Training land professionals in Sierra Leone
In June 2025, the School for Land Administration Studies hosted a 3-day workshop in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The goal: to strengthen land governance through modern systems, inclusive policies, and professional capacity building.
Showcase best practices
The workshop was tailored to staff of the Ministry of Lands and the National Land Commission. It covered topics such as the Framework for Effective Land Administration, fit-for-purpose land administration, land title registration, and surveying instrumentation. With contributions from experts in the Netherlands and abroad, it showcased best practices from countries including Rwanda, Benin and Colombia.
The Sierra Leone Land Administration Project
The training supported the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project, a national initiative aimed at strengthening land governance. It forms part of a broader 6-year training plan that seeks to upskill over 1.100 land professionals in Sierra Leone. Ensuring sustainable reform and fair access to land in Sierra Leones future.
Global knowledge exchange
The School for Land Administration Studies is a collaboration between Kadaster and University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). This collaboration reinforces the ongoing commitment to global knowledge exchange and capacity development in land administration.
More information
- The Sierra Leone Land Administration Project is funded by the World Bank.
- Read more on the page School for Land Administration Studies.