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Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone

eval_number:

2342525

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2342525

location:

country:

Sierra Leone

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone

recommendations:

date:

2025-05-21 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Enterprises

category:

Business development service

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action_plan:

Make further investments in entrepreneurship and business coaching

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

CO-Abuja

title:

7. Scale-up Business Development Services with additional funding: Notable examples include the positive impact of the GET Ahead, SIYB, Cooperatives (Coops), and coaching training for SMEs across the Project implementation districts. The reskilling initiatives for women, youth and persons with disabilities should be supported to transition into cooperatives. These programs have demonstrated significant improvements in business skills and economic empowerment, which can be further expanded in a 12-month extension. The project should scale up successful business models that have been piloted by the Opportunity Salone Project Additionally, the feeder road maintenance projects in Bo, Port Loko, Bombali and Kenema districts have shown potential for job creation and infrastructure improvement, making them prime candidates for scaling.

project_symbols:

SLE/21/01/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2342659

information_source:

Country Office

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