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 »
Posts Categorized: Updates by District
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 »
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 »
Boroma:The fish trade boom
Fambul Tok peace mothers in Kailahun, Kono, Moyamba and Koinadugu districts all give testimonies of bumper harvests of their farms this year. As Fambul Tok walks alongside these groups, they have started realizing more and more of their potential, planning larger farms and using their savings for more income generating projects like starting markets. In… Read more »
“Our community has been transformed”
Members of Upper Kamadugu section, Sengbeh chiefdom, Koinadugu district have expressed the desire to work as one family for the development of their community. They see this as a result of the rapid changes taking place since they appeased their ancestors. According to the section chief, before they began Fambul Tok in their community, they… Read more »
Koinadugu starts farming activities
Fambul Tok believes that linking reconciliation with development activities is essential to preserving the new peace. What do those community projects look like? In Madina, Malema chiefdom, Kailahun district, villagers have started constructing a guest house with their own resources. Ndaabu village in Luawa chiefdom, Kailahun will soon complete a court barrie (community center). In Rogbora,… Read more »
Motonkoh set to build health post
The Motonkoh community in Ribbi chiefdom, Moyamba district has come together to construct a health post that is expected to serve hundreds of villagers. The brilliant idea emerged from various meetings convened by the whole community to overcome the problem of maternal and infant mortality that has plagued the community over the years. Fambul Tok… Read more »
Kailahun District Visitation – May 21-29
Editor’s note: Veronica Geretz, a Masters student at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, is interning with Fambul Tok in Sierra Leone for the summer. She will be sharing her observations and experiences through occasional blog posts. Welcome to the Fambul, Veronica! I am sitting at a worn desk… Read more »
Fambul Tok profiled on VOA News
‘Family Talk’ Heals Old Civil War Wounds in Rural Sierra Leone. Read and listen to VOA News’ recent story on Fambul Tok. Photo: F. Thompson, VOA Fid Thompson | Dugba-yeima, Sierra Leone 07 June 2010 In the remote village of Dugba-yeima, hundreds of people gather around a bonfire for “fambul tok” a special reconciliation ceremony… Read more »
Apology and forgiveness in Koinadugu
“Former Revolutionary United Front (RUF) abductee, Momodu K has asked family members of the late Madam Danka Kamara to forgive him,” begins an article from Sierra Leone’s Concord Times from May 31, 2010, as seen on AllAfrica.com. The article continues: “During Fambul Tok’s bonfire in Mamuduya village, Kamba section, Folosaba Dembelia chiefdom, Koinadugu district, Momodu… 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 >