Posts Tagged: Moyamba

It’s All About the Values

Like most organizations, Fambul Tok has a list of values to which it subscribes, and that it works to consistently fulfill.  Unlike many organizations in practice, however, it defines the living out of those values as one of the, if not the defining characteristic of its work.  Living its values (and helping Fambul Tok communities… Read more »

Peace Mothers celebrate support for fish farming

As a way to empower rural women in the country in accordance with this year’s theme “Empower rural women-end hunger and poverty”, Fambul Tok International-Sierra Leone, with funds from Catalyst for Peace, and Tides Foundation in the United States has supported Peace Mothers in Koinadugu, Kono and Moyamba districts to start fish farming in their… 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 »

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 »

Three villages build community school

It is now an open secret that communities are using Fambul Tok initiative to embark on development. Immediately after traditional ceremonies, villagers organize themselves to be actively involved in rebuilding their shattered communities. This is what happens in almost every community where Fambul Tok operates. Most communities in Kailahun, Kono and Moyamba districts have now… Read more »

Rogbora benefits from Fambul Tok

Fambul Tok is not only reconciling people or communities but believes linking reconciliation with development is of paramount importance.  After their bonfires, communities assess their needs, and look for projects they can do together to support their development. In Rogbora (in Fakunya chiefdom, Moyamba district), the only health post was burnt down during the war. … Read more »

Three Chiefdoms in Moyamaba District establish trade fairs

Three chiefdom’s in Moyamba District — Bagruwa, Timidale, and Kargboro — have united to initiate weekly Fambul Tok trade fairs. How about that for community ownership? Community leaders and Fambul Tok community structures established the trade fairs to bring people together to trade goods, foods, and to continue to support reconciliation activities in the districts…. Read more »

Empowering Moyamba Contact people

Before adventuring in Moyamba District, Fambul Tok staff trained selected local leaders — Contact people (The name Fambul Tok gives them). The training ensures Fambul Toks success in the District, especially in the various Chiefdoms that make up the district. Moyamba District is divided into 14 Chiefdoms and each Chiefdom is comprised of numerous Sections…. Read more »