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International Rescue Committee Sierra Leone 72063618CA00001 Q2 Narrative Report (POWER) Jan-Mar ‘19
International Rescue Committee Sierra Leone 72063618CA00001 Q2 Narrative Report (POWER) Jan-Mar ‘19 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE SIERRA LEONE QUARTERLY REPORT PROTECTION OF WOMEN THROUGH EMPOWERMENT AND RESPONSE (POWER) AGREEMENT NO: 72063618CA00001 January 1 – March 31, 2019 PRESENTED TO: THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) Collaborating Partner: Agency Headquarters: International Rescue Committee Sierra International Rescue Committee Leone c/o Erika Pearl, Program Officer c/o Saffea Senessie, Country Director Tel : +1 212 377 4019 Tel: +232 (0) 76 622998 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] April 30, 2019 International Rescue Committee Sierra Leone 72063618CA00001 Q2 Narrative Report (POWER) Jan-Mar ‘19 Table of Contents I. General Information ............................................................................................................ ii II. Abbreviations...................................................................................................................... iii III. Project Description............................................................................................................... 1 IV. Summary of Quarterly Accomplishment and Successes ..................................................... 2 V. Description of Quarterly Achievements by Results ............................................................ 5 VI. Partnership and Coordination .............................................................................................. 8 VII. Travel -
Humanist Watch Salone (Huwasal) 2012 Annual Report
HUMANIST WATCH SALONE (HUWASAL) 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 29 HUMONYA AVENUE KENEMA CITY KENEMA DISTRICT EASTERN PROVINCE OF SIERRA LEONE Email: [email protected] Contact phone Number(s): +232779075/+23276582937. P O Box 102 Kenema 2012 Annual Report on Humanist Watch Salone Activities Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENT ACKONWLEDGEMENT INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF HUMANIST WATCH SALONE ACCOMPLISHMENT GENDER EQUITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAMME HEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AFFLILIATION SOURCES OF FUNDING LESSONS LEARNT/OUTCOMES CONCLUSION 2012 Annual Report on Humanist Watch Salone Activities Page 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We wish to extend thanks to our generous donor partners such as UNDP Access to Justice Programme, Amnesty International Sierra Leone, International Rescue Committee (IRC/GBV Programme), International Foundation for Election System (IFES) and Global Xchange/ VSO for both financial and technical support accorded to Humanist Watch Salone towards the implementation of its programme-projects in 2012. Moreover our sincere thanks and appreciation goes to our Advisory Board for providing support towards effective and efficient running of the day –to- day affairs of Humanist Watch Salone. Special and heartfelt thanks to our civil society partners and state actors and lastly, we extend a very big thanks to all our staff members for their restless effort behind the successes of our activities in 2012. 2012 Annual Report on Humanist Watch Salone Activities Page 3 Introduction and Background of Humanist Watch Salone Humanist Watch Salone (HUWASAL) is an indigenous human rights and development organization established in 2003 by a group of visionary and courageous human rights activists and development workers. The organization started as Community-Based organization and is now registered with Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) as National Non- Governmental Organization. -
Large Scale Land Acquisitions Profile Sierra Leone
LARGE SCALE LAND ACQUISITIONS PROFILE SIERRA LEONE This country profile presents the Land Matrix data for Sierra Leone, detailing large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) transactions that: • entail a transfer of rights to use, control or own land through The objective of this country profile is to present LSLA data at sale, lease or concession. national level to a broad panel of stakeholders, stimulating broad • have an intended size of 200 hectares (ha) or larger. engagement and data exchange, facilitating the continuous • have been concluded since the year 2000. improvement of the data. The data used in this profile was • are affected by a change of use (often from extensive or downloaded on 9 September 2016.1 ecosystem service provision to commercial use). • include deals for agriculture, forestry and other intentions - excluding mining operations. 1 Land Matrix Sierra Leone deals database: click here (31 transnational deals and 3 domestic deals) Table 1: Sierra Leone’s key socio-economic and institutional indicators TABLE OF contents BASIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Population (million, 2015)¹ 6.45 Total land (‘000 hectares)2 7,23 Overview of large scale land acquisitions 3 Total arable land (‘000 hectares)2 5,42 Total arable land (as a % of total land) 75 Contribution of agriculture to GDP (2014, %)¹ 59.2 Investors and Investor countries 5 Food imports (% of merchandise imports, 2010)3 10.97 Food exports (% of merchandise exports, 2010)4 4.04 Aim of investment 6 INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES Political stability index (2014)5 -0.22 Voice -
G U I N E a Liberia Sierra Leone
The boundaries and names shown and the designations Mamou used on this map do not imply official endorsement or er acceptance by the United Nations. Nig K o L le n o G UINEA t l e a SIERRA Kindia LEONEFaranah Médina Dula Falaba Tabili ba o s a g Dubréka K n ie c o r M Musaia Gberia a c S Fotombu Coyah Bafodia t a e r G Kabala Banian Konta Fandié Kamakwie Koinadugu Bendugu Forécariah li Kukuna Kamalu Fadugu Se Bagbe r Madina e Bambaya g Jct. i ies NORTHERN N arc Sc Kurubonla e Karina tl it Mateboi Alikalia L Yombiro Kambia M Pendembu Bumbuna Batkanu a Bendugu b Rokupr o l e Binkolo M Mange Gbinti e Kortimaw Is. Kayima l Mambolo Makeni i Bendou Bodou Port Loko Magburaka Tefeya Yomadu Lunsar Koidu-Sefadu li Masingbi Koundou e a Lungi Pepel S n Int'l Airport or a Matotoka Yengema R el p ok m Freetown a Njaiama Ferry Masiaka Mile 91 P Njaiama- Wellington a Yele Sewafe Tongo Gandorhun o Hastings Yonibana Tungie M Koindu WESTERN Songo Bradford EAS T E R N AREA Waterloo Mongeri York Rotifunk Falla Bomi Kailahun Buedu a i Panguma Moyamba a Taiama Manowa Giehun Bauya T Boajibu Njala Dambara Pendembu Yawri Bendu Banana Is. Bay Mano Lago Bo Segbwema Daru Shenge Sembehun SOUTHE R N Gerihun Plantain Is. Sieromco Mokanje Kenema Tikonko Bumpe a Blama Gbangbatok Sew Tokpombu ro Kpetewoma o Sh Koribundu M erb Nitti ro River a o i Turtle Is. o M h Sumbuya a Sherbro I. -
U N I T E D N a T I O
U N I T E D N A T I O N S Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs SIERRA LEONE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 2003 KEY EVENTS district. A concern raised in Kono is that none of the Watsan implementing partners had the facilities or machines for testing water • Yellow Fever outbreak samples. This has been reported to the MOHS. • Security Council extends UNAMSIL’s mandate • UN Agencies and GoSL celebrate World Peace Day SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS • Nigerian lawmakers call on UNAMSIL Overall security UNAMSIL (United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone) reports the overall security situation in HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTS the country to be calm. However there have been some concerns about security along the Yellow Fever outbreak border regions, particularly along the Mano The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) River Union Bridge in the south. Similarly the has reported a total of 90 cases of Yellow Sierra Leone Police (SLP) are concerned Fever, from eight districts in the country: about the porous nature of the border in the Tonkolili, Bombali, Kenema, Koinadugu, Port Kamakwie, Tambakha and Koinadugu areas, Loko, Kambia and Kono. Of the 90 reported in the Northern Province that have resulted in cases (as of 29 September) four laboratory increased smuggling of goods across the cases were confirmed, all from the Tonkolili borders. The police have also reported hunters District, where majority of the suspected cases from Guinea, coming across, poaching and emanate from. Earlier, the MOHS gave out crossing back into Guinea. 100,000 doses of vaccine in four chiefdoms in the district. They have now finally secured UNAMSIL’s mandate extended funds to carry out mass immunization The UN Security Council has extended campaign in the remaining seven chiefdoms of UNAMSIL’s mandate, which was to expire on the district. -
The Constitution of Sierra Leone Act, 1991
CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT SUPPLEMENT TO THE SIERRA LEONE GAZETTE EXTRAORIDARY VOL. CXXXVIII, NO. 16 dated 18th April, 2007 CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT NO. 5 OF 2007 Published 18th April, 2007 THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991) PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES) Short tittle ORDER, 2007 In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Subsection (1) of section 38 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991, the Electoral Commission hereby makes the following Order:- For the purpose of electing the ordinary Members of Parliament, Division of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is hereby divided into one hundred and twelve into Constituencies. constituencies as described in the Schedule. 2 3 Name and Code Description SCHEDULE of Constituency EASTERN REGION KAILAHUN DISTRICT Kailahun This Constituency comprises of the whole of upper Bambara and District part of Luawa Chiefdom with the following sections; Gao, Giehun, Costituency DESCRIPTION OF CONSTITUENCIES 2 Lower Kpombali and Mende Buima. Name and Code Description of Constituency (NEC The constituency boundary starts in the northwest where the Chiefdom Const. 002) boundaries of Kpeje Bongre, Luawa and Upper Bambara meet. It follows the northern section boundary of Mende Buima and Giehun, then This constituency comprises of part of Luawa Chiefdom southwestern boundary of Upper Kpombali to meet the Guinea with the following sections: Baoma, Gbela, Luawa boundary. It follows the boundary southwestwards and south to where Foguiya, Mano-Sewallu, Mofindo, and Upper Kpombali. the Dea and Upper Bambara Chiefdom boundaries meet. It continues along the southern boundary of Upper Bambara west to the Chiefdom (NEC Const. The constituency boundary starts along the Guinea/ Sierra Leone boundaries of Kpeje Bongre and Mandu. -
War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone
This page intentionally left blank War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone The armed conflict in Sierra Leone and the extreme violence of the main rebel faction – the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) – have challenged scholars and members of the international community to come up with explanations. Up to this point, though, conclusions about the nature of the war and the RUF are mainly drawn from accounts of civilian victims or based on interpretations and rationalisations offered by commentators who had access to only one side of the war. The present study addresses this currently incomplete understanding of the conflict by focusing on the direct experiences and interpretations of protagonists, paying special attention to the hitherto neglected, and often underage, cadres of the RUF. The data presented challenge the widely canvassed notion of the Sierra Leone conflict as a war motivated by ‘greed, not grievance’. Rather, it points to a rural crisis expressed in terms of unresolved tensions between landowners and marginalised rural youth – an unaddressed crisis of youth that currently manifests itself in many African countries – further reinforced and triggered by a collapsing patrimonial state. Krijn Peters, a rural development sociologist by background, is a lec- turer in the Department of Political and Cultural Studies at Swansea University, Wales. He specialises in armed conflict and post-war recon- struction, focusing primarily on the disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration of child soldiers and youthful combatants. Peters is the co-author of War and Children (2009) and a Visiting Fellow at VU University, Amsterdam. Advance Praise for War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone ‘This book goes more deeply into an understanding of RUF fighters – their beliefs and their atrocities – than previous studies. -
Coversheet for Thesis in Sussex Research Online
A University of Sussex DPhil thesis Available online via Sussex Research Online: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/ This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Please visit Sussex Research Online for more information and further details 1 The process and practice of diagnosis: innovations in diagnostics for Lassa fever in Sierra Leone Ann Wilkinson Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy January 2013 SPRU University of Sussex 2 WORK NOT SUBMITTED ELSEWHERE FOR EXAMINATION I hereby declare that this thesis has not been and will not be, submitted in whole or in part to another University for the award of any other degree. Signature:………………………………………................................................ 3 UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX Ann Wilkinson Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science and Technology Policy Research The process and practice of diagnosis: innovations in diagnostics for Lassa fever in Sierra Leone Summary This thesis is about the process and practice of diagnosis and the implications of new diagnostic technologies in low resource settings. As a setting and a disease which has seen significant investment in diagnostics, Lassa fever in Sierra Leone has been selected as a case study to examine these themes. -
The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone Tristan Reed1 James A. Robinson2 July 15, 2013 1Harvard University, Department of Economics, Littauer Center, 1805 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02138; E-mail: [email protected]. 2Harvard University, Department of Government, IQSS, 1737 Cambridge Street., N309, Cambridge MA 02138; E-mail: [email protected]. Abstract1 In this manuscript, a companion to Acemoglu, Reed and Robinson (2013), we provide a detailed history of Paramount Chieftaincies of Sierra Leone. British colonialism transformed society in the country in 1896 by empowering a set of Paramount Chiefs as the sole authority of local government in the newly created Sierra Leone Protectorate. Only individuals from the designated \ruling families" of a chieftaincy are eligible to become Paramount Chiefs. In 2011, we conducted a survey in of \encyclopedias" (the name given in Sierra Leone to elders who preserve the oral history of the chieftaincy) and the elders in all of the ruling families of all 149 chieftaincies. Contemporary chiefs are current up to May 2011. We used the survey to re- construct the history of the chieftaincy, and each family for as far back as our informants could recall. We then used archives of the Sierra Leone National Archive at Fourah Bay College, as well as Provincial Secretary archives in Kenema, the National Archives in London and available secondary sources to cross-check the results of our survey whenever possible. We are the first to our knowledge to have constructed a comprehensive history of the chieftaincy in Sierra Leone. 1Oral history surveys were conducted by Mohammed C. Bah, Alimamy Bangura, Alieu K. -
Case No. SCSL-2003-01-T the PROSECUTOR of the SPECIAL COURT V. CHARLES GHANKAY TAYLOR TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 9:30 A.M. TRIAL
Case No. SCSL-2003-01-T THE PROSECUTOR OF THE SPECIAL COURT V. CHARLES GHANKAY TAYLOR TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 9:30 A.M. TRIAL TRIAL CHAMBER II Before the Judges: Justice Teresa Doherty, Presiding Justice Richard Lussick Justice Julia Sebutinde Justice Al Hadji Malick Sow, Alternate For Chambers: Mr Simon Meisenberg Ms Doreen Kiggundu Ms Carolyn Buff For the Registry: Ms Advera Kamuzora Ms Rachel Irura For the Prosecution: Mr Nicholas Koumjian Mr Christopher Santora Mr Alain Werner Ms Maja Dimitrova For the accused Charles Ghankay Mr Courtenay Griffiths QC Taylor: Mr Terry Munyard Mr Morris Anyah CHARLES TAYLOR Page 17551 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 OPEN SESSION 1 Tuesday, 30 September 2008 2 [Open session] 3 [The accused not present] 4 [Upon commencing at 9.30 a.m.] 09:23:32 5 PRESIDING JUDGE: Good morning. I will take appearances 6 and I also notice that the accused is not in court, but I will 7 take appearances first and deal with that next. Mr Koumjian, 8 please. 9 MR KOUMJIAN: Good morning, your Honours, counsel. For the 09:29:13 10 Prosecution, Christopher Santora, Maja Dimitrova and myself, 11 Nicholas Koumjian. 12 PRESIDING JUDGE: Thank you, Mr Koumjian. Mr Anyah? 13 MR ANYAH: Yes, good morning, Madam President. Good 14 morning, your Honours. Good morning, counsel. For the Defence 09:29:29 15 appearing are Mr Terry Munyard and myself, Morris Anyah. 16 With respect to the absence of Mr Taylor, if it please the 17 chamber Mr Taylor, as your Honours know, is of the Jewish faith 18 and today is the beginning of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana. -
Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Longitudinal Insights from Panguma and Kayima
Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Longitudinal Insights from Panguma and Kayima Jerram Bateman A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand April 2017 Abstract ‘Sustainability’ has become a buzz word in development in recent decades, particularly in relation to livelihoods approaches. ‘Sustainable development’ is commonly defined as that which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; while in the livelihood context, sustainability is taken to mean the ability to maintain and improve livelihoods while maintaining or enhancing the local and global assets and capabilities on which livelihoods depend. In line with these conceptualisations, livelihoods research and practice tends to focus on a snapshot of livelihood systems in the present context, with the aim of enhancing their future capacity in a sustainable way. In contrast, there are relatively few examples of studies which seek to understand livelihood systems in specific rural communities over a long period of time, particularly in an African context. This research seeks to address this deficit by exploring continuity and change in rural livelihoods over a forty year period in Panguma and Kayima, two small towns in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Over this time, Sierra Leone has been stalked by social, economic and environmental instability. Thirty years of often corrupt and dysfunctional governance led to a brutal civil war throughout the 1990s, which resulted in more than 50,000 deaths, and the displacement of over half the population; climate change has created uncertainty i regarding the sustainability of traditional agricultural practices; and communicable diseases such as malaria and Lassa Fever remain constant threats, while the recent Ebola epidemic has had a significant impact on the predominantly agricultural population’s ability to generate a livelihood. -
World Bank Document
Document of The World Bank £O FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CONFIDENTIAL Public Disclosure Authorized Report No. 4633-SL SIERRA LEONE WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR STUDY Public Disclosure Authorized July 7, 1983 Public Disclosure Authorized WHO/IBRD Cooperative Programme Water Supply Division West Africa Projects Department Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE Currency Equivalents Currency Unit = Leone (Le.) US$1 = Le 1.25 Le 1 = US$0.8 Measures and Equivalents 1 Kilometer (Km) = 0.62 mile 1 Meter (m) = 3.28 feet 1 cu. m. (m3 ) = 1,000 liters (1) = 220 Imperial Gallons 1 Hectare (Ha) = 2.47 Acres Acronyms and Abbreviations AfDB African Development Bank EEC European Economic Community FCC Freetown City Council GVWC Guma Valley Water Company IADP Integrated Agricultural Development Project IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IDA International Development Association MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry MDEP Ministry of Development and Economic Planning MEP Ministry of Energy and Power MOF Ministry of Finance MOH Ministry of Health MOW Ministry of Works NAP National Action Plan NDP National Development Plan NWC National Water Council (U.K.) PWC Provincial Water Company RWSU Rural Water Supply Unit (WSD/MEP) SLWC Sierra Leone Water Company WHO World Health Organisation WSD Water Supply Division (Ministry of Energy and Power) F0R OFFICIAL USE ONLY REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE CONFIDENTIAL Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Study Index Page INTRODUCTION ........