Agenda for Prosperity involving the: • Provision of a reliable power supply to the country by improving the management and regulation of the energy sector, strengthening revenue collection, and increasing generating capacity • Raise quantity and productivity in agriculture and fisheries • Develop a national transportation network • Ensure sustainable human development through the provision of improved social services The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country’s economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sierra Leone was worth 4.47 billion US dollars in 2015. The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Sierra Leone was last recorded at 497.89 US dollars in 2015. The GDP per Capita in Sierra Leone is equivalent to 4 percent of the world’s average. This translates to over 53 percent of the population living on less than $1 per day, in extreme poverty. Sierra Leone remains largely dependent on foreign aid. The GDP value of Sierra Leone represents 0.01 percent of the world economy. GDP in Sierra Leone averaged 1.21 USD Billion from 1960 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 5.00 USD Billion in 2014 and a record low of 0.32 USD Billion in 1960. Human Development Index for 2015, which incorporates dimensions of health, education, and living standards, ranks Sierra Leone 181 of the 188 nations assessed.The progress in human development as measured by HDI is likely to be reversed due to the impacts of EVD on health (i.e. Life expectancy at birth), education (years of schooling) and standard of living (gross national income per capita). Nowitstanding the impact of the EVD, citizens contiue to enjoy fundamental human rights of free speech and freedom of association. A significant number of parliamentary bye-elections, consituency and ward elections for several counsellors were ocnducted by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) with effective participation of the citizenry. Some of the governance initiatives in the realm of political, economic and corporate governance as well as socio economic development, notably includes: 16 • Conducted free and fair constituency and local council elections throughout 2015 and 2016; • Maintained non-political interference in the activities of the National Electoral Commission; • Upheld and consolidated sound fiscal and monetary policies with effective monitoring of the money supply situation, the exchange rates and inflationary trends. • Strengthened the Anti-corruption Commission, which can now boast of a team of prosecutors with authority to investigate and prosecute cases; • Improved the energy sector which now has multiplier effect on socio-economic development in the country; 1.5. Major APRM National Governing Council Activities During Reporting Period During the reporting period ( 2015-2016) , the APRM National Governing Council of thirteen members carried out a number of activities bordering on governance generally and the APRM in particualar involving monitoring of trends and particpation . Formost among many of these were the following: 1.5.1. National Launching of First and Second Sierra Leone APRM Progress Report and Officicial Opening of Governance Forum on Promoting Good Governance in Sierra Leone Through Poverty Eradication and Human Rights by His Excellency the President ,Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma , October 17 and 18 , 2016, Freetown, Sierra Leone. This two day event was designed to achieve two major objectives : first, to nationally launch Sierra Leone’s First and Second APRM Progress Report in order to acquaint Sierra Leoneans with the progress of the APRM in the country and secondly to commemorate the International Day of Poverty Eradication with an offical opening of a Governance Forum. The occasion was graced by His Excelelncy the President ,Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma . Other dignitaries in attendance were : Her Excellency , Ambassador Fatuma Ndangiza, APRM Panel Member of Eminent Person in charge of Sierra Leone; Professsor Eddy Malako, Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of the APRM Continetal Secretariat in South Africa, Mr. Ferdinand Katendeko from APRM ContinAPRM Sierra Leone | Annual Progress Report