Reconciliation and Peace For Refugees Worldwide
by Alimamy Sekou Bangura
Some are homeless
Some have been raped
Some have been burnt down
Some have been amputated
Some heads were chopped off
Some were conscripted
All are displaced
All are affected
All must forgive
So all must have everlasting peace.
It is hard to forgive so they say
It is harder to forget so they agree
It is hardest to be at war so they cry
It is true to give peace a chance so they laugh.
Report From Sierra Leone
by Alimamy Sekou Bangura
Coordinator, RESPECT iEARN Sierra Leone
On the 20th May 2004 Mr Andrew Benson Greene and I had a short meeting with the
teachers, parents, and students of the
Children's Welfare Primary School which is one of our refugee schools in
Freetown, Sierra Leone. There were nineteen students who received pen pal letters
from partner schools in Canada and United States of America (USA).
Comments From Parents
The parents gave positive responses by thanking the iEARN RESPECT team and
expressed the hope that this program will continue because it helps their
children. The parents of some of the students were not there because they had
been killed, had their houses burned, and their property distroyed during the
ten years civil conflict. What will be these orphan students' fate? They are facing
a lot of difficulties at this time.
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A couple of the displays from the international dinner held at Judy Huynh's school.
The RESPECT poster (left) had copies of refugee letters for people to read as well as some photos.
