NaCSA is a semi-autonomous government agency which augments the work of social sector Ministries and Agencies and local authorities in delivering social service
Training for 3,500 beneficiaries of the Green Public Works (GPW) sub-component of the PSSNYE project has commenced in the provincial cities of Makeni, Port Loko, New Sembehun, Kenema, Bo, and the Bonthe city councils. @WBG_SPLabor@SamiKhedira@WorldBankAfrica@NgornestoM
The initiative will launch in 8 districts across 5 regions, starting with a pilot in the 3 poorest: Pujehun, Tonkolili, and Falaba. It will offer cash-for-work to 2,100 youths, part of a total of 7,000 rural youths aged 18 to 35 benefiting from public works. @SamiKhedira
Training for 420 Community Oversight Committee members has begun in Falaba, Tonkolili, and Pujehun Districts. The committees are vital for the Sustainable Cash for Work program, which supports inactive and underemployed rural youth, especially young women. @WBG_SPLabor
This initiative will assist 8,000 urban youth with existing or new business ventures by offering business grants through a competition, along with training in business development, pre-employment readiness, and psychosocial support, mentoring and coaching.
@NaCSA2020 and NAYCOM have contracted @CacHoldings & AIDE and the Community Empowerment and Development Agency—Sierra Leone (CEDA-SL) to implement the Support to Youth-led Household Enterprises sub-component of the PSSNYE Project.
Building on the 2018 Social Protection Policy and the 2022-2026 Strategy, this Act marks a significant step in strengthening Sierra Leone's social protection systems. @VP_Jalloh@UNICEFSL@WorldBankAfrica@SwarayRahman
The Sierra Leone Social Protection Act of 2025, recently passed by Parliament, aims to enhance the well-being of vulnerable individuals through a comprehensive framework for social protection programs. Key highlights include:
- Promoting poverty reduction
- Developing exit strategies for beneficiaries to achieve independence.
- Establishing a Social Protection Authority to coordinate activities across public and private agencies
- Managing the Social Protection Breadbasket Fund to support targeted initiatives
Ministers, Commissioners, and technical staff of institutions involved in implementing the PSSNYE project met to discuss critical issues related to the project's implementation. See, details below:
https://t.co/SqTIVG4zE5
Green Public Works offers short-term employment opportunities for urban youth, women, and disabled individuals from poor and vulnerable households to improve environmental and sanitary aspects. @accsierraleone
Targeting and enrolment of the initial 3,000 potential beneficiaries for the Green Public Works (GPW) has commenced across the six provincial cities (Portloko, Makeni, New Sembehun, Kenema, Bo and Bonthe). @SamiKhedira@NgornestoM@SP_Gateway@WorldBank@UNICEFSL
To strengthen collaboration & enhance the delivery of the Green Public Works sub-component of the PSSNYE, The Commissioner of NaCSA @NgornestoM has hosted a team from the Freetown City Council (FCC) including her worship the Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, The Chief Administrator
The Technical Review Committee members of the Pro-Poor Growth for Peace Consolidation and Youth Employment Project (GPCYE) have approved District Application Forms’ (DAFs) projects for implementation in Kambia, Kono & Bonthe Districts.
170 Data Enumerators have been commissioned to target 6,000 extremely poor households for the Economic Inclusion sub-component of the PSSNYE project. The EI will be piloted in Pujehun, Kenema, Karene, Falaba and the Western Rural Districts. @Keketoma_Sandi@PresidentBio