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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
- eval_title:
- Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone
- recommendations:
- date:
- 2025-05-21 00:00:00.0
- themes:
- theme:
- Organizational issues
- category:
- Programme implementation
- action_plan:
- Negotiate with UNCDF to partner in de-risking enterprises for financing under the UNCDF Salone Access to Finance programme
- management_response:
- Partially Completed
- progress:
- Partially achieved
- admin_units:
- CO-Abuja
- title:
- 9. Changing Attitudes Towards Grant Money: It is crucial to shift the mindset of beneficiaries from expecting grants to understanding the importance of financial responsibility and repayment. During the focus groups, several participants expressed a willingness to engage in micro-loan programs if they were well-structured and accompanied by financial literacy training. Implementing a robust repayment and monitoring system, coupled with continuous education on the importance of contributing to one’s development, can foster this attitude change. Pilot programs that integrate these elements, such as the successful micro-financing models observed in previous pilot interventions should be expanded and refined. successful businesses models that have been piloted should be financed using matching grants.
- project_symbols:
- SLE/21/01/EUR
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2342669
- information_source:
- Country Office
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