In Sierra Leone we led two projects and trained several practitioners. See below for country related content.
Projects
PDIA for Education Systems
September – December 2022
BSC led a PDIA for Education Systems online action learning program for Education Development Trust, funded by United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Teams from Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zambia participated in this program.
The team from Sierra Leone focused on:
Problem: Low foundational skills and learning outcomes in Port Loko district
Key Takeaways:
- There are many useful tools to help structure an approach for tackling problems, to work step by step and acknowledge small achievements & small opportunities to start having an impact.
- Teamwork is crucial, particularly with government, for sustainability. Vital to listen to multiple perspectives and come together to do the work.
- Building trustworthy relationships with the authoriser(s) and keeping the communication flowing about each step in the process.
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Building PFM Capabilities in Africa
April – December 2017
In April 2017, BSC began a two-year engagement with the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), an intergovernmental organization based in South Africa, to build capability for Public Financial Management (PFM) reform in Africa.
Teams from Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and The Gambia participated in this program.
The team from Sierra Leone focused on:
Problem: Expenditure commitments exceed total income envelope, resulting in unpaid bills and arrears.
What was done: The team identified its entry point to the problem as “low capacity in budget planning and formulation.” The team selected ten MDAs with persistent budget overruns and held a meeting with them to gain further insight about the causes of the budget overruns and extra-budgetary activities. The team helped ensure that all program managers participated in the budget planning process and that the MDAs effectively used the budget formulation templates.
What was learned: The team learned to identify and solve its problem using the PDIA approach. The team also learned that using data in telling stories to solve problems was really key in the work they did.
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Project-Related Posts
PDIA for Education Systems:
Our PDIA for Education Systems Online Program by Salimah Samji
Underperformance in Schools in the Port Loko District of Sierra Leone by Zacharia Bangura, Foday C Kalokoh, Kabiru Mansaray, Miriam Mason, Ibrahim Kanu, Rugiatu Alimatu Kamara
Building PFM Capabilities in Africa:
