Fambul Tok Empowers 60 Secondary School Teachers Fambul Tok International–Sierra Leone in collaboration with Catalyst for Peace, a US-based foundation, has ended a two- day training workshop for 60 teachers drawn from 30 schools in Fambul Tok operational districts–Kailahun, Kono, Koinadugu, Moyamba, Pujehun and Bombali. The training sessions were held from December 1st and 2nd… Read more »
Posts Categorized: From the Ground: Program Updates from Sierra Leone
Councilor Willingly Steps Down as Peace Coordinator
Fambul Tok continues to stand by its core values–one of which is being non-political and non-partisan–and it does not compromise any of its principles. This was demonstrated recently during the training of peace coordinators (teachers) from 30 schools who gathered at the Pastoral Centre in Kenema for a two-day training organized by Fambul Tok in… Read more »
Teachers in Action
On December 1st and 2nd I had the honor to attend and assist in facilitating the Fambul Tok Teachers’ Workshop held at the Pastoral Center in Kenema, in Sierra Leone. The workshop gathered together teachers from thirty schools that house Fambul Tok Peace Clubs from across Sierra Leone (in all 6 of Fambul Tok’s operating districts) to… Read more »
Peace Mothers Journey—journal excerpts 2011-2013
Originally written in 2011-12 by Fambul Tok volunteer Sara Waldheim Peace Mothers Journey: Village One, Koinadugu District It’s been almost three months since I arrived in Sierra Leone to serve as a volunteer with Fambul Tok. My road to Sierra Leone was influenced by several factors — a combination of travel, conversation and inner dialogue… Read more »
‘Peace Mother’ appointed 1st female chief in Koinadugu district
Madam Balia Koroma, an active member of the Fambul Tok Peace Mothers’ group in Heremakono section, Wara Wara Yagala chiefdom in Koinadugu district, northern Sierra Leone, has become the first woman to be appointed Acting Section Chief in that part of the country. Throughout history, women have struggled to attain public leadership positions in Sierra… Read more »
Gbane community starts construction of health post
This post was written by team members of the Kono district. Immediately after their reconciliation ceremony in 2010, Gbane yemor section, Gbane chiefdom in Kono district went into action. Having learned from Fambul Tok how to be independent and work for the development of their community, all the villages in that section settled down to… Read more »
Peace club in Dea, Kailahun district, develops a new conflict resolution strategy called ‘demi chero’.
The Principal of the Government Junior Secondary School in Dea, Kissi Kama chiefdom, Kailahun district, recently affirmed that there is measurable improvement in attitude and behaviour of his pupils since Fambul Tok introduced peace clubs in that community. According to Principal Tamba Jabba, persistent troublemaking among students continues to reduce drastically as the peace club… Read more »
Paki Masabong Peace Mothers raise money through microcredit programs.
This post was written by Joseph Kargbo, Field Staff Member and Contributing Blogger from Bombali District. Peace Mothers in Paki Masabong section, Paki Masabong chiefdom, Bombali district can now walk tall with their heads up the skies. After just two years of their traditional ceremonies, women in this part of the country organized themselves to… Read more »
Fambul Tok Launches Sierra Leonean Educational Guide
After watching the Fambul Tok film, American teenagers from Inner city in Philadelphia were very much touched by what they saw and were inspired to apply Fambul Tok principles to problems in their own school; a few weeks later they even started a Fambul Tok club. In order to support their efforts, Catalyst for Peace,… Read more »
Gbenekoro Village Peace Mothers Prevent School Drop-outs
This post was written by team members in Koinadugu District. Had it not been the timely intervention of Peace Mothers in Heremakono section, Gbenekoro village, Sengbe chiefdom in Koinadugu district, two pupils of the Ahmadiyya Agricultural Secondary School and Loma Secondary School in Kabala would have dropped out of school. Tenneh Dabo and Mariama Marah… 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 >