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SLAJ lectures Journalists on Press Freedom Day.

In Sierra Leone, Trainer,
by Andrew Ewoku May 13, 2012
SLAJ lectures Journalists on Press Freedom Day.

A snap shot extract from – the Africa Young Voices publication of May 3 2012.   Members of the Association of Journalists (SLAJ) organized a lecture to mark this year’s Press Freedom Day on fundamental Human Rights, International guarantees, lessons and challenges of practice. The lecture was supported by BBC Media Action – Sierra Leone. [...]

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Feedback on BBC Media Action/JHR’s work with community radio stations in Sierra Leone.

In Sierra Leone,
by Andrew Ewoku March 27, 2012

Working with community radio in Sierra Leone is an effective choice; 80 percent of the population listens to the radio and poor literacy levels make it the first line of information for the most vulnerable communities. After six months of training journalists in the first selected set of radio stations that I have been placed [...]

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Fending for their families or child labor?

In Sierra Leone, Uncategorized,
by Andrew Ewoku March 27, 2012
Andrew's Snap-shot from Bonthe Island.

They were such a spectacle at one of our numerous boat stop-over’s on our return trip from Bonthe Island, during a joint BBC Media Action and JHR’s needs assessment for the second round of stations to be trained and mentored in 2012. Bonthe Island is located on the south eastern part of Sierra Leone, with [...]

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Jhr trained journalist breaks an illegal activity in Tombo – Sierra Leone.

In Sierra Leone,
by Andrew Ewoku March 27, 2012
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In December 2011, jhr-trained Sallieu Mohamed Bangura set out to investigate an interesting story using his newly acquired journalistic skills in human rights reporting.  Sallieu using his story helped break up an illegal water rate collection exercise by two members of a water committee set up to manage a water crisis in Tombo village in [...]

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Navigating Sierra Leone, local-styles

In Sierra Leone, Uncategorized,
by Andrew Ewoku January 9, 2012

After two weeks of orientation in Freetown, it was time for me to head out to the provinces and my first training assignment in Kailahun District, in the far eastern part of Sierra Leone, allegedly a nine hour drive by bus from the capital city. I set off for the journey as early as 5am, [...]

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