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© 2011 International Monetary Fund
July 2011
IMF Country Report No. 11/195
Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Progress Report, 2008–10
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in board consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Sierra Leone, dated June 2011, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF Website.
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Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
(The Agenda for Change)
Progress Report, 2008—10
June 2011
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 An Overview
1.2 Report Preparation Process
1.3 Structure of the Report
Chapter 2: Macroeconomic Performance
2.1 Real Sector Performance
2.2 Budgetary Performance
2.3 Poverty Expenditures
2.4 Budget Deficit and Financing
2.5 Monetary and Financial Sector Development
2.6 Composition and Structure of External Debt
2.7 Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability in the Medium Term
Chapter 3: Progress on Sector-Specific Strategic Priorities
3.1 Enhancing National Electricity
3.2 Developing the National Transportation Network
3.3 Agriculture
3.4 Fisheries
3.5 Education
3.6 Health
3.7 HIV/AIDS
3.8 Water and Sanitation
3.9 Gender
Chapter 4: Progress on Preconditions for Achieving the Strategic Priorities
4.1 Public Financial Management Reform
4.2 Strengthening the Civil Service
4.3 The Decentralisation Process
4.4 The Judiciary and Human Rights
4.5 Security
4.6_Private Sector Development
4.7 Tourism
4.8 The Mining Sector
4. 9 The Environment
4.10 Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
Chapter 5: Monitoring and Evaluation Process
5.1 The Coordinating Role of MoFED
5.2 The Office of the President (OP) and Role of Cabinet
5.3 The Role of Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL)
5.4 Participation of District Budget Oversight Committees, Civil Society, and Parliament
5.5 Donors and the M&E Process
5.6 Challenges and Recommendations
Chapter 6: Summary and Conclusion
5.1 Summary
5.2 General Recommendations
ACRONYMS
| ACC |
Anti Corruption Commission |
| ACT |
Artesunate Combination Therapy |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| ASREP |
Agricultural Sector Rehabilitation Programme |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ANC |
Antenatal Care |
| BKPS |
Bo-Kenema Power Supply |
| BRIDGE |
Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections |
| CAP |
Common Action Plan |
| CBOs |
Community Based Organizations |
| CED |
Customs and Excise Department |
| CORAD |
Consortium for Rehabilitation and Development |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| CRIS |
Country Response Information System |
| CRS |
Catholic Relief Services |
| DACO |
Development Assistance Coordination Office |
| DECSEC |
Decentralisation Secretariat |
| DFID |
Department for International Development |
| DISECs |
District Security Committees |
| DFPP |
Diversified Food Production Programme |
| DTIS |
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FELDA |
Federal Land Development Authority |
| FSAP |
Financial Sector Assessment Programme |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GoSL |
Government of Sierra Leone |
| HIPC |
Highly Indebted Poor Countries |
| HIV |
Human Immune Virus |
| IF |
Integrated Framework |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFMIS |
Integrated Financial Management Information System |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| INGO |
International Non-Governmental Organization |
| IPRs |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| IPRSP |
Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| IPT |
Intermittent Preventive Therapy |
| IRCBP |
Institutional Reform and Capacity Building Project |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITD |
Income Tax Department |
| ITNs |
Insecticide Treated Bed Nets |
| JMC |
Joint Maritime Committee |
| JSS |
Junior Secondary Schools |
| LGA |
Local Government Act |
| M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
| MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
| MDAs |
Ministries, Departments and Agencies |
| MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MFMR |
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources |
| MMR |
Ministry of Mineral Resources |
| MMR |
Maternal Mortality Rate |
| MoFED |
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
| MOHS |
Ministry of Health and Sanitation |
| MTEF |
Medium Term Expenditure Framework |
| NAC |
National HIV/AIDS Council |
| NaCSA |
National Commission for Social Action |
| NAS |
National Aids Secretariat |
| NASSIT |
National Social Security and Insurance Trust |
| NCCT |
National Coordinating Committee on Trade |
| NEC |
National Electoral Commission |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa Development |
| NERICA |
New Rice for Africa |
| NGO |
Non- Governmental Organizations |
| NPA |
National Power Authority |
| NPSE |
National Primary Schools Examination |
| NRA |
National Revenue Authority |
| OAG |
Office of the Accountant General |
| ONS |
Office of National Security |
| PEFA |
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability |
| PETS |
Public Expenditure Tracking Survey |
| PFM |
Public Financial Management |
| PHU |
Peripheral Health Care Unit |
| PLWHAs |
People Living with HIV/AIDS |
| PRGF |
Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
| PRS |
Poverty Reduction Strategy |
| PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PSC |
Public Service Commission |
| RF |
Results Framework |
| RSLAF |
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces |
| SHARP |
Sierra Leone HIV Response Project |
| SLEDIC |
Sierra Leone Export Development and Investment Corporation |
| SLP |
Sierra Leone Police |
| SLRA |
Sierra Leone Roads Authority |
| SMEs |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SSG |
Strategic Situation Group |
| SSRR |
Security Sector Review Report |
| STI |
Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| TBAs |
Traditional Birth Attendants |
| TRC |
Truth and Reconciliation Committee |
| UCI |
Universal Childhood Immunization |
| UMR |
Under -5 Mortality Rate |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNFPA |
United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |
| VCCT |
Vocational Counselling and Testing Centre |
| VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
| WFP |
World Food Programme |
