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Siera Grass-roots Agency (SIGA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) set up by experienced professionals in
Community and Rural Development, with the main aim of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the grassroots people in rural
and urban communities in Sierra Leone.
It is registered with the Ministry of Development and Economic Planning; Registered with Ministry of Social Welfare Gender
& Children Affairs and is a member of the Western Area Child Protection Committee, NGO forum of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Food Security and the Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (SLANGO).
SIGA started operation in 1989 in the Moyamba district, Southern Province and established an office in Freetown in 1990.
It has now extended its activities to the other parts of the country. Over the years, with the policy of responding to community
needs, SIGA has accumulated a wealth of experience in development and administration of grassroots programs. Such programs
include education for children in work situations, micro credit for women associations, revolving farming input supply systems,
skills training for women and young girls, swamp development; water management and rehabilitation of feeder roads, construction
of school, grain stores and drying floors, rice processing center and cassava processing center; resources management and
environmental protection.
A key partner of SIGA is Bread for the World (BftW) in Federal Republic of Germany. SIGA has also implemented projects
funded by:
*UNDP in Sierra Leone,
*Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Sierra Leone,
*World Food Programme (WFP) in Sierra Leone,
*CARE International Sierra Leone,
*DFID Community Rehabilitation Project (CRP) in Sierra Leone,
*Children and Charities International (CAC) in the USA,
*The Embassy of the United States in Sierra Leone,
*The Embassy of Japan in Ghana,
*Debar Community Development in the UK,
*American Refugees Committee (ARC) in the USA.
The Local partners include the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, National Commission for Social Action
(NaCSA). National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (NCDDR; and over 150 community based organizations.
MISSION OF SIGA
The mission of SIGA is to develop rural and urban communities through capacity building with the full participation of community
groups, organizations and institutions. A special focus is on women and children development as well as on Agriculture, and
the Environment.
SIGA PROGRAMME STRATEGIES.
SIGA programmes are geared towards the improvement of the quality of the lives of the underprivileged in rural and urban communities.
Towards this goal SIGA has the following key approaches
*We identify donor agencies for the funding of small-scale rural and urban community development activities
*We provide technical guidance to target groups for the rational utilization of community and donor resources.
*We develop through non-formal training, the skills, talents, attitudes and capacities of women, girls and the young men,
useful for self-reliance and employment.
*We foster collaboration with government institutions local and international NGOs for the purpose of partnership in community
development.
*We strengthen the capacity of SIGA so that it can pursue its objectives in an effective and sustainable manner.
Click on this link to watch Video of Freetown Big Market
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Freetown Big Market was Rehabilitated by SIGA in 2002 after it was burn down by Rebels in 1999
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Project Officers Mohamed and Aminata on the Road
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