The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) toward the cost of the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Project (WASHAERP) and intends to apply for additional financing from other sources, including the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Fund for International Development (OFID), Kuwait Fund, Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), Adaptation Fund (AF), and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency toward co-financing of the project. It is further intended to apply part of the financing to eligible payments under the contract for an Environmental and Social Management Technical Assistant (Environmental and Social Management TA) to support the Executing Agency, Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC), and partner implementing agencies to manage the project-related Environmental and social risks in compliance with applicable national environmental and social legal requirements and the Bank’s safeguards policies and procedures.
