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Publication - Working Paper
Tracking the economic consequences of COVID-19
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Publication - Working Paper
Tracking the economic consequences and responses to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
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Blog post
Responding to COVID-19 in fragile states: The case of Sierra Leone
Lessons from the Ebola outbreak supported a prompt response. A financing gap undermines efforts, requiring adaptive coordination among stakeholders. Sierra Leone was the last country in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin to record a positive case of the COVID-19 virus, on 31 March 2020. As of 12 May, the country now has 338 (cumulative) confirmed cases, 72 recoveries, and 19...
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Blog post
Freetown just implemented a new tax system that could quintuple revenue
In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills as part of a revamped and more progressive system. Approved as Sierra Leone was entering lockdown in mid-April, the revised arrangement places a greater onus on the richest and could increase the capital’s tax revenue five-fold. The new system has been in the works since Yvonne...
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Blog post
What happens after the lockdown ends? Lessons from the 2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
There have now been over 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, with the number of deaths moving towards 350,000. Policymakers in many countries have responded to the pandemic by implementing measures related to social distancing and a large share of humanity remains in some form of lockdown condition. As a consequence of the uncertainty caused by the...
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Project
Tracking the economic consequences and response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
This project implements a phone survey to capture the economic impact of COVID-19 and policy responses in Sierra Leone. The objectives of the survey are: To get a quick assessment of the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 crisis in Sierra Leone. To track the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 crisis over the next 6 months To possibly evaluate...
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Multimedia Item - Video
Changing behaviour in Freetown: Human waste
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown discusses how the city is using both technology and incentives for citizens to change attitudes toward sanitation.
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Multimedia Item - Video
Changing behaviour in Freetown: Property revenue
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, discusses how the city is using geo-mapping tools to improve the collection of property rates revenue.
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Blog post
Reforming property tax valuation in Sierra Leone
Across sub-Saharan Africa, ineffective property valuation presents a serious hurdle to strengthening local property taxes. Between January and August 2019, the International Growth Centre (IGC) co-piloted a simplified approach to property valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone, that combines both surface area and easily-observable characteristics to arrive at an estimate of...
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Project
Brighter communities, safer cities
Security provision is a fundamental service of the state. Personal and property security are necessary conditions for attracting local and foreign investment to drive economic growth. In Sierra Leone - where police lack the resources, capacity, and political legitimacy to provide community-level security - state and civil society actors combine to provide community...