Fambul Tok

You can learn more about how Fambul Tok came to be here. You can see an annotated slideshow of images illustrating the elements of the Fambul Tok process as it emerged in Sierra Leone here.

In this section, we’ll use a more in depth written history of our program origins in Sierra Leone to illustrate the various components of the Fambul Tok process.

In Our Approach, you can read more about the assumptions that guide our work, and the specifics of how the Fambul Tok process has worked to (re)build community.

In Consultations, you’ll learn about the fundamental building block of any Fambul Tok initiative – consulting with the target constituencies.

In Implementation, you’ll read about the pilot program in Kailahun District.

In Training, you’ll find out more about the way we strengthen individuals’ and communities’ capacities for reconciliation.

In The Reconciliation Ceremony, you’ll read about the truth-telling bonfires and the cleansing ceremonies that draw from the traditions and culture of the communities, traditions dormant since before the war.

In Follow-Up Activities, you’ll learn how communities have been carrying forward the work of reconciliation beyond the ceremony, working to make the process long-term and sustainable