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A Mantra for a Green Earth: Preliminary TBL Forecast Impact
Understanding the benefits of combining financial and energy aid in Sierra Leone
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This study forecasts the triple bottom line impact of Spanda Foundation's Mantra Project (Mantra). It was conducted on a selected number of estimated target beneficiaries in six chiefdoms in the southern province of Sierra Leone.
Mantra aims to provide a combination of financial aid and green energy equipment to developing countries to enhance their social, ethical, economic and environmental empowerment. The project in Sierra Leone has a timeline of three years, targeting 100 direct beneficiaries for the first year. One of Spanda's local implementing partners provided the data for the TBL impact study. Findings include:
- Estimated target beneficiaries were 52 females and 37 males, with a mean age of 41.3 years;
- Male to female ratio confirms the traditional belief in providing women with access to productive resources and suggests that women participate more than men in productive activities;
- Most beneficiaries were married with children, implying that Mantra would help increase the use of family labor and reduce use of hired labor;
- Relatively small size of direct beneficiaries households may increase amount of labor needed.
Mantra would also provide training and capacity building to help increase local communities living standards.
