NaCSA Commences Payment of Covid-19 ‘Ep Fet Po’ Social Safety Nets

The Government of Sierra Leone through the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) is currently implementing two unconditional cash transfer programs: the Covid-19 Ep Fet Po/Social Safety Nets (Covid-19 Ep Fet Po/SSN) and the Covid-19 Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT).

The former provides income support to extremely poor households and other vulnerable people including those with Disabilities (PWDs) whilst the ECT protects the well-being of vulnerable informal sector workers including those working in micro and small enterprises and low-paid workers in the service sector.

Each beneficiary household of the Covid-19 Ep Fet Po/SSN and individual ECT beneficiaries received One Million Three Hundred and Nine Thousand Leones (1,309,000).

All beneficiaries are paid in cash by Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) with oversight by Community Monitors of the ACC and NaCSA district staff.

Alusine Fofanah is among those beneficiaries who have received their benefits. He extended his specia,l thanks to the Government of Sierra Leone, the World Bank, UNICEF, and the European Union for working with the National Commission for Persons with, Disabilities, the Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues (SLUDI), and all institutions involved in processes and kindred payment.

“I want to confirm that myself and many of my kind have received the sum of One Million Three Hundred and Nine Thousand Leones (1,309,000). It came at a time when we needed the purchasing power to buy food and dresses. We have been told to invest in health care, education, and general well-being of our respective family.’’ He ended.

In a Press Release dated 22nd December 2022, the Commission distinctively informed beneficiary households and the public that during payment of the first cohort, certain beneficiary households were left out due to data errors.
During this payment exercise, these affected beneficiary households have equally been paid.

This indicates that 44,900 Sierra Leoneans have received the sum of One Million, three hundred and nine leones only.