Board of Directors
Sondah Geepea Wilson
Deputy Chair Person & Director
Fong Gami Zuagele
Deputy Chair Person & Director
Pap Nyanamah
Deputy Chair Person & Director
LIDA-R Team & Consultants
Michael Yeah
Civil Engineer / Executive Director
Lena T. Cummings
VSLA & Gender Expert
Preston Nyanamah
Renewable Energy Specialist
Martin Tarkpor
Social Scientist / Researcher
Mohammed Feika
Agrarian Economist
Ambrose Forpoh
Agronomist
Luopu G. Blackie
Gender Justice Specialist
Sam Gotomo
Social Enterprise Specialist
Wesley Anderson
Rural Development Researcher
Advisors
Prof. Krijn Peters
Social Scientist
Jim Clarke
Engineering Advisor
Civil Engineering
Ted Johnson
Community Development Specialist
Panos A. Chatziangelakis
Engineering Advisor
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Our Work's Timeline.
2022
Village Savings and Loans Association Training at the Totota Track / Village Access Road (VAR) Communities
February 2022
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Assessment of the Agricultural Impact of the Totota Track Construction Project
July 2022
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
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Output: Report
Further Development of the Da Vinci Woven Bridging System
December 2022
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Traffic Count Baseline Study in Nimba & Lofa Counties
October 2022
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Enhancing the socio-economic and sustainable impact of village access tracks via an integrated MEL & demand-driven R&D
May 2022
Client: Swansea University
Donor: FCG
Output: Report
2023
Output: Report
Assessment of Triggers, Organisation and Funding of spontaneous Village Access Road(VAR) in the Totota region
January 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Vehicular Access Road (VAR) Maintentenance study in Totota
February 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Output: Bridge #1 Constructed
Construction of prototype Da Vinci Bridge #1, in Zorzor.
March 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Community Saving and Load Scheme (CSLS) Training of Trainers workshop.
March 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report on Workshop
Assessment on Bicycle usage in Liberia
March 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: NA
Output: Report
Output: Report
Assessment on the Bicycle Distribution in Vehicular Access Roads (VARs).
April 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
GROW Liberia Marketing and Agricultural Research
May 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Output: Report
Community Based Organisation
Social Enterprise Research
May 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Construction of Da Vinci Bridge #3 on a Vehicular Access Road (VAR) in Zorzor
May 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: NA
Output: Bridge #3 Constructed and Report
Assessment of Village Access Road (VAR) Community Based Organisations' (CBOs') capacity and efficiency to maintain Access in Lofa & Nimba Counties
Output: Report
May 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Contribution to formulation of LISA project proposal
May 2023
Client: SIDA
Budget: Pro Bono
Output: Project Proposal
Output: Report
Rapid Assessment of Community Based Organisastions' (CBOs') post project Performance in Lofa & Zorzor Counties
October 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: NA
Nimba Univerity and Bong County Technical College Assessment on Suitability of partnership to support the VAR Technical and Social Intervention
October 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: NA
Output: Report
Output: Report
Bong County Technical College Further Assesment
October 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: NA
Electrifying Rural and Semi-Urban Development in Africa, Baseline study
November 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: UKRI
Budget: $55000
Output: Report
Rapid Social and Technical Assessment of the Da Vinci Bridges and CBO's in the Zorzor Village Access Road (VAR) Cluster
March 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Output: Report
Output: Bridge #2 Constructed and Report
Construction of Da Vinci Bridge #2, on a Vehicular Acces Road (VAR) in Zorzor.
March 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: SIDA
Electrifying Rural and Semi-Urban Development in Africa, Baseline study. Liberia Report
November 2023
Client: Swansea University
Donor: UKRI
Budget: $55000
Output: Report
2024
Construction of Vehicular Access Road (VAR) and Da Vinci Bridge (DVB) with the help of Bong County Technical College in Bong County
November 2023 - April 2024
Client: Swansea University
Donor: WFA EPSRC, ESRC, SPG
Output: Report
Community Based Track Village Access Road: Design Manual / Social Volume 2
November 2023 - April 2024
Client: Swansea University
Donor: ESRC, UKAID
Output: Updated Articles of Incorporation and ByLaws
Output: VAR, Construction of Bridge #4, Report
Electrifying Rural and semi-Urban Development in Africa, Field Trials
April 2024
Client: Swansea University
Donor: UKRI
Output: Social Manual Volume 2
Updating LIDA-R's Governing Documents and with a new Executive Director and Board of Directors
June 2024