| CARE Sierra Leone's Livelihood Enhancement and Asset Development (LEAD) program aims to reduce food insecurity in vulnerable populations in 32 chiefdoms including five major towns in six districts for 18,746 households and 3,400 marginalized youth. LEAD will continue supporting the re-establishment and expansion of the agricultural sector with a specific focus on poor farmers. Activities related to agriculture will expand food production, reduce food insecurity in the rural areas, and expand opportunities for integrating youth into the agricultural economy. A second focus of the program strategy is specifically on youth to reduce national level vulnerabilities. A third focus of the program strategy will address the acute vulnerability of pregnant and lactating women and children under five years of age.The fourth element of the program strategy will establish transitional safety nets for the chronically food insecure, i.e., the elderly, disabled, and chronically ill. |