The Liberia Early-Warning and Response Network (LERN) is a conflict early warning system for Liberia. Built around the Ushahidi platform, the project aims to help organisations identify issues that may escalate into violence, and provide a baseline for conflict trend analysis.
LERN has collected over 2,000 reports during the three years it has been in operation. The organisation has now brought that data together and published a report analysing conflict trends in the country.
Insight on Conflict's local correspondent recently gave an excellent overview of the workings of the project.
Joel Gabri
Joel is Peace Technology Programme Officer at Peace Direct where he leads on work looking at how technology can support local peacebuilders, including advanced approaches to mapping and incident reporting and monitoring.
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