ObjectivesFund scope
Limited capacities compound human development challenges in Liberia in the security and rule of law sectors, alongside slow progress in national reconciliation and in implementing critical government reforms. The health, education, and social sectors require significant investments in infrastructure, human resources, and to improve the quality of services.
At the Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund (LMPTF) the focus is on providing inclusive, accountable, and responsive long-term investments to national institutions and cement government commitments in providing opportunities and services to all Liberians. LMPTF stakeholders work together to ensure that national development processes holistically domesticate the SDGs and ensure progress in consolidating peace and embracing inclusive development practices that are nationally owned.
Thematic areas covered under the Trust Fund are 1) sustaining peace; 2) economic transformation; 3) “power to the people” (human development), and 4) inclusive governance and transparency. All areas address the following cross-cutting issues: empowering women and young people, climate change and environment, and information, communication technology.
Strategic and results framework
The LMPTF supports and accelerates the implementation of the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), as well as the Liberia Peacebuilding Plan. The United Nations window supports delivery of the current United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and PAPD, with projects and programmes planned through local SDG priority areas underneath development framework pillars.
The Trust Fund brings together two windows under a common governance arrangement to promote:
- Coordination across activities and instruments.
- Alignment with national priorities.
- Reduced transaction costs for the government and development partners.
In addition to allocating funds for programmatic activities, the LMPTF promotes coordination across different financing instruments—fostering the inclusion of activities under one reporting structure. The comparative advantage of this strategy is continuous engagement and strengthened coordination in the areas that tackle the root causes of conflict, plus its capacity for immediate delivery (rapid cycle), strategic allocation of resources, reduced transaction costs, enhanced transparency and strong government ownership.