What works in Sierra Leone
8 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has implemented several significant health and social interventions with measurable results. Its Free Health Care Initiative removed user fees for pregnant women, lactating mothers and under-fives in 2010, resulting in institutional deliveries rising from 27% to 57% between 2008–2013, and maternal mortality falling 74% from 1,682 to 443 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2000–2020. The 2022 Gender Equality Act mandated a 30% quota for women in politics and public service, achieving one of Africa's fastest legislated gains with women's directly elected parliamentary seats rising from 14.5% to 30.4% after the 2023 election. Additionally, GRID3's AI-powered population mapping enabled a 2022 HPV vaccination campaign to exceed its target by 15%, administering 177,141 doses against a projected target of 153,991 girls.
Drawn from: Sierra Leone's Free Health Care Initiative for Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Under-Fives · Sierra Leone's Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) Act, 2022 · GRID3 — Sierra Leone's AI-Powered Population Mapping for Vaccination Micro-Planning · Gemini Guided Learning — A Pre-Registered RCT of AI Math Tutoring in Port Loko District, Sierra Leone · theTeacher.AI — WhatsApp AI teaching assistant for Sierra Leonean teachers in low-connectivity schools · DIPC Digital Literacy Training for Frontline Immunization Officers · Sierra Leone's GIS-Supported Teacher Deployment Algorithm · Gola Rainforest REDD+ Project (Sierra Leone)
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.67
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +0.595
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +0.451
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Curator validation +0.25
Evidence of learning impact +0.229
Equity & inclusion +0.221
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.194
Effectiveness +0.189
Teacher capability & pedagogy +0.187
Transferability / replicability +0.174
Impact on gender equality +0.173
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Scalability & sustainability +0.144
Governance, certification & transferability +0.139
Transparency, fairness & accountability +0.12
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Weaknesses
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced -0.099
Sustainability (ongoing) -0.147
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -0.205
Efficiency -0.517
Top good practices here
Sierra Leone's Free Health Care Initiative for Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Under-Fives · 85
Sierra Leone's Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) Act, 2022 · 85
GRID3 — Sierra Leone's AI-Powered Population Mapping for Vaccination Micro-Planning · 80
DIPC Digital Literacy Training for Frontline Immunization Officers · 72
Sierra Leone's GIS-Supported Teacher Deployment Algorithm · 67
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 125
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LISTA — Tablet-Based Financial Education for Cash-Transfer Recipients · fit 125
- Backed by strong evidence
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 115
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 115
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence