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The project Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project is now in the pipeline.

2013-02-22T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project SL-Decentralized Service Delivery Program has changed to Closed

2012-07-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project SL-Decentralized Service Delivery Program has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Decentralized Service Delivery Program Project for Sierra Leone is to support decentralized delivery of basic services: (a) to strengthen Government capacity to manage decentralized services; (b) to improve the availability and predictability of Local Councils' (LCs) funding; and (c) to strengthen the intergovernmental fiscal transfer system. The project has three components: (1) grants to LCs to supplement the central budget transfers to LCs; (2) capacity development and technical assistance to strengthen LCs' capacity to perform their core functions and central government capacity to provide adequate strategic guidance and oversight to LCs; and (3) program management component. The emphasis will be on improved planning, budgeting, monitoring and accountability mechanisms with civil society and citizen participation.

The project Sierra Leone Technical Advisory Facility has changed to Closed

2012-07-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Technical Advisory Facility has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Vocational Training for Youths with Disabilities in Western Area and Kono Districts has changed to Closed

2012-07-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project Vocational Training for Youths with Disabilities in Western Area and Kono Districts has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project SL Public Sector Pay & Performance has changed to Active

2012-06-06T04:00:00.000Z

The project SL Public Sector Pay & Performance has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Pay and Performance Project are to improve competitiveness in pay, performance management and accountability of, and increase staffing of middle and senior staff in, the civil service in Sierra Leone. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is support to the Government of Sierra Leone's (GoSL's) Reform Program. This component supports the three reform areas (pay reform, recruitment and staffing and performance management) identified in the GoSL's flagship Public Sector Reform Program 'improving productivity through management and pay reforms' (the GoSL Program) which was approved by the President on May 1, 2012. The GoSL's pay strategy approved by Cabinet in February 2011 sets out a comprehensive approach to reforming public sector pay over a five year period. It recognizes that remuneration should be commensurate with the responsibilities of the job, which will require that a comprehensive job evaluation and grading exercise is completed before enhanced pay is introduced in a new pay structure. In addition, the strategy envisages significant decompression of the pay structure which will allow professionals and managers to be remunerated more competitively, while maintaining an affordable and sustainable public service wage bill in relation to GoSL's recurrent revenues. The second component of the project is technical assistance (TA). The TA component will complement the first component by financing selected inputs for which the GoSL has requested more intensive supervision by the Association or for which resources may not be readily available in the GoSL budget. This component will finance goods, consultancy services, non-consulting services, monitoring and evaluation, training, study tours and workshops. Given the importance of effective and continuous information sharing on the reform activities within and outside the government the GoSL proposes to develop and implement a strategic communication program.

The project Sierra Leone Energy Access Project - Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund is now in the pipeline.

2012-05-18T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Energy Access Project - Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit has changed to Closed

2012-02-03T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit Program for Sierra Leone are to (i) improve the allocation and efficiency of public spending to support poverty reduction; (ii) strengthen domestic resource mobilization and management; and (iii) increase provision of electricity. This program document a second Poverty Reduction Support Operation (PRSO) in a series of three, the Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit (GRGC-5) in the amount of SDR 15.5 million (US$24 million equivalent) to the Republic of Sierra Leone. The amount of the credit is larger than originally envisaged. This is partly to help offset increased costs to the budget on account of rising international fuel prices which have increased the fuel subsidy and also because the Bank is planning to shift its disbursement point through this operation to early in the Sierra Leone financial year. The GRGC-5 builds on a series of three previous Governance Reform and Growth (GRG) operations and its predecessor, the GRGC-4 which also provided support to PRSP-1 and PRSP-2. PRSP-2 identifies four key priorities: (a) provision of a reliable power supply to the country through extensive reforms and investments in the energy sector; (b) increase productivity and output in agriculture and fisheries through an array of policies including provision of research, extension, marketing and technical services to promote diversification and private sector participation; (c) develop a national transportation network to promote investment and support higher economic growth; and (d) increase provision of social services to improve human development and accelerate poverty reduction. Achievement of the strategic priorities in PRSP-2 is to be through efforts directed to four core areas or principles. These are a commitment to promoting peace, the rule of law, and good governance particularly through improving national security, reforming the public sector, enforcing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and improving access to justice while protecting human rights; the second area is ensuring macroeconomic stability through a focus on increased domestic resource mobilization, enhanced budget and public expenditure management and fiscal decentralization; financial sector and private sector development through strengthening of the respective legal and regulatory regimes, removal of barriers to investment, promotion of business support services and improving access to finance are identified as critical in this regard; and finally improved natural resource management with an emphasize on mining, tourism and land management in order to ensure that the benefits of such natural resources are widely and equitably shared for the benefit of the population.

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit has changed to Active

2012-01-27T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project SL Public Sector Pay & Performance is now in the pipeline.

2012-01-20T05:00:00.000Z

The project SL Public Sector Pay & Performance is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Sierra Leone EFA FTI Program has changed to Closed

2012-01-02T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone EFA FTI Program has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Education for All-Fast Track Initiative Program Project is to expand access to and improve the quality of basic education Sierra Leone. This restructuring to: (i) extend the project closing date to September 30, 2012; (ii) reduce procurement of civil works (i.e. number of classrooms constructed from 318 to 285) and other inputs to focus on a few key system-building activities such as supporting the government's Girls' Incentive Program at the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level; (iii) introduce additional capacity building and support for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST); (iv) modify selected key performance indicators in the Results Framework; and (v) reallocate grant proceeds among the disbursement categories.

The project Decentralized Service Delivery Program II has changed to Active

2011-12-22T05:00:00.000Z

The project Decentralized Service Delivery Program II has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Second Decentralized Service Delivery Program (DSDP II Program) for Sierra Leone are to support decentralized delivery of basic services; strengthen the recipient's capacity to manage decentralized services; improve availability and predictability of funding for Local Councils (LCs); and strengthen the recipient's inter-governmental fiscal transfer system. Sierra Leone is making a rapid recovery following a brutal, decade-long civil war that killed 20,000 people and displaced half the population. The country has been on a path of reconciliation, reconstruction, and stabilization of its economy and governance systems. Since the end of the civil war, the country has held two parliamentary, presidential, and local elections, all of which have been deemed free and fair. It is preparing for the third round of elections in late 2012. Recovery continued for an eleventh unbroken year in 2010 with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing at five percent despite rising food and fuel prices and in the ever-present residual risks from a global downturn. The second phase of the program DSDP II Program will continue to maximize the use of existing government structures, including the existing intergovernmental fiscal transfer system (IFTS). The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) will continue to have responsibility for DSDP II Project as a whole. In implementing DSDP II Project, the Integrated Project Administration Unit (IPAU), which is the program's implementing unit and is responsible for Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) programs housed within MoFED, will be responsible for the overall administration, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities. IPAU will coordinate cross-cutting governance issues and dialogue between GoSL and donors.

The project Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund is now in the pipeline.

2011-11-30T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit is now in the pipeline.

2011-11-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone - Fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Sierra Leone Artisanal Mining Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods is now in the pipeline.

2011-09-22T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Artisanal Mining Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Decentralized Service Delivery Program II is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-17T04:00:00.000Z

The project Decentralized Service Delivery Program II is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Rural and Private Sector Development Additional Financing is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Rural and Private Sector Development Additional Financing is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Rural and Private Sector Development Supplemental Project is to increase production of selected agricultural commodities by twenty percent and sales by ten percent through improvements in efficiencies along the value chain for targeted beneficiaries. The additional financing will be used to scale up the key activities of the project. The additional financing is expected to improve the development impacts of the ongoing project by focusing primarily on: 1) improving access to markets through rehabilitation and maintenance of feeder roads; 2) supporting cocoa marketing and; and 3) strengthening farmer-based organizations (FBOs). The restructuring includes: restating the Project Development Objective (PDO) and some of the indicators; and the additional financing also to extend the closing date by three years from November 14, 2012 to November 14, 2015 to align the closing date with the activities to be funded under the additional financing.

The project Sierra Leone - Financial Sector Development Plan Support Project is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone - Financial Sector Development Plan Support Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Financial Sector Development Plan Support Project is to strengthen the capacity of the Bank of Sierra Leone and contribute to improve efficiency in financial intermediation, safeguard financial sector stability, reduce transaction costs of money transfer and expand access to financial services. There are two components to the project. The first component will support the establishment of key market infrastructure, product development and enhancement of the institutional and enabling environment to support access to financial services by households and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The second component will strengthen the Bank of Sierra Leone's capacity to supervise the growing financial sector effectively, lead the financial sector reform process and develop its organizational capacity to undertake its key functions within the Sierra Leone financial sector more effectively.

The project Sierra Leone Technical Advisory Facility is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sierra Leone Technical Advisory Facility is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project SL-Fourth Governance Reform and Growth Grant (GRGG-4) DPL has changed to Closed

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project SL-Fourth Governance Reform and Growth Grant (GRGG-4) DPL has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Fourth Governance Reform and Growth Credit Program are: 1) improve the allocation and efficiency of public spending to support poverty reduction; 2) strengthens domestic resource mobilization and management; and 3) increase provision of electricity. The Development Policy Operation (DPO) seeks to support Government implementation of its second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-2) covering the period 2008-12, known as an agenda for economic and social empowerment. In doing so it builds on a series of three previous Governance Reform and Growth (GRG) operations. PRSP-2 identifies four priorities: a) provision of a reliable power supply to the country through extensive reforms and investments in the energy sector; b) increase productivity and output in agriculture and fisheries through an array of policies including provision of research, extension, marketing and technical services to promote diversification and private sector participation; c) develop a national transportation network to promote investment and support higher economic growth; and d) increase provision of social services to improve human development and accelerate poverty reduction.

The project Power and Water Project has changed to Closed

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Power and Water Project has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Sierra Leone Power and Water Project aims to improve sustainable access to essential power, rural water supply and sanitation, and urban solid waste management services. There are two project components , each having multiple sub-components. Component A is comprised of the Power Sector Reform Sub Component, Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening/Training Sub Component, Infrastructure Sub Component, the Social Impact and Environmental Mitigation Measures Sub Component, and the Project Management and Supervision Sub Component. Component B, Water Supply, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, is comprised of the Rural Community Water Supply and Sanitation Sub Component, Freetown Solid Waste Management Sub Component, and the Urban Water Supply Sub Component.