Young people as active contributors in governance.

We are very happy in Sierra Leone that young people are playing vital role in governance and development.

In the past the talents of young people are been suppressed due to selfishness and greed. The youth make the bulk of a country's population and are the future leaders. Government institutions are filled with young people as the highest employees which shows the future is bright for the generation yet unborn. Hon, Nuru Deen Sankoh-Yillah is one amongst those we are proud of as an active parliamentarian that engages and addresses the  needs of youth in his own little way financially and  morally.  He  is one young person we  see as role model in the lives of youth and  the communities in  Sierra Leone. He is a  hardworking, versatile, dedicated and smart young parliamentarian. The youth of Sierra Leone rely in people like him to ensure youth employment and engagement. Long live Honorable  Nuru Deen Sakoh-Yillah.

Anti-Violence Movement Sensitization Tour

The Anti-Violence Movement is currently embarking on sensitization tours in communities and schools in the capital of Sierra Leone (Freetown). The sensitization tour is meant to let young people know the need to eschew violence  at all cost said Bernard Conteh on his speech. The learning  institutions and communities  expresses  concerns that the involvement of students and youth to violence has many factors but one of them is the lack of knowledge to peace and conflict studies. The organization assures the production and distribution of a guidebook to conflict management to help young people with a resource that will help young people to manage conflict. Anti-Violence hope to have a continued program of the same nature to address the spate of violence in the country. The organization is operating in 40 secondary schools and 3 tertiary institutions nationwide. The organization wish to embark on massive sensitization nationwide to ensure peace and development.

The Historical Background of Anti-Violence Movement

The Anti-Violence Movement Sierra Leone was formed in the year 2003 at St. Edwards Senior Secondary School Freetown Sierra Leone by Bernard Conteh. It was formed to address the emergence of violence (in all it forms) and cultism in Sieera Leone. Bernard Conteh is the National Director of Anti-Violence Movement, a Young Peace activist, and a Global change maker. He is highly experienced in youth work. The organization is one of the leading organizations in Sierra Leone in peace building. Bernard has represented his organization and country in many African countries and Europe on conferences to change the mindset of youth globally and to know how to manage conflict. Bernard is the only civilian offered an office space within the Sierra Leone Police Headquarters to complement the efforts of the Sierra Leone Police in combating violence in Sierra Leone. Presently offered an office space at the British Council as a secretariate. He gives hope to the most vulnerable youths as active citizens in their various communities and act as peace ambassadors to ensure community cohesion for the prevention of conflict an violence. Our plan is to provide offender-friendly and community protective programmes that will make sure that the young offender is detraumatised, received with love and care and provided with job options from which he or she can choose.  They are then provided with appropriate training and helped to settle down into productive life.There are many more ideas in store for the youth of Sierra Leone. If you are an activist and a philanthropist you are welcome to join us to campaign.

The Recent spate of violence amongst gang groups.

The recent spate of violence amongst gang groups in sieera leone which led to the lost of lives and properties worth millions of leones was settled through the relentless effort of the Anti-Violence Movement and the Ministry

of Internal Affairs. The gang groups signed a communique to commit themselves to the people of Sierra Leone that they are ready for peace. The fight was between the Crips, Members of Blood, FTC and CCC. It all degenerated from gangstarism  and music stars in the country in sighting youth against each other. There is much more to do and if you are a philanthropist we will need your support to help us engage these youths than to disengage them which will lead to the threatening of peace in Sierra Leone. E-mail: anti2003_violencesl@yahoo.com