There are occasional moments in this work when people, activities, resources, and timing all align, and there’s a powerful experience that grabs you in the pit of your stomach, leaving you feeling – This is what it is all for. Thursday, May 10th was one of those moments for me, with the workshop Fambul Tok… Read more »
Posts Categorized: From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone
Civil Society Platform Engages Waterloo Community on Non-Violence
The Civil Society Platform on non-violence, which consist of Fambul Tok, the Campaign for Good Governance and the Sierra Leone Youth Empowerment Organisation has showcased what many people described as a step in the right direction towards tolerance and a violent-free pre- and post-2012 elections in Sierra Leone. For the past three weeks, the Platform… Read more »
Masongbo Peace Mothers on Cassava Production
Immediately after their bonfire and reconciliation ceremonies in Madina village, Masongbo section, Makari Gbanti chiefdom, Bombali district last year, Bombali district staff, like their colleagues in other districts, encouraged community members to work as one family. The idea of peace mothers in Masongbo section was enthusiastically embraced for the fact that women have not been working… Read more »
Massacred Villagers Remembered
Special prayers were held last week on Friday, April 13, 2012 for those that were brutally killed in Woroma village,Malema chiefdom,Kailahun district,during the rebel war in the country. Prior to offering prayers,the town chief of Woroma,Saidu Kallon and the entire community members agreed to hold a special memorial mass to remember 15 elderly people that were shot to death at gun point… Read more »
Wan Fambul/One Family Benefit Album Artist Profile – Vusi Mahlasela
This profile of Vusi Mahlasela is the sixth entry in our new Artist Profile series, intended to introduce each contributing musician featured on the Wan Fambul/One Family benefit album. This compilation is available for a donation, with all proceeds going to the groundbreaking grassroots peacebuilding efforts of Fambul Tok in Sierra Leone. Take a look… Read more »
Fambul Tok Urges Government to Declare March 23rd National Reflection Day
Fambul Tok International – Sierra Leone has again called on the Government of Sierra Leone to declare March 23rd an annual day for national reflection. Addressing a press conference on Thursday March 22, 2012 prior to the day’s commemoration, Fambul Tok Executive Director John Caulker, said that the clarion call to commemorate March 23rd had… Read more »
Sierra Leonean Journalists Trained on Conflict-Sensitive Reporting
Journalists will now be reporting better stories on conflict in Sierra Leone and beyond following the recent involvement of Fambul Tok International-Sierra Leone. Fambul Tok, with support from a conflict-sensitive consortium led by World Vision International in Sierra Leone, organized a two-day conflict-sensitive training session for over forty members of the fourth estate in both… Read more »
Fambul Tok Peace Mothers resolve to assist vulnerable communities
Fambul Tok peace mothers in various sections of Kono district have agreed to assist other vulnerable communities that are yet to start activities. This agreement was reached during a one-day Peace Mothers consultative meeting in Woama village, Tankoro chiefdom, Kono district. The meeting brought together over 70 Peace Mothers from Kamaa, Gbense, Tankoro, Nimiyama, Nimikoro,… Read more »
Fambul Tok review makes the connection to our lives
Sometimes we only discover a review of Fambul Tok well after it was written. This one, written prior to our screening at the Heartland Film Festival in October, is one such recent find. Because of the way it describes the film’s more universal significance, we wanted to share it with you here. Here’s the review,… Read more »
Fambul Tok Peace Mothers’ Fish Trade Consultations Reveals Community Progress
KOINADUGU, KONO & SHENGE – 28/01/2012 -Posted by Solomon Yarjoh As a way to enhance community reconciliation, Fambul Tok thought it fitting to organize a consultative meeting with Peace Mothers groups from Kono, Koinadugu and Moyamba with the possibility of establishing a fish trade connection. This initiative emerged from the cross-district visitation that was done… 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 >