Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment

Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment

The objective of this assessment is to respond to the government's call for analytical work to guide the development of an improved social protection system. Its goal is to help the government to put the social protection policy into action an...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGED ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE STRATEGY ASYLUM SEEKERS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CAPACITY BUILDING CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ABUSE CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SUPPORT CIVIL WAR CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS COPING STRATEGIES CROWDING OUT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET DIETS DISABILITY DISABILITY ISSUES DISABILITY PENSIONS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ELDERLY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY RELIEF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EXTERNAL FINANCING EXTERNAL RESOURCES EXTERNAL SHOCKS FAMILIES FAMILY SUPPORT FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL CRISIS FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD-FOR-WORK FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FREE HEALTH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH PROGRAM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HIV HOMELESS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS HYGIENE ILLITERACY INCOME INCOME SECURITY INFANT INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION SYSTEM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE SCHEMES IRON JOBLESS LABOR MARKET LAWS LEAN SEASON LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED CAPACITY LIVE BIRTHS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN MARKET WAGE MATERNAL MORTALITY MEANS TEST MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL SUPPLIES MENTAL HEALTH MICRO-INSURANCE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINIMUM INCOME MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY MOTHER MOTHER TO CHILD MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION MUTUAL INSURANCE NATIONAL SECURITY NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT OLD AGE ORPHANS PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS PATIENTS PEACE PENSIONS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES POOR POOR FAMILIES POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE CAPITAL PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRESS PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS REFUGEE PROGRAMS REFUGEES RESOURCE LIMITATIONS RESPONSE TO CRISES RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL LUNCHES SCHOOL MATERIALS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTION CRITERIA SELF-INSURANCE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUALITY SHOCK SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSTABILITY SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL PENSION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL WELFARE STIS SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SUSU TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TEACHER RATIO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADITIONAL FAMILY TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES UNSKILLED LABOR VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WAGE RATE WAR WAR VICTIMS WATER RESOURCES WEATHER INSURANCE WELFARE INDICATORS WORK PROGRAM WORK PROGRAMS WORKERS WORKS PROGRAM WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16755

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Summary:	The objective of this assessment is to respond to the government's call for analytical work to guide the development of an improved social protection system. Its goal is to help the government to put the social protection policy into action and to provide an analytic underpinning for the social protection pillar of the Agenda for Prosperity. The basis of the assessment is provided by the concept of social risk management (SRM), which was developed by the World Bank in the early 2000s, and the assessment uses the lifecycle (or life-course) analysis. Chapter one discusses the main risks facing families in Sierra Leone and the conceptual framework of this assessment. Chapter two identifies the country's main vulnerable groups, discusses the principal risks faced by these groups and by households in general, and estimates the number of individuals or households that are at risk. Chapter three reviews the principal programs that are already in place to address the risks that have been identified. Chapter four assesses the adequacy of the social protection system by analyzing: spending; program coverage, gaps, and overlaps; benefit generosity; targeting mechanisms and beneficiary incidence; cost-effectiveness; monitoring and evaluation; and institutional arrangements and participation. Chapter five contains recommendations. The complexity of building social protection systems should not be underestimated. It entails many different actors, preferences, programs, policies, instruments, institutions, and financing, and it often involves difficult trade-offs. The pace at which any social protection system is developed must therefore be in line with the country's institutional and financial conditions and capabilities.