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CI--Conscience International
Related to country: Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone been strategically located on the west coast of Africa and lies between latitude 7-10 Degree North of the equator and between Longitude 10-14 degree west of green witch have an area of 27,925 square miles or about 73,326 square kilometers and have a population of about 5.9 million people with 70% of it population heavily depend on subsistence Agricultural farming. It shares boundaries with Guinea in the North East, South North and Liberia in the South.

Sierra Leone has been ranked as the second to bottom in the UN Development index. According to recent research, and 60% of it population living bellow the poverty line and 26% are food poor, meaning they cannot afford to feed them selves.
The end of the ten year rebel war which was characterized by all form of violations had brought huge catastrophes on lives and property and raised the hope of Sierra Leonean for the realization of rights and responsibilities. This aspiration partly had its roots that Sierra Leonean had learn their bitter lesson from a brutal war characterized by all forms of violence especially against women and children that includes domestic violence such as early marriage, wife and child battery, sexual harassment, molestation and child trafficking, raping, Killing, burning of houses, amputation and rubbery.

Conscience International will continue the pursuit of its mandate with renewed vigour to implement and support human rights and development programs in Sierra Leone.

In the poorest Districts (where war destroyed tree crops, or which rely on poor subsistence agriculture or artisan mining) more than 8 out of 10 people live in poverty. Sierra Leone’s poverty profile shows that the main poverty indicators are insufficient food, poor housing, poor health facilities, high illiteracy, limited access to clean water, infant mortality and maternal rates are among if not the worst in the world. Contraceptive use remains low amongst school attendants



One factor about the existing poverty is because greater percent of Sierra Leonean are denied of their fundamental human rights, such as the right to food, right to justice, right to access relevant information and lack of knowledge to access those rights that empowered them to hold duty bearers accountable to fulfill their own obligations.

Despite the effort of existing human right organization on human right education, yet the violations of rights remain unabated, and much has to be done to ensure the less privileged, vulnerable societies to be free from rights deprivation and live a life of dignity.
Impunity, unfair trails, corruption, violence against women and children are still eminent in Sierra Leone, there fore need more organizations, focusing on necessary changes of policy, attitude and approach.



CHALLENGES Resultant from its work, CI faces a number of challenges. We continue to develop clear plans to meet strategic aims, secure financial bases and develop the right blend of activities to remain at the cutting edge of human rights and development needs. The frame work for Action outlines ways to get closer to that future, focusing on necessary changes of policy, attitude and approach.

In this regard, the CI is making effort to implement its set objectives in the following areas;


Dissemination of up-to-date information related to human rights and development through:

Newsletters

Meetings

Multimedia

Manuals, booklets, leaflets and posters


Facilitating access to civil society information from key organization through:

Expert Consultation

Partner activities

Seminars, workshops and trainings

Support of effective and responsive advocacy and lobbying activities to protect and promote human rights as well as basic development needs, through:
Research: aims at a purposeful monitoring, research and documentation of human rights conditions and the publication of annual human rights report.



Advocacy:

Developing effective media linkages, raising awareness of the human rights situations to activists, decision-makers and other stakeholders at local and international level to ensure better attention and timely action.





Capacity Building:

Equipping CI staff and other human rights activists with skills that enable them to enhance the efficiency of their work and ensure better individual protection through improved personal capacities and familiarity with international human rights norms.


Human Rights Education:

inform, sensitize and educate the public on internationally recognized human rights through the use of journals, newsletters, brochure, posters and report.

July 10, 2009 | 2:12 PM Comments  7 comments

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dmuwonge Dennis Muwonge Nsamba
July 14, 2009 | 11:45 AM
capacity building
Thank you for the blog.

Am a public accountant and have been involved in capacity buildings of charity projects. I can be of valuable use in your charity organisation including; financial management guidelines basing on International Financial Reporting Standards and developement of a Governance policy among others. I have offered to provide all this at a free cost to your organisation if you are interested.

Please reach me at,
Dennis Muwonge Nsamba
Project Audit Consultant
Clayton & Co. Certified Public Accountants
dmuwonge@gmail.com
+256-752856736
nyarkoh matthew ewusi nyarkoh
July 14, 2009 | 12:16 PM
Human Rights Education
I am Matthew Ewusi Nyarkoh, from Ghana. The President of Youth for Democrazy, the Country coordinator of Network of African Youth Development - Ghana.
I have also been giving the green light to operate the activities of Youth on Human Rights Internation.
My occupation is teaching at the Junior High level In Ghana.
I wish to leverage my skills and experience in teaching and knowledge on Human Rights ( Universal Declaration on Human Rights)

I can be reached on:
m_nyarkoh@yahoo.com or matthewnyarkoh@gmail.com
00233249143780 or 00233262143780
Youth for Democrazy,
P. O. Box KD 355,
Kanda,
Accra,
Ghana.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you
ogugoodluck ogu goodluck nkemakolam
July 15, 2009 | 4:01 AM
Capacity Building
I am Ogu Goodluck Nkemakolam. A graduate of Agriculture and MBA holder in Marketing. I am a Certified Master Trainer with Croplife Africa and Middle East, but based in Nigeria. I train farmers at both local and national level on best farm practices, farimng tools, market access to sustainable development and other practical agricultral lectures. I am presently being assigned the task to train for the International Fertility for Soil and Agricultural Development{IFDC} as a Master trainer. I am also in collaboration with some states to develop there farmers. I am ready to assist in my little way to see to the success and growth of small hloder farmers through this training at just an invitation only. Do not consider cost.
Many thanks for your response. I presently work with Syngenta Nigeria Limited. My phone line is open +2347034030000 or ogugoodluck@yahoo.com or ogugoodluck@gmail.com
elhussein ElHussein Anas ElSabry
July 15, 2009 | 1:11 PM
how can i get involved?!!
Hi I'm ElHussein Anas 16 years old from Egypt.
thanks for this blog, but i want to know how to get involved to this event?
yours,
ElHussein Anas
contact me on: elhussein.anas@ymail.com
kenadamz Ken Adams
July 16, 2009 | 10:00 AM

Hi, I can help you..
please contct me: kenadamz2009@gmail.com
jaykells justin arhebamhen
July 17, 2009 | 9:46 PM
I CAN BE OF HELP
Hi. I am a trained facilitator in leadership, ethics and civics in Nigeria, helping to curb corruption.need any assistance you can reach me on jayddude@yahoo.com or justin_kells@yahoo.com.

Great job...
Prezzle Ezema Adaeze MaryAnn
August 6, 2009 | 3:32 PM
LIFE IS NOT WORTH WHILE IF U DON'T LIVE IT FOR OTHERS
I am a humanitarian and i would love to help either motivationally,research,getting youths involved or any other positive way.I must say you people are doing a nice work.
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