𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐖, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 — 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Social Welfare Government of Sierra Leone and Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, convened key #NGOs in a high-level coordination and partnership meeting aimed at strengthening #servicedelivery nationwide.
The meeting took place recently at the Ministry’s Conference Hall, New England Ville in #Freetown.
In her welcome address, 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲 – 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 underscored that her ministry remains at the forefront of addressing #vulnerability and supporting the less privileged and most disadvantaged groups in Sierra Leone. She emphasised that the ministry’s mandate is extensive and cannot be achieved in isolation, noting that effective collaboration, coordination, and resource pooling are essential to avoid duplication, minimise waste, and ensure that no citizen is left behind. She commended the Minister of Planning and her team for successfully hosting the recent NGO Week and for initiating this timely engagement aimed at restoring structured coordination within the sector.
Speaking at the event, the Director of NGO Affairs, Mr. Eric Massalay, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening relationships between NGOs and their respective line ministries. He highlighted the importance of sustainability through well-structured coordination mechanisms at both district and national levels, including NGO coordination platforms, sectoral engagements, and District Development Coordination frameworks. According to him, while district-level coordination has shown promising results, there is an urgent need to reinforce collaboration at the national level to ensure that policies, decisions, and development priorities effectively cascade to local implementation. He stressed that NGOs must align their programmes with national development priorities and complement government efforts, rather than operate in isolation, to guarantee impactful and efficient use of limited resources.
In her address, the Honourable Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Mrs. Kenyeh Barley, stated that the meeting falls within the broader framework of Sierra Leone’s Medium-Term National Development Plan and the government’s “Big Five” transformative agenda. She emphasised that economic development ultimately seeks to improve the lives of citizens, particularly the most vulnerable, making social welfare central to national progress. The Minister called for stronger service-level agreements between NGOs and the ministry to formalise partnerships and enhance accountability. While commending the Ministry of Social Welfare for its achievements despite limited resources, she urged all partners to foster stronger, results-driven collaborations that align with national priorities and accelerate inclusive service delivery across Sierra Leone.
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭
+𝟐𝟑𝟐 𝟕𝟐 𝟓𝟑𝟕 𝟎𝟑𝟓 | 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫.𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐰@𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐜.𝐠𝐨𝐯.𝐬𝐥