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VISION 2025

The Vision 2025 provides Sierra Leone with a national vision for long-term development. It gives a direction to the medium-long term strategies, like the PRSP and UNDAF. The Vision 2025 is based on a broad analysis of macro-economy, governance and challenges in key sectors, and from there, projects future scenarios for political and economic progress. It portraits a vision of Sierra Leone as an attractive country of a united people and a progressive nation, and then presents six strategic issues related to the implementation of this vision. These strategic issues are:

  1. How to attain a competitive private sector-led economy with effective indigenous participation.

  2. How to create a high quality of life for all Sierra Leoneans.

  3. How to build a well-educated and enlightened society.

  4. How to create a tolerant, stable, secure and well managed society based on democratic values.

  5. How to ensure sustainable and effective utilization of natural resources while maintaining a quality environment.

  6. How to develop a Science and Technology driven nation.

The Vision 2025 points out crucial options and actions for these issues to be addressed effectively, and how the vision can be implemented.

“Formulation of Vision 2025 is only the beginning of a long task. Now the challenge is to make the Vision happen: to create a prosperous society that cares about people and the environment. Sierra Leoneans through Vision 2025 have committed themselves to building a better future. The Vision must therefore become the guiding framework; efforts must be made to ensure that actions by all stakeholders are consistent with it. The nation must also be ready to create the necessary institutions, build the capabilities and invest the resources that will be needed to achieve the Vision. Sierra Leoneans must be determined to avoid the mistakes of the past. All stakeholders, whether local or foreign, will be encouraged to commit themselves to building Vision 2025 and to ensure its realisation.” (Vision2025 Foreword)

© DACO/SLIS August 2008