Thursday 31 March 2011

The new face of Sierra Leonean youth.

Thousands of youth from the different gang groups in Sierra Leone awaiting Bernard's statement.
They were brought together to sign a communique for peace and that they will act as productive citizens. This was a major cause for concern in Sierra Leone to find a way to stop gangsterism in Sierra Leone. The Anti- Violence Movement Sierra Leone used alot of strategies in bringing about these nefarious groups together.  The Anti-Violence Movement did not only brought them together but trained and reintegrated them as peace ambassadors. They policed the inter-secondary schools matches in Sierra Leone that usually ends in chaos and lost of lives and properties and that led to the peaceful ending of the matches in a very long time in the history of Sierra Leone. These young people raised concern that their involvements to violence and gangsterism is due to several factors especially the neglegence of youth that have come in conflict with the law. The society do not accept them so easily and they need to interact in order to reintegrate to productive lives. Anti-Violence Movement is now embarking on launching of Anti-Violence Movement in neighbourhoods  involving youth from the ghettos. The organization because of its hard work, it has been offered an office space at the British Council in Sierra Leone headed by Bernard Conteh as the Director.
Contact: anti2003_violencesl@yahoo.com