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28 April 2011<\/p>\n

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press release<\/p>\n

On April 27, 2011, the West African Republic of Sierra Leone celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence.<\/p>\n

Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Gudrun Kopp stated,”Allow me to congratulate you! We share in the joy of Sierra Leone on its 50 years of independence.”<\/p>\n

She further highlighted that “since the end of the decade-long civil war in 2002, great successes were achieved in stabilizing the political and economic landscapes.<\/p>\n

As a result Sierra Leone has steadily improved its placement on the United Nations Human Development Index since 2004 by moving up twelve places from from last place.” Market scene in Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/p>\n

Germany presently supports the Government of Sierra Leone in creating employment and income opportunities for young adults. As a result German development cooperation directly contributes to the creation of future prospects for young people.<\/p>\n

Special emphasis is placed on the creation of small and micro-enterprises, skills development for young people, financing of infrastructure projects such as service roads, markets and warehouses. In order to speed up investments the Ministry is also involved in establishing an efficient lending system that will grant micro and small enterprises access to credit.<\/p>\n

German-Sierra Leonean development cooperation has seen many successes. Local economic development was revived by encouraging “value chains”. This involves, for example in cocoa production, that workers can obtain qualifications, as well as consultation on the cultivation, processing, storage and distribution of cocoa.<\/p>\n

Through this initiative 10 000 cocoa farmers have already increased their annual income by 30 percent to approximately 650 Euro per year. In addition, 8 400 people, who were either displaced as a result of the civil war or had to work in diamond mines, could be reintegrated in their home villages and were able to find suitable employment.<\/p>\n

Germany is one of Sierra Leone’s most important development partners. Germany’s financial support currently amounts to 12.5 million Euro per year.<\/p>\n

Since Sierra Leone’s independence the German Government has made available a total amount of 279 million Euro in bilateral development assistance.<\/p>\n

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