Thematic Areas:
Capacity Building, Community Development


Project Status:
Ongoing


Geographical Focus:
National


Project Duration:
2003-2010


Project Sector:

Capacity Building, Community Empowerment, Community Infrastructure, Community Social Services


Project Officer:
Alpha U. Sesay


In-country partners:
District and town Councils, NaCSA, Decentralization Secretariat, Ward Development Committees, UN agencies, JICA


Funding:
Norwegian, Swedish and Japanese Governments

 

Budget:

CEDP/Japan: US$ 2,012,089

 

Transition Support Team

Project Background

The Transition Support Team (TST) was established in 2003 to support the transition process from relief to development in Sierra Leone. The TST refers directly to the Resident Coordinator. It works in collaboration with the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) and the other UN units in the districts.

After the phasing out of the OCHA presence in the field (July 2004), and the elections of the Local Councils (May 2004) the TST embarked on an effort to create coordination structures that would include UN Agencies (through the UN District Teams), INGOs (through the Inter Agency Forums) and the Council (through the Local Council’s Planning Committee).

It supports the District Councils in their efforts to take the lead in the transition from recovery to poverty reduction and long-term development. In 2005, the TST facilitated joint planning between the District Councils and the United Nations. This in 2006 and 2007 continued into joint district development planning with district council partners.

Project Objectives

i. To identify needs and priorities and develop strategies, plans and projects to facilitate the delivery of essential services in support of district councils.

ii. To support local government authorities in their effort to take the lead in the delivery and coordination of development aid in the districts.

Project Outcome

Transition to long-term development, taking as a point of departure the decentralization process, in terms of

  1. Adoption and operationalization of Sierra Leone’s decentralization policy, ensuring the restoration of local governments, leading to the facilitation of the transition from District Recovery Committees to District Councils.

  2. Formulation of district development plans in collaboration with local councils, the Decentralization Secretariat, line ministries, the National Commission for Social Action, etc.

  3. Quality delivery of sustainable services, ensuring facilitated implementation of transition initiatives and community empowerment projects

Field integration of the United Nations, in view of delivering as one

  1. Management of UN integrated offices in five districts and facilitates representation of the UN Country Team in the districts through the UN District Teams.

Links with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

The activities of the TST are linked to achieving the MDGs in term of; (1). improving commitment to good governance; (2) community empowerment and development; (3) rehabilitation and creation of social infrastructure, thus ensuring local revenue generation.

Focus Areas

Democratic Governance
Poverty & Human Development
Peace and Development

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