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Liberia continues to face significant challenges in reproductive health, including persistently high rates of adolescent pregnancy. According to the 2019/20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 32% of girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant or already mothers — a rate that has remained largely unchanged for four decades. Teenage pregnancy contributes to 15 percent of school dropout among girls, and adolescent girls account for 60 percent of obstetric fistula cases in the country. These outcomes reflect deep structural gaps in access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. In April 2025, UNFPA and UNICEF jointly launched the five-year Nurture, Empower, and Protect (NEP) Joint Programme for adolescent girls in Liberia, funded by the Embassy of Ireland[1]. The programme is designed to deliver adolescent-responsive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and nutrition services through schools, health facilities, and community outreach activities across three counties: Montserrado, Rivercess, and Grand Gedeh. Through the implementation of facility, school, and community-based interventions, the NEP project aims to reach over 107,000 adolescent girls, creating safe and inclusive spaces for access to SRHR and nutrition services and building girls’ leadership skills. In addition to UNFPA and UNICEF, the NEP project will engage government agencies such as the Liberia Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Gender, Children & Social Protection (MGCSP); local and international implementing partners (IPs); civil society (CSOs) and community-based organization (CBOs) to jointly support its project objectives.

CHAI invites interested and capable community-based organizations (CBOs) to support community-level interventions in Montserrado, Rivercess, and Grand Gedeh, in particularly targeting rural communities to improve adolescent SRHR. CHAI is seeking applications for multiple small grants (not exceeding $3,000 per grant) for impactful programming related to addressing SRHR self-care, out-of-school adolescents, parent and caregiver communication barriers, men and boys engagement, etc.

Applicants can access the full Request for Applications (RFA) package at the below link, including application instructions and templates: https://www.clintonhealthaccess.org/rfp/liberia-srhr-rural-communities/. Applications must be submitted electronically only toliberiaprocurement@clintonhealthaccess.org, with the subject line“NEP RFA_Nameof organization”,by 11:59PM GMT on Monday, May 25, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis.