The Invest Salone Resource Bank brings together a collection of resources related to Invest Salone’s work to encourage investment, generate exports, create jobs and diversify four key sectors in Sierra Leone. Pooling resources produced by Invest Salone and external contributors, this tool will grow to provide a broad range of resources related to investing and doing business in Sierra Leone. Use the filters below to explore the resources by type, sector, topic and more.
This article from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) discusses the UNDP Accelerator Lab partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation to acquire and deploy five smart anti-epidemic…
Sector: Other
Published by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
COVID-19: Locking in solutions while in lockdown
A briefing paper produced by SOAS University on the relationship between lockdown strategies and governance constraints which can limit the emergency response to COVID-19. The paper focuses on corruption as…
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
A WHO report providing advice on mental health and psychosocial considerations during COVID-19. It offers tailored guidance for the general population, healthcare workers, managers in health facilities, carers for children,…
Guidance for mental health and psychosocial support for COVID-19
A report from the Africa Center for Disease Control and Preparation offering guidance to African Union Member States on key mental health and psychosocial support considerations in relation to COVID-19.…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Africa
Published by: Africa Center for Disease Control and Preparation
Investing in chiefdoms and local councils to fight COVID-19 from the ‘last mile’
This article by the United Nations Development Programme looks at ways of decentralising the national COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone to the districts and chiefdoms.
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sierra Leone
COVID-19 business pivot challenge report
A report on OpenIDEO’s COVID-19 Business Pivot Challenge to better understand and support business adaptation in response to COVID-19. This report brings together the lived experience from the 700+ business…
Putting digital payments to work in the time of COVID-19
This article by Better than Cash Alliance highlights the need for practical, scalable, quick and effective solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.
Economic and market impact analysis of COVID-19 on West and Central Africa
A research brief produced by the World Food Programme analysing the impact of COVID-19 for the economy and markets of western and central Africa.
Geographic Focus: Africa
Published by: World Food Programme (WFP)
COVID-19 and smallholder producers’ access to markets
A research brief by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on how smallholder farmers can respond to a health crisis, drawing on lessons learnt from Sierra Leone,…
Geographic Focus: Africa
COVID-19: Repurposing Manufacturing to Address Medical-Equipment Shortages in Africa
A report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change outlining the importance of re-purposing in the manufacturing industry in Africa in order to effectively respond to the COVID-19 crisis…