Institute for Governance Reform - IGR

Institute for Governance Reform - IGR IGR is an independent institution dedicated to producing high quality homegrown research. We provide post-research support, training, coaching and mentoring.

ABOUTTHE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE REFORM - IGR

We are an independent, multi-disciplinary, policy-oriented research team. Our experience within governments, among donors and civil society ensures our partners and client’s access to quality data, timely, rich analysis and excellent onsite training and workshops. Our independence enables us to take an unbiased, flexible and long-term view of issues.

We adopt a catalytic and transformative role in driving forward institutional reform, and we work with a wide variety of partners in government, civil society and media to maximize the value of the reforms we advocate. IGR has a readily available team of research professionals from all ethnic groups and regions of Sierra Leone.

Major reforms are urgently needed for all bulk procurement and distribution of rice and other food items within GoSL’s s...
26/02/2026

Major reforms are urgently needed for all bulk procurement and distribution of rice and other food items within GoSL’s system.
This novel report by IGR reveals that at least 80 precent of the NLe211,301,884 (equivalent to USD17.8m) allocated for the procurement of rice for prisoners from 2016 to 2023 was a wasteful expenditure.
On paper, each prisoner was allocated an average of 10.2 cups of rice daily, and nearly the same amount was spent on what they described as regular and special diets (referring to fish, meat, ‘plasas’, and other condiments).

See full report: https://igr-sl.org/media-and-communication/release/42/

Institute for Governance Reform Congratulates the APC on Successful Lower-Level Internal Elections
24/02/2026

Institute for Governance Reform Congratulates the APC on Successful Lower-Level Internal Elections

Across Africa, educational attainment advances among younger generations but reflects persistent disadvantages for women...
23/02/2026

Across Africa, educational attainment advances among younger generations but reflects persistent disadvantages for women, the poor, and rural residents.

Find out more in the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile on education: tinyurl.com/mrxs2y8t

The latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows young Africans cite health, unemployment, and education as the most im...
19/02/2026

The latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows young Africans cite health, unemployment, and education as the most important problems they want governments to resolve.

Explore the full report: tinyurl.com/mptmst6w

Given a choice of employment sectors, a majority of African youth would prefer to start their own business, while those ...
18/02/2026

Given a choice of employment sectors, a majority of African youth would prefer to start their own business, while those seeking employment favour the public sector over the private sector and NGOs.

More in Afrobarometer’s latest report: tinyurl.com/mptmst6w

What are the primary barriers to youth employment? African youth cite inadequate training, lack of work experience, unwi...
14/02/2026

What are the primary barriers to youth employment? African youth cite inadequate training, lack of work experience, unwillingness to work certain jobs, and mismatch in skills and training.

See more in Afrobarometer’s Pan-Africa Profile: tinyurl.com/mptmst6w

We’re building our IGR Enumerator Pool and inviting motivated people to apply.If you’re curious, detail-oriented, comfor...
03/02/2026

We’re building our IGR Enumerator Pool and inviting motivated people to apply.

If you’re curious, detail-oriented, comfortable using tablets and enjoy working with communities, this is a great opportunity to gain experience in real research work while earning allowances during field activities.

Apply online: http://bit.ly/3LQgj3z
Rolling applications, First round closes: 8th February (11:59 p.m.)
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via WhatsApp.

A new report by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) shows that on average USD21m is raised from the Wellington-Mas...
02/02/2026

A new report by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) shows that on average USD21m is raised from the Wellington-Masiaka toll road every year, which amounts to an estimated USD172m that should have been collected over the last nine years. However, only USD one million has been paid to the GoSL’s Revenue over the same time period. The total amount paid for this contract is undisclosed, and the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has acknowledged that it has not conducted any vehicle counts since the toll road was constructed. See an overview of the report on the Toll Road and Sierra Leone e-passport contract. It is baffling why public officials under successive governments are so willing to break their own rules in awarding contracts that primarily favour business elites living the country in poverty.

https://igr-sl.org/media-and-communication/release/40/

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