Category Archives: Koinadugu District
‘He is now a father to me’…perpetrator
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
“We intend to support our children”…Peace Mothers
Women’s groups (called Peace Mothers) in various sections in Koinadugu district have decided to use the profits from their work to assist their communities’ children, especially to support them attending schools. This determination is a way of contributing in their … Continue reading
80 year-old recalls atrocities
An eighty year-old man, D.Samura of Sulima chiefdom, Koinadugu district has confessed and apologised to all those he wronged during the war. Pa Samura was asked for mercy during the Fambul Tok reconciliation ceremony in Kankaya on May 19, 2011. … Continue reading
Woman confesses to burning a house during the war
A woman who was captured and forced by the then Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels during to set a house ablaze has heaved a sigh of relief and now walks as a free person. H.S, now in her late twenties, … Continue reading
Heremakono begins savings program
Heremakono section, in the Wara Wara Yagala chiefdom in Koinadugu district, in the north of Sierra Leone has been passed by over and over by aid organizations helping neighboring communities. The section, which is situated along the Makeni-Kabala highway has … Continue reading
