While there has been some economic progress (pre COVID-19), Sierra Leone still has some of the lowest human capital outcomes in the world. The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) prioritizes building human...
This document describes the Social Protection Registry for Integrated National Targeting (SPRINT) and its associated data structures. The goal is to facilitate coordination of stakeholders for the operationalization...
This paper takes stock of the insights and learnings from a COVID-19 emergency cash transfer program that was administered to vulnerable informal sector workers in Sierra Leone. It starts by reviewing...
In 2020 and 2021, the government of Sierra Leone rolled out an emergency cash transfer in two phases as part of a scale up of its Social Safety Net Programme, known as Ep Fet Po. Targeted at low-paid informal...
Social protection systems are increasingly adopting a comprehensive and sustainable approach (labelled as cash-plus, safety-net-plus or poverty graduation approaches) to provide social safety nets which...
Public works programs (PWP) are increasingly being implemented as a social protection tool because of their potential to reap the double dividend of creating employment while fostering growth. These programs...