#SLPolicyConf2025 wrapped and it's a game-changer for 🇸🇱 financing!
Three days unpacking revenue boosts, financial inclusion, green innovations & fiscal efficiency to fuel the Big 5 Agenda & #SDGs.
We are committed to turning insights into impact!
@dsengeh@FredAmpiah@KevinPetrini@moped2025@mof_sl
Day 2 of #SLPolicyConf2025 has ended!
Our DRR: “Let’s co-create inclusive solutions, more female & disability voices, ecosystem financing, paramedic insurance & peace bonds that turn $1 into $200 in gains.”
@UNDPSierraLeone is proud to drive these ideas forward with partners!
95 remarkable young African women have already joined the #AfYWL Fellowship, bringing their energy, talent, & vision to @UNDP around the world - advancing the #SDGs and @Agenda2063 at every turn.
Don’t miss the chance to join them.
Apply before 1 June: bit.ly/4jfC5Z3
I echo President @duma_boko’s call: #2024AEC must go beyond talk.
Time is short & the stakes are high.
We need bold actions to lift people out of poverty & address climate change w/ a multifaceted approach.
Let this be a turning point for Africa’s future.
The Min. of Trade & Industry today launched a National Action Plan to formalize the informal sector, made possible through partnerships w/ @UNDPSierraLeone, @ILO, funding from @EUinSierraLeone, & @PressACP. The initiative aims to boost econ. growth, create jobs, & empower SMEs.
Relive the energy and insights from the #BiasharaAfrika2024 Forum in Kigali 🇷🇼, where entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders came together 🤝 to unleash the potential of intra-African trade.
🎥 Watch the highlights!✨👇
#AfCFTA#HerAfCFTA
Every drop counts! Aiah Kamanda's welding business in Kono District flourished with support from @UNDPSierraLeone's Human Security Project, funded by @UNhumansecurity. He's now empowering others through apprenticeships & uplifting his family.
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We need to tell the positive story of our continent. We need to highlight the successes in & from Africa. 🌍
And why not start with our own stories of success❓
Our stories can be a powerful way to change mindsets about Africa.
🤝Collaboration in action.
@UNDPSierraLeone has teamed up with @stats_sl & @moped2024 to reflect on lessons from the recent 🇸🇱Local Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index , 2023 assessment . Together, we are gaining valuable insights to inform the design & analysis in future studies.
We are thrilled to announce @UNDPSierraLeone has successfully distributed 200 solar freezers to women's groups across 🇸🇱 with the last batch going to women’s groups from Western Area - Urban and Rural.
The initiative aims to support women's economic empowerment & livelihood.
Ongoing, @moped2024 begins popularizing and decentralizing the New Sierra Leone MTNDP 2024-2030, soon to be launched by HE Rtd. Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Bio in Moyamba.The #MTNDP is a Transformative Acceleration Agenda for food security, human capital development, & job creation.
Our #ResRep@FredAmpiah,today engaged in fruitful discussions with the newly appointed Sec. Gen. of the @union_mano, Amb. Simeon Moribah during a courtesy call. They discussed the importance of adopting a regional approach to address the development needs within the Union.
Kenema City , we are grateful for the warm welcome & enriching discussions. Our #ResRep@FredrickAmpiah's first official visit has been amazing so far. We gladi!
This morning, we shift gears to the 'next level'. Exciting news for Sierra Leonean women across the districts.
UNDP's @JoyKategekwa on leveraging science, technology, innovation & digital transformation:
"To shape Africa's future, we must empower young innovators & invest in education. #timbuktoo will drive innovation & ownership in Africa's tech landscape."
#ARFSD