A SELECTED BUSINESS BEING MENTORED BY INNOVATION SL PITCHING HER BUSINESS IDEA
One of the selected businesses being mentored by Innovation SL pitching her business idea during the last mission visit. #innovation #business #smes #startup #smallbusiness #sierraleonebusiness #sledp #femaleentrepreneur
WORLD BANK TEAM CONCLUDES MISSION WITH MEETING OF SELECTED BUSINESSES
A Joint World Bank and Government of Sierra Leone team recently conducted an implementation support mission (ISM) for the Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP). The mission was led by Moses K. Kibirige (Senior Private Sector Specialist and Task Team Leader) and Louise Twining-Ward (Senior Private Sector Specialist and Co-Task […]
THE IMPLICATION OF PLASTICS ON TOURISM IN SIERRA LEONE – THE WAY FORWARD of Plastics on Tourism in Sierra Leone – The way forward
Plastic has been a major challenge in terms of waste management in Sierra Leone. In recent years, the Government and its partners have prioritised efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on the use of plastic. It is for this reason that the Sierra Leone Circular Economy and Sustainable Tourism project […]
SLEDP FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM MAPPING TOOL
As part of its focus to address key constraints to economic growth, a digital and entrepreneurship ecosystem mapping tool and an accompanying report have been facilitated and developed with support from the Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP). This was done through one of its beneficiary agencies, the Directorate of […]
SLEDP AND SMEDA VISIT UNIMAK
The Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP) Team together with representatives from the Small Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDA) kicked off visits today to the University of Makeni (UNIMAK). The university is one of three tertiary institutions benefiting from the project’s support to build the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. The support is […]
THE CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO BE EMBEDDED IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ACROSS SIERRA LEONE.
The Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP) acknowledges that there are a lot of cultural bottle necks with entrepreneurship in the country with most of the youths and young students not considering the field of Entrepreneurship as a viable career for sustainable livelihoods. As a result of this, the Project […]
THE TWIN LAUNCH OF SLEDP AND THE NATIONAL BRAND INDENTITY LOGO
The Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP) kicked off effective 6th of November 2020. The Project’s Development Objective (PDO) is to increase investment and growth of small and medium enterprises in non-mining productive sectors like tourism. After more than a year of operations, the Project was formally launched by the […]