Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone
In countries ravaged by a history of civil war and genocide, the overarching goal for local government and international donors alike is to promote social cohesion, stability and community reconstruction. In Sierra Leone, reconstruction programs em...
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okr-10986-228192021-04-23T14:04:10Z Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone World Bank BENEFIT SHARING CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION GENOCIDE GRANTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MICROFINANCING POOR HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL COHESION TOLERANCE In countries ravaged by a history of civil war and genocide, the overarching goal for local government and international donors alike is to promote social cohesion, stability and community reconstruction. In Sierra Leone, reconstruction programs emphasize a decentralized approach to: (i) rapidly build market institutions; (ii) enhance community decision making; and (iii) strengthen intra and inter-community tolerance and benefit sharing. This study addresses a program to provide small grants to some of the poorest communities in Sierra Leone. The program builds on the success of relevant micro financing initiatives. However, compared to traditional loans to small enterprises, which are generally available in urban and peri-urban areas where micro financing institutions are accessible, socially motivated grants to reach the poorest households are used. This report presents the findings of financial assessments funded by the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) of the World Bank. The assessments cover two of the poorest districts in northern Sierra Leone under the Habope project. The project, which means ‘to give hope’ in the local language Krio, is implemented by the governments National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) and financed by the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF). One of its components provides grants to group enterprises which are comprised of vulnerable households who are at risk for hunger and deprivation. 2015-11-03T18:50:27Z 2015-11-03T18:50:27Z 2013 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24923974/investing-habope-financial-assessment-community-based-small-investments-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22819 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Sierra Leone |
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In countries ravaged by a history of
civil war and genocide, the overarching goal for local
government and international donors alike is to promote
social cohesion, stability and community reconstruction. In
Sierra Leone, reconstruction programs emphasize a
decentralized approach to: (i) rapidly build market
institutions; (ii) enhance community decision making; and
(iii) strengthen intra and inter-community tolerance and
benefit sharing. This study addresses a program to provide
small grants to some of the poorest communities in Sierra
Leone. The program builds on the success of relevant micro
financing initiatives. However, compared to traditional
loans to small enterprises, which are generally available in
urban and peri-urban areas where micro financing
institutions are accessible, socially motivated grants to
reach the poorest households are used. This report presents
the findings of financial assessments funded by the Public
Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) of the
World Bank. The assessments cover two of the poorest
districts in northern Sierra Leone under the Habope project.
The project, which means ‘to give hope’ in the local
language Krio, is implemented by the governments National
Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) and financed by the
Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF). One of its components
provides grants to group enterprises which are comprised of
vulnerable households who are at risk for hunger and deprivation. |
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Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone |
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Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone |
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Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone |
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Investing in Habope : Financial Assessment of Community-Based Small Investments in Sierra Leone |
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investing in habope : financial assessment of community-based small investments in sierra leone |
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