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 »
Yearly Archives: 2011
More Fambul Tok activities in London
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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 »
PPP News and Events
Gbapi Songo Bonfire Settles 20 Disputes
Fambul Tok facilitates truth-telling bonfire at Gbapi Songo, Songo section in the Fakunya chiefdom, Moyamba district. Over a thousand people from the 17 villages attended the ceremony on Monday evening. The truth-telling ceremony started with prayers, dancing and singing. Section chief John Sinnah welcomed the bonfire as an opportunity... Read More >
Fambul Tok Trains 60 CBOs in Kailahun District on PPP
Fambul Tok (FT) over the weekend trained 60 community based organisions participants from 15 chiefdoms in the Kailahun district on the Wan Fambul National Framework (WFNF) and the Peoples Planning Process (PPP). FT Executive Director John Caulker challenged the community people to take charge of their own development through... Read More >