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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>57% of Sierra Leone\u2019s population live in poverty, with the Northern Province experiencing the highest rate of poverty, according to new World Bank report.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The new World Bank Sierra Leone Poverty Assessment was launched in Freetown on Thursday 15 December 2022.<\/p>\n

The report reviews the country\u2019s track record in reducing poverty and improving livelihoods and wellbeing of citizens through temporal and spatial lenses. It includes deep dives in several areas, including structural transformation, public and private services access, rural poverty, and secondary cities.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cOfficial poverty rate in Sierra Leone in 2018 was 57% of the population. The incidence of poverty varies significantly across the country, ranging from 23% in Greater Freetown to 49% in other urban areas, and 74% in rural areas. The geographic dispersion of poverty is wide, with the Northern Province experiencing the highest rate of poverty (77%) and the Greater Freetown area experiencing the lowest rate (23%),\u201d the report notes.<\/p>\n

World Bank Country Manager for Sierra Leone, Abdu Muwonge said that, \u201cIf education is a barrier towards accessing opportunities especially in the capital and other urban cities, then increased investments in the sector throughout the country could be a plausible pathway in ensuring that citizens are equipped with the knowledge and skills that make them suitable for the job market, thus improving their socio-economic wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A key finding from the analysis is that, though Sierra Leone faces multiple challenges in meeting the welfare needs of its citizens, there is also an untapped opportunity in investing in secondary cities.<\/p>\n

The report further attempts to explain why some areas in the country are poorer than others and the role urbanization plays in poverty reduction. It notes that as in other low-income countries, growth does not necessarily translate to poverty reduction and GDP per capita does not tell the whole story.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany countries achieve lower rates of poverty than predicted by their GDP per capita, likely because they have good economic and social policies and effective institutions,\u201d the World Bank statement says.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiddle-income countries (often with economies that have started on the path of structural transformation) appear to be especially successful in achieving lower rates of poverty, possibly due to enhanced productivity,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n

The report further reveals that over the past decade, the main driver of poverty reduction was strong growth in urban areas as evidenced by a large poverty decline. An estimated 43% of the country\u2019s population is said to be in urban centers. The authors say though the number of private sector jobs increased in urban areas, many of them were non-wage low-productivity jobs in retail trade and to a lesser extent in<\/p>\n

\u201cPopulation growth is exacerbating pressures on the urban economy, as the number of youths entering the labor force is growing rapidly. Low investment in urban infrastructure may be constraining economic growth in cities and towns and, consequently, improvements in welfare,\u201d the statement adds.<\/p>\n

Other recommendations in the report for policy priorities with the opportunity to increase growth and improve welfare include investing in human capital, investing in secondary cities to make them more productive, increasing communication and connectivity between outlying rural areas and secondary cities to improve rural welfare, and continuing to aim for universal provision of basic services, including in small villages.<\/p>\n

There is also a recommendation for the authorities to develop and improve agriculture, which the authors say would play a critical role in poverty reduction as about 80% of the rural population relies on agriculture.<\/p>\n

transport, construction, and food services.Paul Corral, a World Bank Senior Economist and co-author of the report, made a presentation on how secondary cities can help in reducing poverty. \u201cSecondary cities could provide non-farm employment opportunities, which can lead to income diversification and higher productivity. Given that a large share of Sierra Leone\u2019s population depends on farming and that the majority of the poor are involved in it, these benefits hold promise for reducing poverty,\u201d Corral was quoted in a statement.<\/p>\n

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