Resource bank

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.

Made in Salone: Revitalising the use of Country Cloth in Sierra Leone

Made in Salone supports local manufacturers who create jobs, develop skills, boost the income of small producers and raise foreign exchange through exports from Sierra Leone. County Cloth has been…
Topic: Made in Salone
Sector: Textiles
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Made in Salone: Transforming gara production for Sierra Leone’s textiles industry

Discover how Sierra Leonean designers like Mary-Ann Kai Kai, Madam Wokie, are bringing a contemporary twist to traditional artisanship and introducing Sierra Leonean textiles to new audiences.

Topic: Made in Salone
Sector: Textiles
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Made in Salone: Transforming cassava production in Sierra Leone

Made in Salone explores the benefits of local manufacturing and production in Sierra Leone. Find out how Sierra Bo Garri, a cassava farm and processing plant in Bo District, Sierra Leone, is working to industrialise cassava processing.

Topic: Made in Salone
Sector: Manufacturing
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Invest Salone Technical Assistance Facility Overview: Helping firms tackle constraints to growth and exports

Find out how Invest Salone’s Technical Assistance Facility helps Sierra Leonean firms tackle constraints to growth and exports, by providing access to specialised advisory services.

Acumen–Invest Salone Investor Roundtable 2022

Through PROSPER Salone, Invest Salone has partnered with Acumen to run a series of investment-ready bootcamps. This Roundtable was organised to discuss the outcomes of the bootcamp and showcase the firms to potential investors.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Investment
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Putting money where the impact is: A PROSPER Salone case study supporting clean, green energy and livelihoods

Find out how one successful PROSPER Salone grant-winner used its funding to develop a pipeline of potential companies in Sierra Leone for investment and supported one business to expand their green energy services.

Topic: Investment, PROSPER Salone
Sector: Energy
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone