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11808615 01.Pdf No. The Project Formulation Study on Children and Youth Development Project in Kambia District of the Republic of Sierra Leone Final Report August 2005 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) International Development Center of Japan KRI International Corp. 4R JR 05-10 Exchange Rate: USD1.00 = JPY109.38 USD1.00 = SLL 2,625.00 (as of 15 August 2005) Final Report MAP 1: SIERRA LEONE AND KAMBIA DISTRICT Map (Top): Development Assistance Coordination Office, Data Pack: Kambia District, October, 2004 58: Mambolo Chiefdom 59: Samu Chiefdom 60: Gbinleh Dixon Chiefdom 61: Magbema Chiefdom 62: Masungbala Chiefdom 63: Tonko Limba Chiefdom 64: Bramaia Chiefdom Map (Bottom): www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/sierra_leoe_rel82. jpg i Final Report MAP 2: PILOT PROJECT AREAS Bramaia Tonko LimLimba b a Gbinleh Dixon Masungbala Magbema Zone 1 Samu Secondary School Wesleyan Centennial S.S. Mambolo Government/Government-Assisted Primary Schools ② Roman Catholic P.S. (Kabassa II) Kamasassa ③ Roman Catholic P.S. (Kamabala) ⑥ (Ward 1) ④ Wesleyan P.S. (Kamasassa) ⑤ Kambia District ⑤ Wesleyan Church Sierra Leone P.S. (Kasuria) ④ ⑥ Wesleyan Church Sierra Leone P.S. (Kutia) ③ Community Primary Schools ②⑦⑧⑨ ⑦ Kabassa I Community School (Kabassa I) ⑧ Omar Muctar Community School (Kabassa II) ⑨ Kakonteh Community School (Kakonteh) Yebaya (Ward 1) ⑩ Maseleh Community School (Maseleh) Kathanthineh Bubuya (Ward 1) (Ward 2) Madina Zone 3 Secondary School St. Mary S.S. Magbonkohni (Ward 3) ⑩ Government/Government-Assisted Primary Schools Mamankoh ② Kambia District Education Committee P.S. (Kukuna) (Ward 3) ③ Kambia District Education Committee P.S. (Kabaia) Chiefdom boundary ④ Wesleyan Church Sierra Leone P.S. (Kasuria) Ward boundary Section boundary ⑤ Omar Mucktar P.S. (Kukuna) Main roads Tonko Limba ⑥ Roman Catholic P.S. (Kukuna) Town area Community Primary Schools ⑦ Kabaia Community School (Kabaia) ⑧ Turaia Community School (Turaia) ⑨ Wesleyan Primary School (Seduya) ⑩ Surimanikaia Community School (Surimanikaia) Zone 2 Secondary School Kahnimakha Amadiyya S. S. (Rokupr) Magbema (Ward 1) Government/Government-Assisted Primary Schools ⑧ ② Ahmadiyya P.S. (Rokupr) ③ Ahmadiyya P.S. (Wulatenkle) ⑨ ④ Kukuna Islamic Dawa P.S. (Rukupr) ⑤ Kulafai P.S. (Rukupr) (Ward 2) ③ ⑩ ⑦ ⑥ Roman Catholic P.S. (Rokupr) ② Filligungee Kukuna (Ward 2) ⑦ Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood P.S. (Rukupr) ④⑤⑥ ⑧ Warda Model P.S. (Rukupr) Chiefdom boundary Ward boundary Community Primary Schools ⑨ Gberika Community School (Gberika) Section boundary Fortunboyei Tormina Main roads (Ward 2) ⑩ K. D. E. C. P.S. (Barmoi Luma) (Ward 1) Town area ⑪ Magbethie Community School (Magbethie) ⑫ Roman Catholic Masorie P.S. (Barmoi Luma) ⑬ Taintefor Community School (Taintefor) Lower Bramaia Kambia (Ward 2) Kambia (Ward 1) Bramaia ⑪ Robat (Ward 2) Kamba (Ward 3) ⑩⑫ ②⑤⑥ S.S: Secondary School ④⑧ Rukupr Rokupr Chiefdom boundary ⑦ (Ward 2) P.S: Primary School Ward boundary Section boundary Main roads Bombe ⑨ Town area (Ward 3) ⑬ ③ Kargbulor (Ward 3) ii Final Report The Project Formulation Study on Children and Youth Development Project in Kambia District of the Republic of Sierra Leone Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP 1: SIERRA LEONE AND KAMBIA DISTRICT .......................................................................... i MAP 2: PILOT PROJECT AREAS........................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... iii TABLES, FIGURES AND BOXES ...................................................................................................... vi LIST OF ABBREVIATION .................................................................................................................. ix 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................1 1.1. Background of the Project ....................................................................................................1 1.2. Objective of the Project ........................................................................................................1 1.3. Two Phases of the Project.....................................................................................................2 1.4. Geographical Coverage.........................................................................................................2 1.5. Basic Approaches of the Project...........................................................................................3 1.6. Institutional Arrangement for the Project .............................................................................3 1.7. Process of the Study..............................................................................................................5 1.7.1. Process up to the End of March 2005...................................................................................5 1.7.2. Process up to the End of July 2005.......................................................................................6 2. SITUATION ANALYSIS OF SIERRA LEONE AND KAMBIA DISTRICT .................11 2.1. Basic Education..................................................................................................................11 2.1.1. Overview of Education System ..........................................................................................11 2.1.2. Children and Education......................................................................................................24 2.1.3. Education Policy and Strategy............................................................................................29 2.1.4. Findings in Kambia District................................................................................................31 2.1.5. Priority Problems and Potentials of Stakeholders...............................................................38 2.2. Health and Sanitation..........................................................................................................39 2.2.1. Health Problems..................................................................................................................39 2.2.2. Health Services...................................................................................................................39 2.2.3. Strategies to Expand Health and Nutrition Services...........................................................42 2.2.4. Water and Sanitation in Kambia.........................................................................................42 iii Final Report 2.3. Basic Infrastructure.............................................................................................................45 2.3.1. Background.........................................................................................................................45 2.3.2. Water Supply ......................................................................................................................45 2.3.3. Roads ..................................................................................................................................46 2.4. Women................................................................................................................................47 2.4.1. Situation Analysis of Women ............................................................................................47 2.4.2. Policies and Programs for Gender Responsive Development ............................................53 2.5. Youth ..................................................................................................................................58 2.5.1. Background.........................................................................................................................58 2.5.2. Profile and Statistics Related to the Youth .........................................................................58 2.5.3. Policies and Programs for the Youth ..................................................................................59 2.5.4. Priority Issues for the Youth ..............................................................................................65 2.6. Other Socially Disadvantaged Groups (Handicapped) .......................................................67 2.6.1 Background.........................................................................................................................67 2.6.2. Policies and projects for disadvantaged groups..................................................................67 2.7. Local Administration ..........................................................................................................68 2.7.1. Administrative Area and Local Government Bodies..........................................................68 2.7.2. Administration of Kambia District.....................................................................................77 2.8. Trends in the Transition Stage............................................................................................85 2.8.1. Transition and 4Rs..............................................................................................................85 2.8.2. Projects in the Relief Stage ................................................................................................89 3. SELECTION AND SITUATION ANALYSIS OF THE PILOT PROJECT AREAS.....100 3.1. Selection of the Pilot Project Areas
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