Decentralized Service Delivery Program II

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The objectives of the Second Decentralized Service Delivery Program (DSDP II Program) for Sierra Leone are to support decentralized delivery of basic services; strengthen the recipient's capacity to manage decentralized services; improve availability and predictability of funding for Local Councils (LCs); and strengthen the recipient~^!!^s inter-governmental fiscal transfer system. Sierra Leone is making a rapid recovery following a brutal, decade-long civil war that killed 20,000 people and displaced half the population. The country has been on a path of reconciliation, reconstruction, and stabilization of its economy and governance systems. Since the end of the civil war, the country has held two parliamentary, presidential, and local elections, all of which have been deemed free and fair. It is preparing for the third round of elections in late 2012. Recovery continued for an eleventh unbroken year in 2010 with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing at five percent despite rising food and fuel prices and in the ever-present residual risks from a global downturn. The second phase of the program DSDP II Program will continue to maximize the use of existing government structures, including the existing intergovernmental fiscal transfer system (IFTS). The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) will continue to have responsibility for DSDP II Project as a whole. In implementing DSDP II Project, the Integrated Project Administration Unit (IPAU), which is the program~^!!^s implementing unit and is responsible for Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) programs housed within MoFED, will be responsible for the overall administration, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities. IPAU will coordinate cross-cutting governance issues and dialogue between GoSL and donors.

FY17 - Education,FY17 - Health,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government, Education