BEPS/ SIERRA LEONE: FINAL EVALUATION OF THE USAID OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES PROGRAM
Date: February 2002
Creative conducted an assessment of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives' peacebuilding programs, including the Youth Reintegration Training and Education for Peace Program and Diamond Management Program, which were designed improve the capacity of local communities to peacefully move from war to peace. Extensive research and in-country interviews found they significantly impacted the peace process, such as in the reintegration of ex-combatants into communities. While areas needed improvement, the program was considered a model for other war-affected communities....