Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program

Social protection is a critical policy instrument in Sierra Leone to address the multiple risks and vulnerabilities faced by citizens. Through the Medium-term National Development Plan for 2019-2023, the government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) stated its...

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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-364522021-11-03T05:10:43Z Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program World Bank PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE VULNERABLE POPULATION POVERTY DISEASE NATURAL DISASTER SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL SPENDING Social protection is a critical policy instrument in Sierra Leone to address the multiple risks and vulnerabilities faced by citizens. Through the Medium-term National Development Plan for 2019-2023, the government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) stated its aim to expand social assistance to cover thirty percent of the vulnerable population, and launched the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) in 2011 to reflect new vulnerabilities. The government also announced plans for enshrining social protection into law, supported by a national strategy and plan of action. The objective of this Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to assess public expenditures on social assistance programs and Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs) in Sierra Leone, with the intention of informing policymakers of the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs. 2021-11-02T18:27:18Z 2021-11-02T18:27:18Z 2021-06-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/954831623666631234/Sierra-Leone-Public-Expenditure-Review-2021-Social-Assistance-Program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36452 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Sierra Leone
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topic PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VULNERABLE POPULATION
POVERTY
DISEASE
NATURAL DISASTER
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SOCIAL SPENDING
spellingShingle PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VULNERABLE POPULATION
POVERTY
DISEASE
NATURAL DISASTER
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SOCIAL SPENDING
World Bank
Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
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Sierra Leone
description Social protection is a critical policy instrument in Sierra Leone to address the multiple risks and vulnerabilities faced by citizens. Through the Medium-term National Development Plan for 2019-2023, the government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) stated its aim to expand social assistance to cover thirty percent of the vulnerable population, and launched the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) in 2011 to reflect new vulnerabilities. The government also announced plans for enshrining social protection into law, supported by a national strategy and plan of action. The objective of this Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to assess public expenditures on social assistance programs and Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs) in Sierra Leone, with the intention of informing policymakers of the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs.
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title Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
title_short Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
title_full Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
title_fullStr Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
title_full_unstemmed Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Social Assistance Program
title_sort sierra leone public expenditure review 2021 : social assistance program
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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