Economic: Programme • Market Access The Social Enterprise • Crop Production Objectives and •Micro-Finance Development (SEND) •Credit Union Results • Small Business Development Foundation of West Africa

Social: • Increased Income for poor Political: • Co-operative, (SEND ) •Strengthening Organizational men and women programme Ward Development Development Committees principals •Rural Commercial •Strengthening Enterprise Development District Council Livelihood • HIV/AIDS and District • Improved nutrition and food •Interfacing Ward Empowerment Reproductive Health Development Education security in the programme Committees with District Councillors • Gender and Rights Livelihood Education principals’ households •Women Leadership Development •Peace Building Particularly at Ward Security • Conflict Management • Increased utilization of family Development Committee Level • Networking and planning practices and Linkages Development adoption of sexual behaviour that prevents HIV/AIDS by Programme programme principals • Increased accountability, effectiveness and transparency of the District SEND Foundation’s Partner in Sierra Council Leone: Network Movement for Jus- • Women ward development tice and Development (NMJD) 29 Main Motor Road, committee members are SIE E , Sierra Leone RRA LEON strengthened to enhance Telephone: +232-22-223378 their effectiveness SI E ERRA LEON

The Social Enterprise Development (SEND) Foundation of West Africa (SEND Sierra Leone)

Siapha Kamara, CEO G11 Regimanuel Estates Nungua Barrier, Sakumono Accra, Ghana

Telephone: +233-21-716-860 Participants of the validation session Website: www.sendfoundation.org E-mail: [email protected] www.sendfoundation.org discussing the programme proposal Programme Overview

Map or Sierra Leone During the initial phase of the programme which will be which encompass livelihood security: social, political and economical. three years in duration the organization will be operational Sierra Leone is still in five chiefdom headquarter towns. Refer to the final page of the brochure for an overview recovering from a of the social, political and economical aspects devastating ten year Initial Areas of Operation: Kailahun (), civil war which Pendembu (Upper Bambara), Bueudu (Kissi Tongi), disrupted the (Kissi Teng) and Dia (Kissi Kama) livelihood strategies of As the programme develops, it will expand into other ordinary citizens. , located in the villages and potentially more chiefdoms. Afterwards, the Eastern Province of the country, suffered organization will relocate to another area to implement a significant damage and destruction during the war similar programme based on the area’s specific development because it was a rebel stronghold and it was the needs. last district to be disarmed.

Kailahun District Livelihood Security Implementation Strategy

Development Programme To ensure the programme is sustainable and continues to

SEND Foundation is a West African NGO which function after SEND relocates to another area, mechanisms aims to promote gender equality, enhance have been incorporated to build the livelihood security and improve good governance. capacity of the programme principals Map of Kailahun District The organization has developed a livelihood (direct beneficiaries). It integrates a security development programme for Kailahun rights based approach, organizational The Social Enterprise Development (SEND) development and community Foundation of West Africa District which addresses these three development Community members (SEND Sierra Leone) discussing the ownership within a participatory priorities. The intended beneficiaries of the programme proposal Siapha Kamara, CEO during the validation programme are women, youth, farmers, district framework to ensure principals are G11 Regimanuel Estates Nungua Barrier, Sakumono councillors and ward development committee capable for carrying on the programme in SEND’s absence. Accra, Ghana members. SEND will implement the livelihood Livelihood Empowerment Telephone: +233-21-716-860 security programme for ten years in partnership Website: www.sendfoundation.org The programme incorporates the three interlinking spheres E-mail: [email protected] with community members.