SIERRA
LEONE
(2005
World Peace Prayer Society Report)
Alpha Bannie Jalloh, Freetown
International
Day of Peace (September 21st)
CADA
Report of Activity
Campaign
Against Drug Abuse (CADA) is a self-funding youth organization founded
by two Peace and Conflict Studies Students, Alpha Bannie Jalloh and
David M. Kamara to advocate against drug abuse and violence among
youth. The organization is born out of our desire as Peace Students
to fully contribute to Sierra Leone post-conflict peace-building work,
for which we learned that drug abuse is disturbing the youths and
leading them to violent behavior. So as a way of transforming the
youths from a culture of violence to a culture of peace, CADA is founded.
Campaign
Against Drug Abuse (CADA) a local non-governmental organization and
WAR CHILD an international organization joined heads in joining the
world in celebrating this year’s International Day of Peace (September
21st) in two remote villages in the Rokel community, which
is situated in the outskirts of Freetown Rural District. Rokel is
made up of two villages, which are John Thorpe and Madina villages.
However,
it was in these two villages that this year’s Day of Peace was celebrated.
The day activities started in John Thorpe village with a short and
brief peace statement by the Village Head. The newly built Peace Pole
was unveiled and dedicated to the people of the John Thorpe community.
Peace songs were sung by the children.
Later,
a flamboyant procession comprised of school children from both villages
started off from John Thorpe to Madina. During the procession, peace
songs were sung, with handkerchiefs waved and peace messages displayed.
At
Madina village, school children and community people gathered around
the Peace Pole, where the village head addressed the gathering. In
his address, he thanked CADA and War Child for their initiative. He
called on the people to live in peace among themselves. The Peace
Pole was dedicated and unveiled followed by peace songs from the children.
Alpha
Bannie Jalloh
Coordinator
Campaign
Against Drug Abuse (CADA)
Freetown-Sierra
Leone
2005
World Peace Prayer Society Compilation
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