Two Liberian journalists, Mr. Hisenburg Q. Togba and the late John Q. Worjloh, founded Movement for the Promotion of Gender Equality in Liberia (MOPGEL) in 2000. The founders decided the formation with the realization that cultural and traditional practices denied women/girls access to education, economic empowerment and gender inequalities are major contributory factors towards poverty in Africa, especially Liberia. The founders decided to form a non-governmental organization in order to break the conspiracy of silence surrounding discrimination against women, people with disabilities, children and youth, promote gender equality and at the same time empower women, disabled and youths.
In September 2000, the organization seized activities when one of the founders, Mr. Togba fled to Ghana own to persecution as journalist while the other founder was seriously sick. Realizing the need to work with the Liberian refugees in Ghana to spread the message of gender equality, MOPGEL was registered under the Ghana company code of 1963 (Act 179) December 2003 Registration #12,666 and recognized as an official NGO 2005 through the Department of Social Welfare DSW #2,340. The organization started activities 2004 following a journalist human rights award its founder received from Human Rights Watch.
Achievement
Since MOPGEL started work in Ghana, it has trained over six hundred women, youth and disabled in information communication technologies (ICTS) have a number of workshops on women rights, launched two environmental campaigns: Clean up, fix up Buduburam, Waste & water management. Currently the organization is involved with a free medical project for children age 5-14 and people with disabilities in partnership with The Community Laboratory & Health Service and Preparatory College of Sciences (PRECOHS) and operating a pre-primary & primary school for out of school children with emphasis on girls.
Who Are We
Movement for the Promotion of Gender Equality in Liberian (MOPGEL) is an independent, not for profit and non-governmental organization. Its aim primarily is to combat all forms of discrimination and violence against women; children and people with disabilities and create a Gender balance Liberia. MOPGEL is committed to the human rights and social economic status of women, children, disabled, and youth placing emphasis on equality. Our dream is to advocate equality where every citizen of Liberia will be treated equal as guaranteed under the nation's constitution.
Target Audience:
MOPGEL primary constituency is the rural areas. Realized the gap between the rural and urban areas we would work in both Communities for the empowerment of target beneficiaries. To achieve this objective, MOPGEL seeks partnership with International and local non-governmental organizations as well as individuals for the attainment of grants, logistics and technical assistance. To undertake short and long-term projects, MOPGEL intends to improve the livelihoods of the population particularly, women, disabled and youth during the post-war reconstruction period of Liberia.
Mission: TO TOP
MOPGEL exists to minimize gender inequalities and injustice in society through Advocacy, Awareness, Research, Education, Economic Empowerment and the Environment.
MOPGEL vision is the creation of a just Liberia where the fundamental rights of all citizens as guaranteed under the nation's constitution and the universal human rights would be respected and Upheld-that women and men have equal opportunities in Liberia. All MOPGEL initiatives are community driven as such they are implemented through a participatory approach, thus advancing socio-economic development nation wide
- To promote gender equality through the length and breath of Liberia.
- To advocate for equal employment opportunities for all and work against discrimination in all forms.
- To undertake sustained education and awareness on gender issues.
- To establish and manage Education and Training centers throughout the fifteen political sub-divisions of the country.
- To campaign for cleaner and healthier Environment and conserve the Environment
- To train target beneficiaries in media work in order to propagate their course
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