Micro-Finance for Youth

Our training programs are just one step in our overall youth empowerment strategy. After young people get all the training and necessary counselling, what's next? They need to move ahead, but to move ahead, they need a start...our Micro-finance program do just that...give them a start!

Youth Crime Watch of Liberia is a non-for-profit organization working towards the development of young people throughout Liberia. During the beginning of every year, young people from different parts of Liberia enroll in our training programs. During these programs, we provide them with adequate business ideas and IT knowledge. After acquiring the knowledge, they need to get employed or start off with a business of their own.

To augment their start off, we provide them with some financial loan under our Micro-Finance Loan Scheme. According to the article that created this program, young people who benefit from this program are given considerable length of time to repay the loans.

While they still have have our loans, we set up a team of monitoring and evaluation officers who monitor their progress. Theses officers gather regular reports from the youth and use the reports to evaluate whether or not the youth get more support. Our Micro-finance program is also supported by donors.

Currently, youth petit trading is one of the most common businesses in Liberia. Youth Crime Watch of Liberia is venturing in organizing these businesses to ensure that youth involved do not go beyond government bounds and also that they get all the necessary tax waivers and other forms of government support.

If you are interested in providing support or donation, please contact us at donate@ycwliberia.org.