The evaluation of the country strategic plan for Sierra Leone for 2020¨C2025 served both accountability and learning purposes, providing key findings, conclusions and recommendations aimed at informing the design of Sierra Leone's next country strategic plan.
Annual Country Reports (ACR) are a key accountability document produced by country offices on a yearly basis which inform donors how their funds were used during the reporting year. Their purpose is to tell Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s performance story in an accurate, transparent and evidence-based manner by assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of our operations in our pursuit towards zero hunger.
In Chad, nearly 1.5 million people have been affected, with 265,000 hectares of arable land flooded, and there are reports of potential dry spells affecting crops in parts of northern and northeastern Nigeria and Ghana. The situation has raised concerns about potential crop impacts, particularly in the northern and eastern parts of Nigeria.
The paper emphasizes the need for sustainable financial solutions and collaborative efforts involving international financial institutions, donors and innovative financing schemes to bridge the funding gap and ensure the long-term success of school meal programmes in West Africa.
The landscape of Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has undergone significant evolution since the last assessment in 2020. The Landscape Analysis, prepared in May 2024 by the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), ECOWAS and the School Meals Coalition, with the contribution of CERFAM and the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, an Initiative of the School Meals Coalition, provides a comparative analysis across six domains, offering insights into the evolving dynamics, challenges, and best practices within the realm of HGSF. It serves also as a comprehensive resource for navigating the complexities and opportunities inherent in HGSF implementation across ECOWAS countries.
The February 2024 Food Security Monitoring System Report sheds light on the factors driving the decline in food security levels in Sierra Leone. It delves into household food security conditions to identify key trends and contributors.
This publication aims to document recent trends ¨C and strategic implications ¨C with regards to the development of social registries and supporting digital information systems in the West and Central Africa region.
The September 2023, Food Security Monitoring System Report highlights some of the key contributors to the deteriorating food security levels in Sierra Leone by examining the trends in household food security conditions.
In 2022, Â鶹ÊÓƵ overcame obstacles to support 20 countries' Sustainable Development Goals, to save lives and change lives of 21.4 million people in Western Africa
This decentralized evaluation was commissioned by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sierra Leone and covers the Asset Creation and Livelihood Activities in Sierra Leone from January 2020-December 2023. It was carried out between July 2023 and July 2024.
This outcome document reflects the conclusions reached at the 2022 Anticipating Food Crises workshop and is intended to support the work of policymakers and practitioners in Anticipatory Action.
The February 2023, Food Security Monitoring System Report highlights some of the key contributors of the deteriorating food security levels in Sierra Leone by examining the trends in household food security conditions.
The subject of this evaluation is the collective preparedness and response of the IASC member agencies at the global, regional, and country level in meeting the humanitarian needs of people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A legacy of deforestation has led to a climate breakdown in Sierra Leone. This is threatening food security and incomes among both rural and urban populations
This publication, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Western Africa Regional Achievements in 2021, highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s and its partners¡¯ collective success in staying the course and delivering to the most vulnerable to save lives and our contributions to changing lives. Summarised across the chapters of this publication are insights into Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s important work in the areas of emergency response and preparedness, school feeding, nutrition and HIV, climate adaptation, social protection, gender, protection, digital solutions, supply chain and common logistics services.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ commissioned an agricultural value chain assessment to guide Sierra Leone¡¯s transition to home-grown school feeding. The assessment made recommendations around more than a dozen local foods.
The August 2021 Food Security Monitoring System report shows a further deterioration in the Food Consumption Score (FCS), with the share of households with ¡°poor¡± FCS increasing from 34 percent in June 2020 to 37 percent in August 2021. The proportion of households with ¡°acceptable¡± FCS also reduced, from 29 percent in June 2020 to just 21 percent in August 2021. A deteriorating FCS undoubtedly reflects the impact of increasing food prices.
Today over 4.7 million people are food insecure of which over 900,000 are severely food insecure and over 3,700,000 are moderately food insecure. More than half a million people have been added to the count of food insecure people over the last five years. Over 3.3 million people are food insecure in rural areas compared to 1.4 million people in urban areas.
With 63 percent of the population, or 5.1 million Sierra Leoneans estimated to be food insecure, the latest Food Security Monitoring System report shows further deterioration in the food security situation in the country compared to January 2020 ( 3.9 m people (47.7 %)). This is being exacerbated by the economic downturn and COVID-19 related restrictive measures including lockdown, movement restrictions and market closures.
