Sierra Leone's Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) covers the period 2009-2012. The PRSP-II examines achievements and lessons learned under the first PRSP, analyzes challenges and constraints in the economy, and lays out the strategic priorities for accelerating growth and reducing poverty.
... See More + The PRSP-II presents a comprehensive medium-term strategy that focuses on four strategic priorities. These are: (i) enhancing the national power supply; (ii) increasing agricultural productivity and competitiveness; (iii) significantly improving the national transportation network; and (iv) promoting sustainable human development through decentralized service delivery. These priorities are underpinned by good governance, macroeconomic stability, private sector development, financial sector reform, and natural resource management. The Government has reflected the lessons learned during the implementation of PRSP-I in the PRSP-II. Specifically, it notes the following key lessons: (i) targets in PRSP-I were too ambitious compared to available resources; (ii) inter-sectoral linkages among various units in different sectors were weak; (iii) program implementation was not always aligned with national priorities; (iv) there was no clear strategy for resource mobilization from the development partners; (v) implementation capacity was weak in many ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs); (vi) many MDAs did not fully implement the programs of the PRS because they viewed it as a product independent of their own obligations; and (vii) lack of timely and reliable statistics made the assessment of the baseline data difficult and, as a result, targets were unrealistic.
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Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 50351 SEP 17, 2009
