Institutionalization of COVID-19 Recovery Planning

In response to the pandemic, the Government of The Gambia in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), established the Reprioritized National Development Plan/COVID-19 Socioeconomic and Recovery Secretariat under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to lead in the formulation of the national COVID-19 Recovery plan through the reprioritization of the current national development plan (NDP 2018 -2021). The secretariat will also support mobilization of resources for the plan as well as guide the institutional arrangements for the successful implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the plan.

Secretariat TEAM

Samba B. Jallow

Head of Secretariat & Technical Adviser to Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs

Isatou F. Camara

Deputy Director, Directorate of Development Planning

Mariama Saine

Principal Economist, Directorate of Aid Coordination