The month of October saw a rush of activity in London! Following the Fambul Tok film’s successful European premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on 29 September, UK-based volunteers working with Fambul Tok International organized a number of events in the city. They were fortunate to have Paramount Chief Alfred Banya, the Chair of Fambul… Read more »
Posts Categorized: From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone
Fambul Tok organizes interactive sessions for Peace Mothers
Fambul Tok continues to create space for people to meet, discuss and find a way forward — together. For the past two weeks, Fambul Tok organized interactive sessions for Peace Mothers groups in Kono, Kailahun, Moyamba, Kono and Bombali districts. According to the Executive Director of Fambul Tok International, John Caulker, the purpose of the… Read more »
Fambul Tok book to be used by Universities
While addressing the crowd at the October 6, 2011 launch of the Fambul Tok book held at the British Council auditorium in Freetwon, Madam Memunatu Pratt, Head of Peace and Conflict Studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone lauded the efforts of Fambul Tok International to facilitate and promote peace building. She continued… Read more »
‘He is now a father to me’…perpetrator
There is an African proverb which says “There is no bad bush to throw away a bad child.” Indeed, Africans do not emphasize crime and punishment but stress the culture of forgiveness and reconciliation through various traditional ways. Sierra Leone, a country that suffered from a eleven-year old conflict is one of the countries that… Read more »
“Illiteracy is not a stumbling block,” Feijia declares
The perception of many elites, especially in sub-saharan Africa, is that people cannot contribute positively to any development program if they have not been formally educated. Even though millions of people have various talents and could contribute to the development of their various communities in one way or the other, the elites continue to disregard… Read more »
“We intend to support our children”…Peace Mothers
Women’s groups (called Peace Mothers) in various sections in Koinadugu district have decided to use the profits from their work to assist their communities’ children, especially to support them attending schools. This determination is a way of contributing in their own little way to their communities. Speaking to the chairlady of Fambul Tok Peace Mothers… Read more »
80 year-old recalls atrocities
An eighty year-old man, D.Samura of Sulima chiefdom, Koinadugu district has confessed and apologised to all those he wronged during the war. Pa Samura was asked for mercy during the Fambul Tok reconciliation ceremony in Kankaya on May 19, 2011. According to the old man he was captured by the then Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in… Read more »
AFRC collaborator asks for mercy
Fambul Tok has expanded to Bombali District in Sierra Leone, and new truth-telling bonfires there have inaugurated several instances of confession, apology and forgiveness. One of the men who collaborated with the then Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) during Sierra Leone’s civil war to loot property belonging to poor villagers has openly apologized to his… Read more »
Woman confesses to burning a house during the war
A woman who was captured and forced by the then Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels during to set a house ablaze has heaved a sigh of relief and now walks as a free person. H.S, now in her late twenties, testified during Fambul Tok reconciliation ceremony in Kankaya village, Sulima chiefdom, Koinadugu district. She explained… Read more »
Rebel collaborator explained why he led troops
Since the war was declared over in Sierra Leone, B.K (alias ‘laugh to me’) of Madina village, Makari Gbanti chiefdom, Bombali district has been living in constant fear. His fear was that despite the end of hostilities, he was still convinced that he would be confronted by many people because of the role he played… 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 >