Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment

This note explores how a community-driven approach has successfully made inroads in Sierra Leone, a country racked by internal violence and without a tradition of widespread civic participation. By mobilizing village members to work together to reb...

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Main Authors: Hackett, Julie, Sum, June-Wei
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/11944225/sierra-leone-road-recovery-results-beneficiary-impact-assessment
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spelling okr-10986-111652021-04-23T14:02:54Z Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment Hackett, Julie Sum, June-Wei AUTHORITY BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC SERVICES CITIZENS CIVIC PARTICIPATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY DEMAND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROJECTS COMMUNITY RESPONDENTS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT CONFLICT CONSULTATION CONSULTATIONS CRIME EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT LEADERSHIP LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GROUPS NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS POPULATION GROUPS PROCUREMENT PROJECT APPRAISAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION RESETTLEMENT RURAL AREAS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL ASSESSMENT SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK SOCIETY TRANSPARENCY YOUTH This note explores how a community-driven approach has successfully made inroads in Sierra Leone, a country racked by internal violence and without a tradition of widespread civic participation. By mobilizing village members to work together to rebuild physical infrastructure destroyed by the war, the World Bank's National Social Action Project is also rebuilding trust and collective action amongst a divided population. In particular, the project targeted areas not previously serviced by Government, 'newly accessible areas,' (those which were under rebel control until the end of the war in 2002); as well as the most vulnerable population groups within those areas. 2012-08-13T14:19:56Z 2012-08-13T14:19:56Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/11944225/sierra-leone-road-recovery-results-beneficiary-impact-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11165 English Social Funds Innovation Notes; Vol. 4, No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Sierra Leone
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topic AUTHORITY
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SERVICES
CITIZENS
CIVIC PARTICIPATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEMAND
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
COMMUNITY RESPONDENTS
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CONFLICT
CONSULTATION
CONSULTATIONS
CRIME
EMPOWERMENT
FEMALE
GENDER
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
LEADERSHIP
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GROUPS
NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
POPULATION GROUPS
PROCUREMENT
PROJECT APPRAISAL
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
RESETTLEMENT
RURAL AREAS
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL FUNDS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
SOCIETY
TRANSPARENCY
YOUTH
spellingShingle AUTHORITY
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SERVICES
CITIZENS
CIVIC PARTICIPATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEMAND
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
COMMUNITY RESPONDENTS
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CONFLICT
CONSULTATION
CONSULTATIONS
CRIME
EMPOWERMENT
FEMALE
GENDER
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
LEADERSHIP
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GROUPS
NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
POPULATION GROUPS
PROCUREMENT
PROJECT APPRAISAL
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
RESETTLEMENT
RURAL AREAS
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL FUNDS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
SOCIETY
TRANSPARENCY
YOUTH
Hackett, Julie
Sum, June-Wei
Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
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relation Social Funds Innovation Notes; Vol. 4, No. 3
description This note explores how a community-driven approach has successfully made inroads in Sierra Leone, a country racked by internal violence and without a tradition of widespread civic participation. By mobilizing village members to work together to rebuild physical infrastructure destroyed by the war, the World Bank's National Social Action Project is also rebuilding trust and collective action amongst a divided population. In particular, the project targeted areas not previously serviced by Government, 'newly accessible areas,' (those which were under rebel control until the end of the war in 2002); as well as the most vulnerable population groups within those areas.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Hackett, Julie
Sum, June-Wei
author_facet Hackett, Julie
Sum, June-Wei
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title Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
title_short Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
title_full Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
title_fullStr Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Sierra Leone - The Road to Recovery : Results from a Beneficiary Impact Assessment
title_sort sierra leone - the road to recovery : results from a beneficiary impact assessment
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/11944225/sierra-leone-road-recovery-results-beneficiary-impact-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11165
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