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 »
Posts Categorized: Moyamba District
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 »
Government Ministers attend GRC and MSP Meetings in Moyamba
The minister of State Office of the Vice President Frances Alghali, Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security and the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Melrose Kargbo attended Grievance Redress committee (GRC) meeting and visited inland valley rice farm at Mokanji and later participated in the rotational Multi Stakeholders Platform (MSP) meeting… Read more »
Moyamba Gets 4 New Peace Mothers Groups
Fambul Tok field staff facilitated the formation of Peace Mothers groups in Kowama, Njagnema , Yelima and Ngolahun sections in the Kamajei Chiefdom in Moyamba District in southern Sierra Leone. The Peace Mother coordination team visited 27 villages in the four sections in the Kamajei chiefdom and held preparedness meetings with communities. The women and… Read more »
As peace mothers’ group loan scheme reaches Le35,000,000…Traditional leaders shocked
Traditional leaders including section chief of Tangula,Fakunya chiefdom,Moyamba district were taken aback last Friday when it was announced how peace mothers have raised the sum of Le35,000,000(nearly US$4000) through loan scheme. After Fambul Tok trained its structures in that section,women from all 13 villages decided to embark on weekly contributions to start a soap making… Read more »
Strategic Planning Retreat on “wan fambul framework” ends
Fambul Tok International-Sierra Leone(FTI-SL) and Catalyst for Peace(CFP) have ended a strategic planning meeting at the Taia Resort at Taiama in the Moyamba district for stakeholders.The purpose of the meeting was to update Ministries,Department and Agencies and stakeholders on progress of Fambul Tok’s work and the “Wan Fambul Framework” In his remarks at the opening… Read more »
Kongbora welcomes People’s Planning Process
Paramount Chief Alfred Saidu Ndomawa Banya together with chiefdom stakeholders has welcomed the inception of the People’s Planning Process(PPP) in Kongbora chiefdom,Moyamba district. The event took place at the chiefdom headquarter town of Bauya on August 11,2018. In his remarks,PC Banya said he is happy that his chiefdom will be benefiting from the process,adding… Read more »
Traditional leaders renew pledge to raise domestic revenue
The Inclusive District Committee(IDC) in Moyamba on Tuesday June 19,2018 called a meeting inviting all Paramount Chiefs,Councilors and community representatives to look at successes,challenges and the way forward for the next one year. Explaining the purpose of such gathering,Development and Planning Officer of Moyamba District Council,who is Secretary to the Inclusive District Committee,Alhaji Ansumana Tarawallie… 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 >