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:
HIV
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16755
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spelling okr-10986-167552017-12-14T04:31:52Z Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment World Bank 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 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. 2014-01-30T20:49:52Z 2014-01-30T20:49:52Z 2013-06-14 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16755 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Sierra Leone
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
geographic_facet Sierra Leone
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
title_short Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
title_full Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
title_fullStr Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Sierra Leone : Social Protection Assessment
title_sort sierra leone : social protection assessment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16755
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