What works in Sierra Leone
8 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has implemented several major policy and programme innovations. Free healthcare for pregnant women, lactating mothers and under-fives since 2010 has driven institutional deliveries from 27% to 57% (2008–2013) and cut maternal mortality by 74% between 2000 and 2020, though wealth-based inequity in access persists. A 2022 gender equality law mandating 30% women's quotas achieved one of Africa's fastest legislated gains in political representation, raising women's directly elected parliamentary seats from 14.5% to 30.4% after the 2023 election. AI-powered population mapping via satellite imagery and machine learning enabled a 2022 HPV vaccination campaign to vaccinate 177,141 girls, exceeding its modelled target of 153,991 by 15%, and an RCT of AI-tutored mathematics in Port Loko schools showed a +0.258 SD gain for intent-to-treat students, though benefits concentrated among higher-baseline learners.
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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- Backed by strong evidence
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Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 125
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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