Nimba County Outreach Marks Final Leg of EU-Supported Drive to Promote Passage of the Women and Girls Protection Act of 2025
The National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NACAHP) has successfully concluded a three-county media advocacy and community awareness campaign across Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, and Nimba Counties, with the Nimba County engagement marking the final phase of the initiative. The campaign, held from February 19 to March 3, 2026, was designed to promote the proposed Women and Girls Protection Act of 2025 and to raise awareness about the harmful effects of traditional practices, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, on women and girls across Liberia.
Implemented with technical and financial support from the European Union through the UN Women Spotlight Initiative 2.0, the campaign brought together a broad cross-section of community stakeholders, including traditional and religious leaders, youth representatives, women’s groups, survivors, and media practitioners, for structured dialogue on the health, psychological, and social consequences of harmful practices, and on the legal protections the proposed Act would provide.
In each county, the campaign opened with a county-wide radio broadcast, reaching audiences in hard-to-access communities before leading into in-person community dialogues. These sessions allowed survivors to share personal testimonies, while community members engaged in candid, solution-focused conversations aimed at strengthening collective action to protect the rights and dignity of women and girls.
This campaign is not just about raising awareness; it is about transforming how communities think, speak, and act around the harmful practices that have long robbed our women and girls of their health, their futures, and their dignity. The passage of the Women and Girls Protection Act of 2025 is a critical step, and communities across Liberia have shown they are ready to stand behind it.”
Madam Marian G. Deah, Lead Coordinator, NACAHP
Throughout the engagements, participants reaffirmed the centrality of community ownership in driving sustainable change. Leaders and residents called for intensified and sustained advocacy efforts at the national level to support the Act’s passage, underscoring that legislation alone must be matched by community commitment and cultural dialogue.
The Nimba County outreach concludes a campaign that reached thousands of Liberians across three counties, generating critical momentum in the national conversation around gender-based violence and harmful traditional practices. NACAHP and its partners intend to build on the outcomes of this campaign as part of broader ongoing efforts to advance the legal and social protection of women and girls in Liberia.
About NACAHP
The National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NACAHP) is a Liberian civil society coalition committed to ending gender-based violence and harmful traditional practices affecting women and girls. Its current advocacy campaign is supported by the European Union through the UN Women Spotlight Initiative 2.0.
