AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDigital Skills for Jobs: Eighty Sierra Leonean youth (35 women, 45 men) graduated in Kenema after nine months of ITC-supported training and workplace internships under YAD’s Ready Salone–Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund, aiming to close the gap between classroom learning and employer needs. Electricity Access Gap: New data says nearly 6 million people in Sierra Leone lacked electricity access in 2025, underscoring how energy shortages keep rural communities behind. Digital Public Infrastructure: The Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation wrapped up a National Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Dialogue, while the NCRA urged Sierra Leone to anchor DPI on trusted legal identity systems, secure payments, and safe data exchange. Food Security Push: President Bio says Feed Salone is boosting rice output and cutting import bills, linking food security to jobs and household purchasing power. Protected Areas Enforcement: NPAA began Phase Two GIS mapping to identify and verify encroachment in protected areas, supporting planned enforcement actions. Flood Risk Reminder: Heavy rains and flooding in Freetown left deaths, missing children, and widespread house destruction, renewing calls for stronger disaster preparedness.
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