Bodies (CFMB).

The team also met with members of the CLDMC in Monrovia and had a field visit to Rivercess County to engage the community and their leaders on next steps to land and forest rights protection.

An excursion visit was held at the famous Konkon Ecotourism lodge in Grand Bassa.

Many thanks to all our partners and government agencies for the support during the week.



Sustainable Development Institute SDI - Friends of the Earth Liberia

The fight against DRUGS is a holistic fight and we at the Foundation for Community Initiatives (FCI) stand with many Liberians today and say NO TO DRUGS.
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