Monthly Archives: October 2011

Award-Winning Fambul Tok Documentary Celebrates Home DVD Launch!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Caulker

In the middle of a critically acclaimed festival run and having just kicked off an international community screenings campaign, Fambul Tok is now available on home DVD!  You can order your copy here and get a 25% discount off the retail … Continue reading →

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Fambul Tok organizes interactive sessions for Peace Mothers

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh

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. … Continue reading →

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Fambul Tok book to be used by Universities

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh

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 … Continue reading →

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‘He is now a father to me’…perpetrator

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Solomon Yarjoh

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, … Continue reading →

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