Category Archives: Bombali District

Fambul Tok Engages Communities to Strategize for Post-Ebola Challenges

The fight against ebola is not over yet, despite the decreased number of new ebola cases in Sierra Leone.  Many social issues and conflicts continue to emerge in communities as a result of ebola.  The issues range from the compromise … Continue reading

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Peace Mothers Intensify Campaign to Keep Libeisaygahun Chiefdom Ebola-Free

Surrounded by a number of ebola affected chiefdoms, Libeisaygahun is the only chiefdom that is yet to record a single case of ebola. How did one chiefdom, surrounded by other communities with ebola outbreaks, manage to remain ebola-free?  Fambul Tok … Continue reading

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Glimmer of Economic Growth Despite Ebola Crisis

All is not lost in the midst of ebola crisis in Sierra Leone.  Fambul Tok Peace Mothers from Masabong section, Paki Masabong chiefdom in Bombali district is one of hundreds of Peace Mothers’ groups that is proving this to the world. … Continue reading

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Paki Masabong Chiefdom’s Revolving Loan Reaches 20 Million Leones

The Chairlady of the Fambul Tok Peace Mothers in Masabong section, Paki Masabong chiefdom, Bombali district in the north of Sierra Leone, during their regularly monthly meeting on June 5, 2014,  proudly announced that their usual revolving loan scheme will … Continue reading

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First Female Town Chief Crowned

Chieftaincy in any form and shape in the Northern province of Sierra Leone is a taboo for women. Many women have faced a lot of challenges for the past decades when it comes to chieftaincy or public elections in the … Continue reading

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