Fambul Tok (FT) on 19th February 2021 facilitated the training of 26 Community Welfare and Mediation Committee (CWMC) members drawn from 13 communities across Madrifeh Section, Diang Chiefdom, Koinadugu District in northern Sierra Leone. They were trained on various topics such as Mediation, Reconciliation, Communication, Transparency, and Leadership alongside dramatizing contemporary issues for their better… Read more »
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Malen GRC Sets Up 5-Man Stakeholders Dialogue Committee
The Malen Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) in its monthly meeting on Monday 22 February 2021 has set up a 5-man committee to facilitate a chiefdom dialogue on security and other issues bordering on the peace and stability of the chiefdom, in Ngandorhun Malen village Lower Pember section in the Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun district. Madam Adama… Read more »
Mowoto Truth-telling Bonfire Settles Five Disputes
Fambul Tok and Africa transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) truth-telling bonfire ceremony at Mowoto village in the Kongbora Chiefdom, Moyamba District, in southern Sierra Leone facilitates confessions and reconciliation among 400 community people. On the 18th February 2021, the Moyamba team organized a bonfire night and a healing ceremony on 19th February 2021`at Mowoto village… Read more »
Fambul Tok Staff Plan 2021
Fambul Tok international (SL) holds 2 day confab in Kabala, Koinadugu district in northern Sierra Leone to discuss successes, challenges in the past year and opportunities in 2021. The annual planning retreat takes place on 22nd to 23rd January 2021. Executive Director John Caulker explains to staff about activities central to the Fambul Tok… Read more »
14 Villages Hold Bonfire At Moyollo
The community healing and bonfire ceremony was held in Moyollo town, Tullu Section, Fakunya chiefdom over the weekend. It kicked off on Saturday night with all 14 villages sending participants and contributing rice and condiment as local contribution. Fambul Tok facilitated the event with support from Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF). Community members were… Read more »
Fambul Tok Holds Town Hall Meeting at Bauya
Fambul Tok, with support from Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), holds town hall meeting at Bauya in Kongbora chiefdom, Moyamba district, southern Sierra Leone to strengthen community peace-building. The objective of the meeting is to strengthen peace mothers and Community Welfare and Mediation Committee (CWMCs) capacity to facilitate mediation and healing programs; restore cohesive… Read more »
65 Women Train on Leadership, Peace and National Cohesion in Moyamba
Fambul Tok trains 65 women from Upper and Lower chiefdoms on inclusiveness, national cohesion, peace and sustainable development at Mosenesie at Lower Banta in Moyamba district. Participants were drawn from women in the Community Development Committee (CDC), Grievance Redress Committees and community-based organizations (CBOs). Fambul Tok District coordinator Solomon Yarjoh welcomed participants and said that… Read more »
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 for cultural rebirth and community reunion…. Read more »
Kailahun Inclusive District Committee reconcile APC, SLPP
The Kailahun Inclusive District Peace and Development Committee, has as one of the mandates to coordinate all peace and development initiatives in the district in a way that helps all existing sectors,fulfilled their purpose in providing service to communities and facilitating healing and reconciliation in communities.This structure(IDPDC) which was formed three years ago is supported… Read more »
Sierra Leone’s 2018 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections end
CREDIT:Mariama Kargbo Characterized by sporadic violence and hate messages the first round of elections ended with anxiety.However,the Presidential election was too close to call. Such that Marie,a peace mother in Bombali district said ‘we cannot go down this road on regional politics…our country is too small for this…we should not repeat the mistakes of… 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 >