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Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
The LDN Fund invests in projects which reduce or reverse land degradation and thereby contribute to ‘Land Degradation Neutrality’. The LDN Fund is co-promoted by the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Mirova. It is a public-private partnership using public money to increase private sector investment in sustainable development. The fund invests in sustainable agriculture, forestry and other land uses globally. The Fund was launched at the UNCCD’s COP 13 in China in 2017.
Darwin Initiative
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
The Darwin Initiative is the UK’s flagship international challenge fund for biodiversity conversation and poverty reduction, established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The Darwin Initiative is a grant scheme working on projects that aim to slow, halt, or reverse the rates of biodiversity loss and degradation, with associated reductions in multidimensional poverty. To date, the Darwin Initiative has awarded more than £195m to over 1,280 projects in 159 countries to enhance the capability and capacity of national and local stakeholders to deliver biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction outcomes in low and middle-income countries. More information at https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/the-darwin-initiative. This page contains information about Rounds 27 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 26, please see the Darwin Initiative website -https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major global environmental and social harm. The IWT has been estimated to be worth up to £17 billion a year. Nearly 6,000 different species of fauna and flora are impacted, with almost every country in the world playing a role in the illicit trade. The UK government is committed to tackling illegal trade of wildlife products and is a long-standing leader in efforts to eradicate the IWT. Defra manages the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which is a competitive grants scheme with the objective of tackling IWT and, in doing so, contributing to sustainable development in developing countries. Projects funded under the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund address one, or more, of the following themes: • Developing sustainable livelihoods to benefit people directly affected by IWT, • Strengthening law enforcement, • Ensuring effective legal frameworks, • Reducing demand for IWT products. By 2023 over £51 million has been committed to 157 projects since the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund was established in 2013. This page contains information about Rounds 7 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 6, please see the IWTCF website -https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/
CEC Africa
British International Investment plc
Investment by CDC in CEC Africa to tackle the severe shortage of power in Sierra Leone and West Africa
SCB Sierra Leone Risk Participation Facility
British International Investment plc
Agreement between CDC and Standard Chartered Bank, allowing businesses to get the finance they need from local banks to reach international markets.
Frontier Energy II Delta K/S
British International Investment plc
Planet Solar is a 50MW solar PV project in Sierra Leone and the country’s first large-scale grid-connected solar Independent Power Producer (IPP), developed by Frontier Energy and Planet One
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Sierra Investment Fund
British International Investment plc
A Sierra Leone-focused small-cap private equity fund.
Solon Capital Holdings
British International Investment plc
Mano River Union focused fund
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Ecobank Sierra Leone RSF
British International Investment plc
A risk share facility for on-lending to borrowers in Sierra Leone.
Ghana International Bank MRPA
British International Investment plc
Ghana International Bank (GHIB) was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 1998 and is Authorised and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority. GHIB is owned by a consortium of major Ghanaian financial institutions, with the Central Bank of Ghana serving as majority shareholder. Today, GHIB focuses on six key areas: treasury and global markets, trade finance, corporate and institutional banking, retail and small business banking, correspondent banking, and payment solutions, to support the economies of Ghana and the wider African continent.
Miro Forestry Developments Limited
British International Investment plc
Miro Forestry is a sustainable forestry company with plantations in rural Sierra Leone and Ghana, producing plywood and other value-added wood products.
Partnerships for Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Partnerships for Development (formerly known as GREAT for Partnership) will multiply the UK’s development impact by boosting partnerships between UK’s institutions and their counterparts in the developing world. It will leverage the skills and expertise from a range of UK institutions and supply them initially to DFID partner countries, based on tailored demand. It will initially prioritise the Extractives, Financial Accountability and Anti-Corruption sectors.
Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme II (SSEIP II)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve primary and secondary schooling for 1.5 million children and will also improve English and maths results for 400,000 students in secondary school, make schools safer for 150,000 adolescent girls, and target support for disabled students. Would help Sierra Leone achieve its ambition (as one of three country pilots) to improve its standing on the Human Capital Index – it is currently 151st out of 157 countries.
Expertise to Support Economic Reform in Sierra Leone
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme provides technical assistance to the government of Sierra Leone on i. public financial management and revenue generation, and ii. private investment in energy and water infrastructure. It aims to i. improve the integrity, efficiency and control of public spending and increase tax revenue, thereby supporting macroeconomic stability, and ii. attract higher levels of responsible private sector infrastructure investment. In combination, this should support economic growth.
Invest Salone: Private Sector Development, Trade and Job Creation in Sierra Leone
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To increase investment in Sierra Leone's exporting sectors, including agriculture, tourism, and fisheries leading to economic diversification, household income growth and job creation. The programme will help Sierra Leone meet the economic aspirations of its growing young population, tackling the drivers of instability and illegal migration. It will also make Sierra Leone more competitive in global markets putting put it on a pathway to becoming a future trading partner for the UK.