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Last Updated: January 17, 2012

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Head Office

Statistics Sierra Leone

A.J. Momoh Street, Tower Hill

PMB 595, Freetown

SIERRA LEONE

Tel: +232-22-223287

Fax: +232-22-223897

Cel: +232-76-609989

Email: statistics@statistics.sl

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URL. www.statistics.sl

Mission Statement

The mission of the Statistics Sierra Leone is to coordinate, collect, compile, analyze and disseminate high quality and objective official statistics to assist informed decision-making, and discussion within the government, business and the media, as well as the wider national and international community. Our statistics will be relevant, have integrity and be easily accessible. See also Statistics and Census Act

The purpose of this mission statement is to provide a clear view of where all of us want the SSL to be in five years time, so that we can all work towards that goal. It affirms the SSL Mission, that it serves the whole community and that a good statistical system is an important pillar of a stable democracy. For the SSL to build its reputation as a viable institution that is providing a vital service to the wider community, it is essential that its senior managers, with the assistance of all staff, determine its future rather than be driven mainly by external pressures.

This mission statement provides a blueprint for the SSL of the future. It covers the relevance of the official statistics, the integrity of official statistics and the accessibility of official statistics. The future strength of the SSL will come from the application of and adherence to these principles by all staff.

The SSL is steadily evolving into an independent organization at the center of the country’s statistical system. It is mandated to provide an important official statistical service to the government and the wider national and international user community. Possibly the most important and challenging objective is a coordinated and improved national statistical system, which recognizes the important role played by other government statistical units in providing useful statistics. The SSL, when successful in this endeavor, will be a very different organization, providing a much more valuable statistical service for future generations. The mission statement states what the SSL will look like in five years time.

Prof. Joseph Aruna Lawrence Kamara (PhD)

Statistician General

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