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USAID
Projects in Sierra Leone
Sierra
Leone is striving to consolidate peace and rebuild social
and economic institutions following the brutal civil war
of 1991-2002, a war which cost tens of thousands of lives,
displaced approximately one million people, and destroyed
much of the country’s infrastructure. With the remarkably
peaceful national and local elections that were concluded
in September 2007 and July 2008 respectively, Sierra Leone
is becoming a sub-regional model of successful post-conflict
reconstruction and development.
Sierra
Leone faces daunting challenges, however. It is ranked
last among 177 countries in the 2007/2008 United Nations
Human Development Index. The majority of Sierra Leoneans
are unemployed, malnutrition is widespread, and maternal
and infant mortality are the highest in the world.
The
goals of U.S. assistance in Sierra Leone are to prevent
conflict from recurring, help Sierra Leone to continue
to become more democratic, accountable and just; improve
social services; and spur economic growth and job creation.
USAID activities support these goals by helping improve
elections management and the conduct of political parties,
building an active civil society, and improving local
governance; helping create opportunities for livelihoods,
improved food security, and greater agricultural productivity;
and fostering Sierra Leone’s capacity for health service
delivery.
Worldwide
USAID assistance
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July
31 ,2009
Rapid
urbanization, forest clearing, and destruction of watersheds
are eroding quality of life in West Africa
USAID
through its partner U.S. Forest Service is launching a
screening of the video documentary LOST FREETOWN , on
Thursday, July 30 at the library of the National Direction
of Forests and Fauna in Conakry. The documentary describes
the challenges facing the Sierra Leonean capital in terms
of sustainable development and the severe degradation
due to poor management of natural resources
July
22 ,2009
New
Cooperative Agreement (CA) between USAID and Baptist Convention
Sierra Leone (BCSL)
A USAID
grant of $443,000 has been awarded to the Baptist Convention
Sierra Leone (BCSL) to implement the ‘Empowering
Women for Peace and Development Cooperative Agreement’
from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012.
May
29,2009
U.S.
Ambassador to Sierra Leone, June Carter Perry, is sponsoring
a program to preserve cultural materials in the public
archives of John F. Kennedy University in Freetown
May
28,2009
ACDI/VOCA’s
workshop with microfinance institutions was held in Freetown
in May.
May
26,2009
On
May 21,the U.S Ambassador to Sierra Leone, June Carter
Perry, launched a USAID-funded project called Unleashing
the power of cassava in Africa (UPoCA) to address food
crisis through a regional approach.
May
14,2009
USAID
Aims to Spread the Wealth in Sierra Leone’s Diamond Sector
May 1,2009
Diamond
Miners Find New Wealth in the Soil
April
23,2009
Training
Traditional Birth Attendants educating pregnant women
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