4.3.6 Perspectives
The team that prepared the position paper did not receive any feedback from donors or other agencies. Nevertheless, the joint work still had some positive effects as it created a new dynamic within the field of disability. Some follow-up discussions did take place with USAID (a main donor in the PRS process), and USAID staff genuinely seemed interested in the issue and wanted to forward the paper to the US ambassador.
More information
This section is mainly based on communication with Lucile Papon, former Country Director of Handicap International Sierra Leone.
Bibliography:
Handicap International Sierra Leone (2004): Disability and the PRSP Sierra Leone. Comments and Propositions by Members of the National Committee of Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities. Freetown, August.
ILO / OIT (2002): Disability and Poverty Reduction Strategies. How to Ensure That Access of Persons with Disabilities to Decent and Productive Work Is Part of the PRSP Process. Geneva, November.
Eurodad with Campaign for Good Governance (January 2008): Old habits die hard: Aid and accountability in Sierra Leone
Kovach, Hetty (2005): A New Development Agenda? Sierra Leone’s First PRSP. European Network on Debt and Development, July.
Sierra Leone Census: http://www.statistics.sl/
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