Jackson Speare is Head of Office at International Alert Liberia. He coordinates Alert’s West Africa Gender Projects, including field outreach activities with justice and security institutions to address the human security of women and girls in the Mano River Basin. Before joining Alert, he was a human rights activist with the Foundation for International Dignity, working to ensure the provision of pro bono services to indigents in the Mano River sub-region.

Jackson Speare is a contributor to our Accord publication series and not a staff member of Conciliation Resources. The views expressed in the publication are their own and do not reflect the position of Conciliation Resources. We cannot share contributors' contact details.