Sierra Leone building on 20 years of peace

Two decades after Sierra Leone's civil war ended, how have young people come to terms with trauma, loss and economic hardship? Sierra Leoneans tell us what the country needs to make up for the lost time.
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[@justinekase1693]

Never forget! Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it!

[@stanleyjuniormoiwokamara1068]

As a Young person from Sierra Leone I am encouraging us all to take a stand that will revolves our future for us

[@Young_Salone]

Amen

[@CLINTONETOWEI]

Watching from Cameroon 🇨🇲 love what you are doing DW wish you came to southern Cameroon on day we have alot to say here 🙏

[@djfosb736]

I love this story 77% This is what me & my team here in Ghana West Africa are building in our various societies (Y'akyi) May the God's of Africa Lands (Continent) Bless us All.

[@armyrose0211]

Listening to their stories is heartbreaking, I was born in Sierra Leone. I left in 1993 right before the war hit Freetown. I am very angry that these young people never got the support they deserve to heal after the war.

[@bondumanyeh5151]

77% & John Caulker, thank you. Graceland Sierra Leone (a Psychosocial Care Delivery Organization), still bumps into some Survivors of this War that still don't know, what really happened. The 11year War is over but the Trauma still lingers. People are still broken with deep wounds inside 💔. I connect with you all Ibrahim and you all. Inclusiveness at every level is necessary to share lessons of the war.

[@stanleyjuniormoiwokamara1068]

Fantacee you are indeed a strong woman.

[@mancemans6957]

When you walk around the city, you’ll see people who are angry for reasons they can’t even explain” that’s deep. I wanna read his book “a long way gone”

[@barrierchannel2189]

Praying for Serria Leon

[@mohamedconteh1885]

Hearing all this took me back to 1992-2002.... my eyes saw the deepest side of hell 😭😭

[@rashidconteh315]

This is very educative. All of us have our story from that war.

[@eddmondnhutsve2027]

Thank you for this conversation, i will look for Mr Beah's book to gain more insight. Fantacee, you are a strong beautiful woman and you shall overcome the anxiety.

[@joseg8284]

To Edith the Facilitator - Great job. Your interviewing is flawless and flowing - even as you yoyo from one person to another. You also held down the emotional rollercoaster that may have been bubbling inside of you. Keep it up 🙏🏻

[@tellyourstory6573]

It's really inspiring and we should learnt something from it I hope we see the change we want

[@hommybangz6213]

What a beautiful debate Edith, thx for being there and talking to our people... As a Sierra Leonean residing in Germany over the past decade I was also a victim of Child soldier... Since living in Germany I have done a lots of Therapies but to be honest with you whenever movie like "Blood Diamond " showed on German Tv's makes me reflect back to the worse time of my life..

[@yasinemaya1691]

Very interesting debate

[@mai2akitas]

SAD TRUTH, the government does not CARE.😞😞

[@eunicenaffiemustapha7101]

Enlightening 🔥 We have to do more and be the change we want to see!

[@doteotelio287]

very true, the desire to do better is there just need the youth to take initiatives for a constructive debate without waiting on the a government full of old people

[@fatmataturay2823]

It's really hard to forget about everything that happened. We should be able to talk about everything that happen during the war. That is the main reason some of us the young generation give a damn about war because we don't know the negative results

[@amb.mohamedharassbarrie3367]

Good conversation

[@sabanorsanda2384]

Great job thank you 💖

[@ernestjolley840]

May God bless the presenter, representing DWAfrica... They all spoke well, but three stood out. The youngest, the eldest and fantasy. S/Leone has a unique problem. A country predominantly engulfed by a youthful population who are not engaged in something worthwhile. These youths of today were the kids/teens of the 11yrs bloody civil war whose formative years were taken from them by the war. They're left angry and traumatised by the system today. They are wounded lions and can get angry very easily, even at the smallest things. So as a nation, if the elements/factors that were the causes of the war are still presenting themselves today by sierra Leoneans, then it means we didn't learn anything from the war.

[@akindele13]

The mental health rehabilitation is an issue I really wanna help deal with. When I come back to my Salone.

[@syllavilla]

Good video 👌🏿

[@mohamedconteh1885]

Sometimes I hate listening to such story.... because it's reminds me a lot

[@anthonykoroma-jf1xw]

I was social worker for ishmile Bear in approve school under CAW catholic program in collaboration with UNICEF in Freetown .l met once here Brooklyn, N K

[@anthonykoroma-jf1xw]

I will b happy if Ishmile can reache.

[@mai2akitas]

This top talk was GOOD but way too short. And do not dig deep to find a solution.

[@Childrensguide]

Center for Memory and Reparations is an organisation in Sierra Leone that is Facilitating remembrance and collective narratives around the Sierra Leonean civil war using the TRC to map and construct mass graves across the country and also sensitize school going children in these communities, play war documentary and advice them not to take part in violence activities. Kudos to them👏🏾👏🏾

[@carralumsden8853]

Can Fantacee not create a space for them to speak with other people who experience the same thing within their age bracket. Small groups of talking/sharing therapy. Masking things doesn't help, personally. Watching the world go mad in front of my eyes and trying to wake people out of 50shadesofgray fightingtalk drugs sexualisation is a madness in itself. I speak with my family member who went through this war. She is the epitomy of strength to me and I to she for other reasons. Good panel. Peace and Blissings. I shall reach home soon!

[@Childrensguide]

Sad reality of our lost generation in 🇸🇱

[@sabanorsanda2384]

John fantace Mariama Mohamed Mr Bah well spoken thank you very much 💖 this is what we want to hear let this useless Government tribalistic politics didn't divide ➗ we are One for good... We are in this together we can

[@briannakisisa5636]

Three days, damn.

[@isattamassallay4040]

Am a teacher but history is no longer taught in sierra Leon. I mean history of sierra Leon.

[@Nikkinoonie]

I think that he said it best “justinekase • 2mo ago Never forget! Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it!”

[@sammiekanu6719]

the gold and dimond way Sierra Leone have if na Gambia get am like you can take visa from Sierra Leone to Gambia for visiting just like Dubai and uk

[@marykoroma530]

It's very sad for this children what's they went 😭 through 😂 i met Ishmael beal in Ottawa Ontario Canada 😢 it a sad 😢 story 😂😢 very 😭 its had to. Forget 😢 i will forgive but it's hard to forget 😢😢

[@gloriacritchlow5463]

People are not happy right now since.

[@kabbahthoronkaExden]

Poor conversation culture needs to change.

[@ekosantoso955]

*MATAHARI*