Fambul Tok Executive Director John Caulker commends the inaugural meeting of the Kailahun District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) as a “dream come true” and calls for linkages with the (VDC) Village Development Committees. He said this at the first DDCC meeting held at the council’s hall in Kailahun district, facilitated by the Department of Planning…. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Fambul Tok Joins WFP to Empower Lower Banta
Community Based Participatory Planning working session with identified community and chiefdom stakeholders ends Friday, September 24 at the CDC hall in Mosenesie, Lower Banta chiefdom, Moyamba district. The session was organized by World Food Program together with communities and partners to identify issues and tailor program responses to local requirements. It puts different sociological and… Read more »
International Day of Peace Press Statement
The International Day of Peace (IDP) is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. The IDP was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly… Read more »
Fambul Tok Boosts Konio Peace Mothers Soap Production
On the 20th September 2021, Fambul Tok Kailahun team handed over soap-making items consisting of one bag caustic soda, 12 gallons of palm oil, two big rubber bowls and one packet of gloves to Konio section Peace Mothers in Cheseneh community, Konio section, Kissi Teng chiefdom, kailahun district. A to tal number of 9 female… Read more »
Human Security Project Empowers Women of Soa Chiefdom
As part of strengthening women in Soa chiefdom, Kono district, Fambul Tok has identified women in all sections and started training programs as ambassadors in their communities. The objective of the training sessions is to address grievance / conflict issues in their communities, promote peace-building, and monitor locally to identify early warning signs. The women… Read more »
Fambul Tok Donates Cassava Processing Machine to Semabu Peace Mothers
Fambul Tok donates gari (cassava) processing machine and one drying tray to Peace Mothers in Semabu Community Boukor Section Peje Bongre Chiefdom, Kailahun district on the 14th September 2021to the strengthen the group’s sustainability. Lucia Brima, Fambul Tok’s Field Officer said the donation is to support the women in Semabu to continue their work on… Read more »
Fambul Tok Trains Youth Ambassadors in Soa Chiefdom
Youth from all sections in Soa chiefdom, Kono district have undergone intensive training on different topics in peace building to avoid violence and other forms of bad social behaviors in their communities. The training targeting male and female youth from all nine sections in the chief dom is part of “The human security project” supported… Read more »
Makpele Chiefdom Women Dialogue On Peace And Development
Fambul Tok facilitates Women’s Dialogue at the Community Center in Zimmi town, Makpele chiefdom, Pujehun District, southern Sierra Leone. Sixty women’s representatives were drawn from the four sections of Kengo, Selimeh, Samagbe, and Seitua. The minister of state, fambulTok staff and other representatives from the office of the vice president were all in attendance for… Read more »
Upper Banta Youths Hold Dialogue Meeting at Mokelleh Town
Youth participants (male and female) and chiefdom representatives gathered at Mokelleh town in Upper Banta, Moyamba, southern Sierra Leone Wednesday to dialogue and be au fete with challenging issues that have been earlier identified in the GRCs (Grievance Redress Committees) and chiefdom meetings over the past months. Participants also added… Read more »
Chiefdom Dialogue Sessions for Youth, Women and Chiefdom Stakeholders Begin in Moyamba
Fambul Tok has started series of sessions for youth, women and chiefdom stakeholders in Lower Banta and Upper Banta chiefdoms in Moyamba district. These engagements focus on sharing highlights of issues raised in meetings of the Grievance Redress Committees, Farmer Based Organizations and chiefdom meetings in both chiefdoms. The youth dialogue kicked off on… Read more »
PPP News and Events
Peace mother becomes first female town chief in Darsalam
A peace mother who was charged with the task of charge coordinating activities of her colleagues in Darsalam,Kasunko chiefdom Koinadugu district was recently chosen as the very first female town chief ever in the history of Darsalam 1 in Kasunko Kakelain chiefdom Koinadugu district. Madam Neneh Binta Barrie was... Read More >
68 Teacher coordinators undergo training on transitional justice /management of school clubs
A total of sixty eight teacher cooridinators from 34 junior secondary schools in Kailahun.Moyamba,Pujehun and Koinadugu districts have just concluded training sessions in various district headquarters towns. These sessions helped teachers to strengthen their work on transitional justice and management of peace clubs in their various districts.It was organised... Read More >