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SLIIP is a Project of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Network (SLDN)
SLDN was borne out of the Sierra Leone Investment Forum, which was held in London on 4th June 2005. The conference was an initiative of Sierra Leoneans living in the UK. Working with international partners, it brought together non-governmental organisations and representatives from various GoSL ministries, as they sought to find sustainable solutions to development in Sierra Leone.
One of the recommendations from the Forum was the need to develop an online portal which will provide comprehensive and much needed investment information on Sierra Leone.
Sponsored by the Department for International Development (DFID) and supported by AfricaRecruit and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC),
SLIIP is aimed at Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora and any potential
foreign investors. It serves to provide essential information
services to Sierra Leoneans and foreign companies and individuals in an
effort to support Sierra Leone’s economic development. SLIIP works to complement the work of the Government of Sierra Leone and its relevant agencies.
We are committed to supporting the existing capacity in Sierra Leone, and in doing so, we work with Researchers in Sierra Leone who provide up-to-the-minute information from the 'ground'. To meet this end, SLIIP has worked with the Institute of Research and Policy Management (IRPM), and currently employs Solomon Wilson as its Researcher in Sierra Leone.
SLDN MISSION
To become the strategic conduit of socio-economic information between the diverse stakeholders in Sierra Leone and in the Diaspora, with the focus of rebuilding our nation.
SLDN OBJECTIVES
- To create a network for Sierra Leoneans in the UK and worldwide
- To create online and 'live' working groups across all the investment sectors;
- To complement the work of the GoSL by providing information and advising on investment in Sierra Leone;
- To liaise with the GoSL (on behalf of the Diaspora) on socio-economic issues pertaining to development in Sierra Leone;
- To mobilizing the Diaspora and assisting in the development of various investment consortia;
- To work with other Diaspora organisations with a shared vision so as to make a bigger developmental impact.
SLIIP is working with Africa Recruit and their sister company, Find A Job In Africa on the development of this portal.
SLIIP: An initiative of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Network
Harnessing Collective Action in Sierra Leone
The
Sierra Leone Investment Information Portal (SLIIP) was developed to
address the lack of cohesive Diaspora-specific investment information
on Sierra Leone. An initiative of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Network (SLDN), SLIIP was borne out of the Diaspora consultative forums held in the UK (June 2005) and in Sierra Leone (March 2006).
If you would like to submit report, jobs or contribute to SLIIP in any other way, please contact our offices.
TO VIEW PRESENTATIONS FROM SLDN EVENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE
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