Yearly Archives: 2011

“Postcards To Sierra Leone” Share Audience Responses to Fambul Tok

Posted December 21st, 2011 by Abdul Rashid & filed under Reflections, The Film and Book.

For the past few months, we have been collecting audience responses to Fambul Tok (the film) and the work being done on the ground in Sierra Leone through our “Postcards… Read more »

More Fambul Tok activities in London

Posted November 18th, 2011 by Abdul Rashid & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone.

The month of October saw a rush of activity in London! Following the Fambul Tok film’s successful European premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on 29 September, UK-based volunteers working… Read more »

Award-Winning Fambul Tok Documentary Celebrates Home DVD Launch!

Posted October 25th, 2011 by Abdul Rashid & filed under Organization, Recognition, The Film and Book.

In the middle of a critically acclaimed festival run and having just kicked off an international community screenings campaign, Fambul Tok is now available on home DVD!  You can order your… Read more »

Fambul Tok organizes interactive sessions for Peace Mothers

Posted October 25th, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone, In the News.

Fambul Tok continues to create space for people to meet, discuss and find a way forward — together. For the past two weeks, Fambul Tok organized interactive sessions for Peace… Read more »

Fambul Tok book to be used by Universities

Posted October 14th, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone, Student Clubs, Education, The Film and Book.

While addressing the crowd at the October 6, 2011 launch of the Fambul Tok book held at the British Council auditorium in Freetwon, Madam Memunatu Pratt, Head of Peace and… Read more »

‘He is now a father to me’…perpetrator

Posted October 14th, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone, Koinadugu District, Updates by District.

There is an African proverb which says “There is no bad bush to throw away a bad child.” Indeed, Africans  do not emphasize crime and punishment but stress the culture… Read more »

“Illiteracy is not a stumbling block,” Feijia declares

Posted September 14th, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone, Kailahun District.

The perception of many elites, especially in sub-saharan Africa, is that people cannot contribute positively to any development program if they have not been formally educated. Even though millions of… Read more »

Announcing Fambul Tok’s European Premiere!

Posted September 14th, 2011 by Abdul Rashid & filed under In the News, The Film and Book.

We are thrilled to announce that Fambul Tok will have its European Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on September 29, 2011 at 4:30PM, at the Apollo Piccadilly Circus theater…. Read more »

“We intend to support our children”…Peace Mothers

Posted September 14th, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh & filed under From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone, Koinadugu District.

Women’s groups (called Peace Mothers) in various sections in Koinadugu district have decided to use the profits from their work to assist their communities’ children, especially to support them attending… Read more »

John Caulker on public radio

Posted August 26th, 2011 by Libby Hoffman & filed under What's New.

In an interview on public radio’s The Story, Fambul Tok ED John Caulker speaks about his experiences as a human rights activist during the war in Sierra Leone, and what… Read more »