The Research And Innovations Hub

Eid Mubarak 🌙
From all of us at The Research and Innovations Hub, we celebrate with you and wish you a joyful Eid filled with love, peace, and prosperity.

A very big congratulations to RIH Cofounder and Team Leader - Joseph Kamara on graduating with distinction (dux of his class) from the University of Liberia with a Master Degree in Epidemiology. Your dedication to your studies have paid off handsomely. We are proud of you and wish you success in your future endeavors.

Happy blessed birthday to you Mr. Joseph Kamara - Co-founder and Team Leader here at Research and Innovations Hub! The team recognizes your dedication and commitment to excellence. We wish you the very best on this special day and continued success in the years ahead. 🎁 🎉

Today we bid farewell to one of our Field Managers – Marthalyn Davis Dukuly.
The encryption on her certificate reads.

“In appreciation of your valuable contributions and dedicated service to the Research and Innovations Hub from November 2023 to January 2026.

During this period, you served as a Field Coordinator on the REALISE IE Endline and Liberia Violence Survey, STRONG Project, and led the REALISE LIPW and SSB activities. Your commitment, professionalism, and leadership greatly contributed to the successful implementation of these projects.

Thank you for being part of our journey. We wish you continued success and fulfillment in all your future endeavors.”

D-Marth, as she is affectionately called, is a people person and was a valuable member of our team. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

“Feliz Navidad”
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Team RIH is wishing you all the best during this festive season.
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The Liberia Urban Resilience Project (LURP), led by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Public Works with support from the World Bank, aims to reduce flooding and strengthen climate resilience across Greater Monrovia. The project will rehabilitate and expand key drainage systems, introduce nature-based flood-control solutions, and upgrade community facilities in highly affected areas, including New Kru Town, the estuarine zone near Duala, and communities around Caldwell Road and the B**g Mines Railway. As part of the preparation phase, Research and Innovations Hub has been hired by EARTHTIME to implement the social survey component, supporting environmental and social assessments that guide project design. Overall, LURP seeks to improve water flow, reduce flood risk, enhance public health, and build long-term resilience for vulnerable households across Greater Monrovia.

Big shout out to my new rising fans!

Victor L. Mulbah

Big thanks to

Alfred M. Madave, Clement Deshield, Augustine JayJay Pa Jallah Sr., Asa T Sundae, Joseph Yallah Jr., Chris Kamara

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

Today, our dynamic team kick off data collection implementation in RiverCess County. The Government of Liberia did received funding from the World Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD), and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to implement the REALISE project.

RIH, working alongside the government has employed fifty(50) enumerators to register and enroll 2400 households who will benefit from six rounds of social cash transfers. To complement the beneficiaries planning on how to utilize their cash, RIH will provide training on joint financial planning. Our team will also implement three rounds of Post-Distribution Monitoring during the periods of the cash transfers.

The team dedication during this period of heavy rainfall in Liberia is a true testament of sacrifice for a just cost.

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To continue providing support to the poor and food insecure households, the Government of Liberia through the REALISE project Management Team has engaged The Research and Innovations Hub to recruit 2,400 potential beneficiaries in Rivercess County. These beneficiaries will receive several rounds of cash transfers as well as guidance on couples’ financial planning.

Our team has kickstarted the process with engagements to the necessary County authorities.

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Our field team is concluding the targeting for the REALISE project. Utilizing the Universal Targeting Approach, the team has registered and enrolled 3,500 potential beneficiaries of the Government of Liberia through the REALISE project. Focused on expanding income opportunities for vulnerable informal sector workers and strengthening national social protection systems, beneficiaries will receive cash transfers to help poor and food-insecure households manage economic shocks and invest in long-term well-being. They will also receive Couple Financial Planning training.

Led by Research Associate Christian Doe, the Research and Innovations Hub field team is skilled in this form of targeting and is completing a complex task that has become normal—a big thank you to our front-liners. Your services to Liberia are well documented.



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The Government of Liberia, with support from the World Bank, SIDA, and AFD, continues to advance its development agenda through the REALISE Project—focused on expanding income opportunities for vulnerable informal sector workers and strengthening national social protection systems. Implemented by MYS, MGCSP, and LACE, the project provides cash transfers to help poor and food-insecure households manage economic shocks and invest in long-term well-being. As part of this initiative, the Research and Innovations Hub (RIH) has been engaged to register 3,500 households in River Gee County for the Social Cash Transfer program, using digital tools and a census-based approach for efficient data collection. Leading the training and implementation are RIH’s dynamic team members led by Research Associate Christian Doe - who is supported by Field Manager Yamah Kpatakolee-Clarke, Field Coordinator Soumie Kolor and Procurement Associate Augustine Jallah, with technical guidance and support from RIH Team Leaders.