Few stories from Sierra Leone’s terrible Civil War have resonated so deeply or so widely as the personal narrative of Ishmael Beah, author, human rights activist and former child soldier. Mr. Beah’s biographical account, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, has moved, educated and engaged his readers with the plight of child… Read more »
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Benedict F. Sannoh, Chief Human Rights Officer, UNMIS, joins FTI Advisory Board
In accepting Fambul Tok International’s invitation to serve on our Advisory Board, Benedict F. Sannoh, Chief Human Rights Officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan and distinguished lawyer, activist and scholar, noted that the work FTI has done in Sierra Leone “represents the single most significant and constructive contribution to national reconciliation and the… Read more »
STORIES OF FORGIVENESS Take a video journey through the planting, tending and harvesting of the Kunduma Village peace farm, where a war-torn community nurtures a new peace.
John Caulker will address the International Peace Institute and UN Peacebuilding Support Office consultation on Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding on July 22, 2010. To learn more, contact us.
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 >