Sierra Leone: A new PRSP development agenda?

Sierra Leone is taking tentative steps to move from a conflict-dominated agenda to a development-orientated one. But donors are not providing the funding, says a Eurodad paper. Sierra Leone has produced its first full PRSP for the period 2005 – 2007. It signals an important move from a conflict-dominated agenda towards a much-needed development-orientated one and should be welcomed and supported by the international community. The problem is that funding for the PRSP is failing to materialise. Despite the PRSP having been produced in a relatively participative manner and being viewed by the international financial institutions (IFIs) and civil society as providing adequate policy solutions, funding both in the short-term and long- term appears limited.