Development of data collection instruments and data collection activities A combination of methods was employed in the data and information collection for the preparation of this combined report on APRM implementation of the NPOA in Sierra Leone. APRM National Secretariat staff members in lose working collaboration with members of the APRM National Governing Council held series of meeting on data collection methods after orientation sessions on the implementation of the APRM NPOA. The Various APRM Focal Points in the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were also invited for orientation meetings on their role in the implementation of the NPOA. These sessions and engagements were very useful in clearly defining roles and inputs in the report. Secretariat staff members were requested to carry out various desk and literature reviews and to also engage representatives of MDAs for the purposes of data collection. APRM District Committee members in the various districts were also asked to do desk review and to collect data after they have also been oriented on the process. Apart from the various APRM District Committee members, eight (8) Research Interns from the University of Sierra Leone were hired by the APRM Secretariat (A team of 2 Interns dedicated to each Thematic Group). These Interns were given a 2-days training on the data collection instruments, protocols and the strategies to collect data from the various stakeholders. Inputs from the various regional and district tours also form part of the data included in the report as participants’ feedback were very informative. INPUTS FROM THE VARIOUS REGIONAL AND DISTRICT TOURS ALSO FORM PART OF THE DATA INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AS PARTICIPANTS’ FEEDBACK WERE VERY INFORMATIVE. APRM Sierra Leone | Annual Progress Report 21