16/09/2025
Stakeholder Engagement and Validation of the Revised National Feeder Roads Policy
The Ministry of Works and Public Assets (MoWPA), in partnership with the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), hosted two key workshops to validate the revised National Feeder Roads Policy.
The first session, held on 18 March 2025 at the Family Kingdom Hotel, engaged government officials and public agencies. A broader validation workshop followed on 27 March 2025 at the Country Lodge Hotel, bringing together employers’ and workers’ associations, civil society, and development partners.
Supported by funding from the European Union (EU) and technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO), the review process ensured inclusive participation and alignment with national development goals.
The Ministry has formally approved the revised policy on 7 May 2025, which aims to deliver safe, sustainable, and all-weather-accessible feeder roads and creating more and better jobs to boost rural connectivity and economic growth.
The revised National Feeder Roads Policy envisions a Sierra Leone where rural communities have reliable, all-weather road access that supports agriculture and drives national development. Its mission is to ensure that feeder roads are developed and maintained using labour-based approaches that actively involve local communities. To achieve this, the policy focuses on promoting cost-effective infrastructure by leveraging local materials and labour, building the technical capacity of women, men, and small-scale contractors in labour-based technology (LBT), and creating employment opportunities through community-led road works. It also aims to establish sustainable financing mechanisms for feeder road development and strengthen institutional coordination and capacity within the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) and local councils.
