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Publication - Policy Brief
Effective monitoring to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Freetown
Effective monitoring of schools is essential to ensure schools are safe environments for children and are delivering a minimum standard of education. Freetown City Council (FCC) has no school monitoring system in place; schools are not routinely supervised which is resulting in a lack of necessary oversight and accountability. The aim of this project is to collect...
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Project
Compliance, accountability, and the social contract: Studying the impacts of property tax reform in Sierra Leone
Since the 1980s, growing interest in the potential benefits of decentralisation in the developing world reflect the potential to increase the efficiency and accountability of government operations. Yet, while there has been much attention to the potential benefits of decentralisation, results in practice have been much more mixed. A largely overlooked explanation is that...
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Publication - Project Report
Promoting trade and investment in Sierra Leone
This report seeks to review and analyse some of the issues related to Sierra Leone's economy with a view to promoting trade and inclusive growth.
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Publication - Project Report
United Nations COVID-19 socio-economic response plan for Sierra Leone
The proposal that emerges from this UN Socio-economic Response Plan (SERP) aims at supporting the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives and livelihoods, while also attempting to deal with pre-existing and underlying conditions in the social and economic framework of the country.
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Publication - Project Report
Scoping study: Using network theory to promote adoption of new agricultural technologies in Sierra Leone
This report overviews the key findings from a feasibility study conducted in Sierra Leone that tested one such proposed bundled intervention. Specifically, the bundled intervention that this report seeks to validate consists of three main activities: (i) rural electrification, (ii) access to productive farming technology, and (iii) extension services and improved market access.
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Project
Scoping study: Using network theory to promote adoption of new agricultural technologies in Sierra Leone
Despite substantial improvements in agricultural productivity across the world since the 1980s, productivity levels in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have not experienced similar increases. Such agricultural stagnation has significant implications for the majority of the sub-continent’s population who are engaged in smallholder farming, as agricultural development is integral...
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Publication - Project Report
Taxation and political participation in Sierra Leone
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Publication - Project Report
Electrifying growth in Sierra Leone: Energy access for productive use
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Project
Electrifying growth in Sierra Leone: Energy access for productive use
In Sierra Leone, just 26% of the total population and only 6% of the rural population have access to electricity. Without electricity, 83% of rural households cook mainly using wood, resulting in deforestation, and health centres and schools not functioning effectively and efficiently. Researchers are working with the United Nations Office for Project Service and...
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Blog post
How is COVID-19 affecting gender inequality in low-income countries? Insights from Sierra Leone
Gender disparities in social and economic outcomes, already larger in the developing world than in the rich countries, have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Policy action is vital to address the compounding of existing inequalities and to protect the most vulnerable women. Editor’s note: This article is part of our International Women’s Day series. COVID-19 has...