Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation & Abuse in Liberia

4.12 Next Steps for PCGs on PSEA in Liberia
PCG
Location
Suggested Actions
National Level County Level
Monrovia 1. Establish an SEA Referral system at the national level
2. Encourage the Ministry of Education to mainstream
SEA prevention and response into its activities and
programmes
3. Advocate for SEA protection and response to be passed
into the domestic law of Liberia
4. Organize consistent SEA trainings for stakeholders and
host communities
5. Engage consistently with the National SEA Awareness
Campaign
Bong 1. Build capacity among all government workers to prevent
and respond to SEA
2. Work with all government agencies to develop a Code of
Conduct
3. Recruit and train a Ministry of Gender and Development
SEA FP in each county
4. Ensure adequate IEC materials available for every county
5. Conduct continued rotational SEA workshops (refreshers)
in all counties
Maryland 1. Conduct ongoing SEA TOT workshops for protection
officers in all PCG member agencies
2. Raise awareness through Mass Media
3. Provide more county-level support to the National SEA
Campaign
4. Provide financial support to the county-level PCGs
5. Lobby for anti-SEA laws and for enforcement of relevant
laws currently on the books
Margibi 1. Provide a physical office for the PCG to meet regularly
2. Collaborate with government to lobby for changes
needed, as communicated from the counties
3. Increase level of awareness-raising at the national level
and provision of materials to the counties
4. Liaise with the country offices of member agencies to
strengthen commitment and capacity of their county-level
PCG members
5. Increase the number of trainings
6. Assist with communication and information sharing
among the county-level PCGs, i.e. horizontal rather than
vertical communication
Nimba 1. Advocate for speedy justice
2. Strengthen correctional system by:
- Advocating for increased number of correctional
institutions
- Advocating that all correctional institutions meet
international standards
- Advocate/lobby for vehicles to transport prisoners and
detainees
3. Support county-level PCGs to carry out awareness in
communities about SEA and reporting mechanisms by
providing financial, material and human resources
4. Advocate for assistance to survivors: medical, alternative
income generation
5. Advocate for implementation and improvement of
juvenile justice mechanisms
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1. Provide each county-level PCG with initial training, access
to training/awareness resources and periodic refresher
training
2. Engage each county-level PCG in the National SEA
Awareness Campaign at county-level
3. Lobby for support from county authorities for the
enforcement of laws against SEA
1. Strengthen the SEA Sub-clusters by ensuring regular
attendance at fixed meeting dates, e.g., the second and last
Thursdays of each month, to be chaired by UNMIL Human
rights
1. Provide an on-call lawyer for each county-level PCG
2. Increase support for prosecution of cases and services for
survivors
3. Empower the justice system through financial support to
prosecutors
4. Conduct refresher trainings for members
5. Provide psychosocial counselors
6. Set an example for others to follow
1. Conduct visits to detention centers
2. Hold regular meetings
3. Follow up on cases
4. Conduct awareness-raising activities for members as well
as in communities
5. Increase collaboration among the sub-clusters
6. Build the capacity of the sub-clusters
7. Encourage police and judiciary to participate in the PCG
1. Replicate TOT in other districts through coordination with
PCG members at meetings
2. Continue regular meetings
3. Develop joint awareness strategy
4. Set up focal points in 6 districts, both among aid agencies
and as a PCG
5. Improve relationship with local and judicial authorities