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Diaspora Voting Rights ImageSierra Leone Policy Watch Inc is an emerging independent, nonprofit public policy think tank, in its embryonic stage incorporated, January 13th 2011 that helps to improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. We believe objective analysis usually results to effective solutions.

We promote good governance within the context of Sierra Leone’s socio-economic realities as they relate to the rule of law, economic freedom, political freedom, transparency and accountability. We partner with the government of the day, to meet key development thresholds in the Government’s poverty reduction and economic growth efforts, to include loopholes usually not reflected in the generally accepted economic indicators espoused by development agencies such as the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Millennium Development Goals of the World Bank and the IMF. We focus on development strategies that suit our local realities.

We believe that, for public policies to work best they must be designed, implemented and monitored by local actors who understand their local realities, using locally generated data and analysis. Without such data and analysis, well intentioned policies and programs do not respond very well to the realities on the ground.

However, we would consult directly with other development partners such as the UN, UNDP, World Bank, USAID, DFID etc and work with the Govt. of Sierra Leone to develop policy papers that would assist the Govt.’s efforts in meeting development criteria defined by these agencies to gain access to much needed resources. The indicators most often used in this regard that may guide the focus of our policy papers are as follows

  • Ruling Justly Civil Liberties, Political Rights
  • Control of Corruption, Government Effectiveness
  • Rule of Law, Freedom of Information
  • Investing in People Immunization Rates, Public Expenditure on Health
  • Girls’ Education, Secondary Education Enrolment
  • Public Expenditure on Primary Education, Child Health
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SLPW to host First Annual General Conference

May
16

WASHINGTON, USA - The Sierra Leone Policy Watch, Incorporated (SLPW, INC) is pleased to inform the general public of its forthcoming First Annual General Meeting.

The meeting which is expected to bring together members of the Sierra Leonean community, as well as friends and well-wishers of Sierra Leone, is scheduled to take place on:

Date: May 19, 2012

Time: 10:00 am prompt

Place: Comfort Inn Capital Beltway, 4050 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, MD 20705

Cost: FREE (Donations are welcome)

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Available vacancies/volunteer opportunities

May
16

The Sierra Leone Policy Watch wishes to advertise the following vacancies/volunteer opportunities: Interested parties may send all applications to:info@slpw.org
SLPW is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy think tank that promotes fair, objective and effective public policy through research, analysis and advocacy based in Sierra Leone, with offices in the US and representation in the UK.

  • Deputy Executive Director
    1. His/her main responsibility would be to forge partnership and working relationship with other policy think tanks, UN agencies and other development agencies with similar values.
    2.  As delegated by the Executive Director or the Board, he/she may be expected to execute on behalf of SLPW all agreements,
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SLPW Approves the formation of Policy Advisory Committees

May
16

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – Sierra Leone Policy Watch Incorporated (SLPW) is pleased to announced that at a recent meeting of the Board and Executive, the formation of five advisory committees were unanimously approved. They include policy committees on Education, Health and Sanitation, Fiscal and Economic and Land Tenure System.

Formed to examine policies currently being pursued by the Sierra Leone Government, the newly formed committees will help to analyze and apply field based public policy research geared towards the formulation, recommendation and implementation of sound, strategic public policy solutions to decision makers that are in the interest of the people of Sierra Leone.

“At a time when we have affirmed our dream to move past the donor nation that we are to a middle income one, this is a unique opportunity for us to be fully engaged in the development of our country. The various committees will offer transformational policy recommendations for Sierra Leone’s prosperity,” said Board Chairman, Jonathan M. Rose.

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