Our Projects
A full overview of SEARCH’s current and past projects across education, child protection, health, and livelihood support.
Second Chance — Luminos Fund
Supporting vulnerable out-of-school children (8–14 years) in Nimba to become functionally literate and numerate, covering the first three years of schooling through a condensed 10-month, participatory, child-centric curriculum.
USAID Youth Advance (YA) Pathway I
Building literacy, numeracy, work readiness and life skills of youth (15–29) who have never attended school or have been out for extended periods. Supports entrepreneurship, SRH rights, and life skills development.
West Africa Pilot — Child Domestic Workers
Targeting Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) to explore what role they can play in identifying and supporting child domestic workers at risk of exploitation, with community-level awareness raising activities.
Partnership for Advancing Community Services (PACS)
Improved primary health care through household access to integrated community-based health services over a four-year period.
COVID-19 Prevention & Community Engagement
Reduction of COVID-19 transmission through risk identification, communication, and effective community engagement strategies across Nimba County.
Livelihood Support for Camp-based Refugees
Empowering Ivorian refugee women and youths through cassava production, entrepreneurial skills, and poultry and pig farming training in Grand Gedeh County.
KOWUU — Sexual Exploitation Prevention
Supporting prevention of sexual exploitation in high schools and communities in Nimba County. "KOWUU" translates locally as "our voices."
DAFI Scholarship Program
Facilitated higher education for refugee youths across Montserrado, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, and Maryland Counties in collaboration with UNHCR.
Refugee Women Empowerment Project
Contributing to the wellbeing of 60 vulnerable refugee women and adolescent girls through capacity building for income generation and advancement of women's rights.
Education Enhancement Project
Ensuring youths complete secondary education and acquire marketable skills for economic empowerment near ArcelorMittal concession sites.
Enhancing Healthy & Safe School Environment
Increasing school enrolment, retention, and completion rates — especially for females — through improvement of physical structures, WASH facilities, and girls' self-care promotion.