Sierra Leone

Fighting Hunger with Cash – Young Sierra Leoneans benefit from first Cash-for-Work programme

In post-conflict Sierra Leone, youth unemployment and poverty is widespread, particularly in urban centres.The European Union funded Cash-for-Work projects engage the most vulnerable youth in short-term projects such as road maintenance, drain clearing, composting, tree-planting and waste management. In exchange for their work, participants receive cash to buy food for their families. Their labour also contributes to local community development.

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Although Sierra Leone has great natural resources, the decade-long civil war severely devastated the country’s economy, destroyed infrastructure and caused large-scale human suffering. In 2008, Sierra Leone ranked 84 out of 88 countries in the Global Hunger Index and last out of 179 countries in the Human Development Index.

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Country at a glance 2011
Planned Beneficiaries645,200
Beneficiary needs (mt)21,178
Beneficiary needs ($US)24,616,801
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