By Bampia James Bundu
About 150 civil society organisations have assembled in Freetown to discuss progress in the implementation of pillars in the poverty reduction approach to development.
In September 2012, two organizations were elected by the wider civil society constituents to serve in the working group of each of the proposed eight pillars in the preparatory phase of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 3 (PRSP III) tagged the ‘Agenda for Prosperity’.
By Crispina Cummings
A ten-member delegation from the United Nations peacebuilding fund, headed by envoy Egvi Llermo Rychinski has engaged the leadership of Parliament on information-sharing and the process of UN support to the country on good governance.
Speaker of the House, Justice Abel Stronge thanked the envoy to Sierra Leone and informed its members about the setup of parliament and the challenges they faced in executing their functions.
By Crispina Cummings
As the debate on the Appropriation Act 2012 continues, Members of Parliament on Tuesday continued to make different interventions on different aspects of the 2013 budget.
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
A three-day training to educate journalists on how to report maternal and newborn health started yesterday at the Kona Lodge in Freetown.
Organised by Evidence for Action (E4A), it is part of a five-year programme that will focus on improving maternal and newborn survival in six sub-Saharan countries, and is part of its “better evidence, improved advocacy and accountability to save lives”.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
