Country Report: Sierra Leone - Oakland Institute
Country Report: Sierra Leone - Oakland Institute
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acknowLedgements<br />
This report was researched and written by Joan Baxter under the direction of Frederic Mousseau. Anuradha Mittal and<br />
Shepard Daniel also provided substantial editorial support.<br />
We are deeply grateful to Elke Schäfter of the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Leone</strong>an NGO Green Scenery, and to Theophilus Gbenda,<br />
Chair of the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Leone</strong> Association of Journalists for Mining and Extractives, for their immense support, hard<br />
work, and invaluable contributions to this study. We also want to thank all those who shared their time and<br />
information with the OI researchers in <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Leone</strong>. Special thanks to all those throughout the country who so<br />
generously assisted the team. Some have not been named to protect their identity, but their insights and candor<br />
were vital to this study.<br />
The <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> is grateful for the valuable support of its many individual and foundation donors who make<br />
our work possible. Thank you.<br />
The views and conclusions expressed in this publication, however, are those of the <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> alone and<br />
do not reflect opinions of the individuals and organizations that have sponsored and supported the work.<br />
Design: amymade graphic design, amymade@gmail.com, amymade.com<br />
Editors: Frederic Mousseau & Granate Sosnoff<br />
Production: Southpaw, Southpaw.org<br />
Photograph Credits © Joan Baxter<br />
Cover photo: Cleared land by the SLA project<br />
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