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Enterprise Development for aStronger LiberiaGoalIncrease livelihoodcreation and income ofwomen and youthYMCAComputer LabsOf the 3.7 million people who live inLiberia, up to 50 percent are youth.Most of these young people receivedlittle to no education because of thedisruption of the civil war, leavingthem unskilled and unable to finda job.Chevron Liberia Limited partneredwith the YMCA in Liberia, the oldestyouth organization in the country,to build the computer literacy ofLiberian youth in order to help themcompete for employment.This C-LED project upgradedthree existing YMCA computerYMCA IT Coordinator Darrick Barshall helping to train students on new computerslabs by replacing obsolete anddamaged computers, installing airconditioning units and setting up areproduction room with scannersand power regulators. Additionally,the project partners supported theshipment of sporting equipment andtransport buses.As a result of the improvements,the YMCA has seen a 104 percentincrease in the number of studentsenrolled in the computer program,and it expects to enable about2,500 young people to gain lowcostcomputer skills training eachyear. The old computers used bythe center were refurbished andsent to four cities outside Monroviaso that an additional 4,000 youthwill have access to basic computerskills training.The YMCA in Liberia and Chevron partnered to upgrade three YMCA computer labs12 | Chevron Liberia Limited
Jacqueline Becko with products that she and women from AWEP produce and sellAWEP Agriculture Training for WomenThis strategy giveswomen access tofinance and creates acondition that willenable them to haveareas of specialization.— Rugie BarryAWEP-L PresidentChevron Liberia Limited partneredwith the African Women’sEntrepreneurship Program (AWEP)on a grant to provide training andbusiness resources to 750 women,mostly in the agriculture industry.AWEP is an international outreach,education and engagement initiativethat has created a network ofwomen entrepreneurs across sub-Saharan Africa and is empoweringthem to transform their localcommunities by owning, runningand operating businesses. LiberianPresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaflaunched a branch of AWEP inLiberia (AWEP-L) in March 2012,and membership is up to 78, withrepresentatives in all 15 counties.In the past, women in Liberia havebeen provided training but notthe tools necessary to produceproducts or maintain sustainablebusinesses. This grant will enableboth. The grant will target womenin agriculture — textiles, arts andcrafts, and farming — by purchasingmachines to process their productsinto finished goods for exportation.AWEP-L is seeking real estate toopen regional business resourcecenters where women can go fortraining and development to helpthem grow their businesses. In themeantime, the organization receivessupport from the Liberian Ministryof Commerce through use of theirlegal counsel and offices.Richard Weaver and Deddeh Howard (ChevronLiberia Limited) with Dale Lawton from the U.S.EmbassyRichard Weaver, Supply Chain Manager of Chevron Liberia Limited, and women from AWEPRugie Barry, AWEP’s Ambassador to Liberia, andRichard Weaver2012 Corporate Responsibility Report | 13
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