MoH Commends IWYE Advocacy Initiatives By Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay

The Ministry of Health (MoH), through its Family Health Division (FHD), has commended the management of Initiative for Women and Youth Empowerment (IWYE).

The Division, meanwhile, commended IWYE for its steadfast commitment in advocating for increase budgetary support to boost family planning program and awareness nationwide.

The special recognition was witnessed on Monday, May 19, 2025, in Monrovia at a daylong budget-tracking workshop the IWYE organized.

The workshop was aimed at strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations on budget preparation, allotment process, and tracking for effective advocacy with the government for an increase funding for SRHR (Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights).

Sametta D. George, MoH Family Planning Coordinator and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Education Expert, lauded IWYE’s management for their commitment and support in advocating for increase family planning budget at the national level.

Madam George added that the FHD was excited to respond to the call from IWYE.

She described health as wealth; reaffirming the ministry’s role in ensuring that Liberians health, particularly SRHR are effectively addressed.

 Madam George also thanked IWYE’s leadership for their consistent engagement with the MoH/FHD over the years.

She called for the celebration of productive women’s leadership, which Madam George said, must be celebrated and encouraged by all.  Madam George then expressed gratitude to the participants, saying: “you need the information; however, it is important to ask how you can access the information, where to get it, and whom to approach?”

She underscored the well-being of adolescents, which she said, is particularly crucial now as social realities continue to impact their lives.

 IWYE Program Officer Marx Ledlum, expressed his institution’s gratitude to the MoH, the government for continue support and commitment to IWYE’s mission for change.

IWYE, formerly ‘Girls for Literacy Inc.,’ is a non-governmental and not-for-profit-making organization that is duly registered with the government.

Established in 2015, IWYE has been implementing programs and projects aimed at women, youth, and girls’ empowerment through vocational training programs; advocacy and awareness raising on health-related issues.