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Rizky, Ulfah Fatmala. "Peran Pendidikan dalam Proses Peacebuilding di Sierra Leone." Indonesian Journal of Public Administration (IJPA) 6, no. 2 (2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.52447/ijpa.v6i2.4383.

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Abstract, This paper intends to describe the conflict that occurred in Sierra Leone which resulted in the Complex Political Emergency (CPE) condition and the role of education in the peacebuilding process in Sierra Leone. This condition has reduced the Human Development Index in the country. In order to raise the Human Development Index in Sierra Leone, the conflict must end immediately. One of the ways to end the conflict is by doing peacebuilding. The peacebuilding process can be done through education. In addition, by increasing access to education or rebuilding the education system. The fi

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Schneider, Luisa T. "Elders and transactional relationships in Sierra Leone: rethinking synchronic approaches." Africa 90, no. 4 (2020): 701–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972020000285.

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AbstractIn Sierra Leone, transactional relationships – so-called agreement relationships – have a life-course dimension. Not only are they employed by young people but they are equally important among elders, and they serve different purposes as people age. Long-term ethnographic research with the elderly uncovers that they remember the past and engage with the present through agreement relationships. The elders’ love and life histories from the 1930s to today form ‘accumulated history’. They reveal a shift from kin-based rural hierarchies, where agreement relationships were carefully conceale

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Stasik, Michael. "REAL LOVE VERSUS REAL LIFE: YOUTH, MUSIC AND UTOPIA IN FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE." Africa 86, no. 2 (2016): 215–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972016000024.

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ABSTRACTThe most popular music among youths in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is music dealing with love. While the music, which is mainly of foreign origin, evokes idealized images of ‘real love’, the real-life relationships of its young audiences are characterized by chronic states of emotional uncertainty and dissatisfaction. Economic disparities lead to an increasing monetization of young people's relationships, driving them either into a fragile flux of multiple partners or out of intimate engagements altogether. Taking this ‘dissonance’ between sonic representations and social relations

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Dixon-Fyle, Mac. "The Saro in the political life of early Port Harcourt, 1913–49." Journal of African History 30, no. 1 (1989): 125–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853700030917.

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The western-educated Krio population of Sierra Leone participated in British imperial activity along the West African coast in the nineteenth century. Facing a far more complex ethnic configuration than their counterparts in Yorubaland, the Sierra Leoneans (Saro) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, acquired much influence through the manipulation of class and ethnic relations. Though most Saro here had a modest education and were working-class, a few came to form the cream of the petty-bourgeoisie and were active in economic life and city administration. Potts-Johnson, arguably their most famous member

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Boersch-Supan, Johanna. "The generational contract in flux: intergenerational tensions in post-conflict Sierra Leone." Journal of Modern African Studies 50, no. 1 (2012): 25–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x11000590.

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ABSTRACTIntergenerational solidarity and reciprocity are fundamental building blocks of any society. Simultaneously, socio-generational groups constantly struggle for influence and authority. In Africa, disproportionately male, gerontocratic and patrimonial systems governing economic, social and political life lend a special explosiveness to the social cleavage of generation. This paper draws on the concept of the generational contract to explore whether Sierra Leone's civil war – labelled a ‘revolt of youth’ – catalysed changes in the power asymmetries between age groups. I argue that youth q

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Brownell, Gracie, and Regina T. Praetorius. "Experiences of former child soldiers in Africa: A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis." International Social Work 60, no. 2 (2016): 452–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872815617994.

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Child soldiering affects approximately 300,000 children worldwide. Abducted and forced into combat, victims experience trauma that may have life-long effects. Thus, it is important to understand child soldiers’ experiences and develop culturally appropriate interventions. Using Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis (QIMS), the authors sought to understand the lived experiences of ex-child soldiers in Sierra Leone, Northern Uganda, and Liberia. Findings revealed the experiential nuances of four phases ex-child soldiers experience: abduction; militarization; demilitarization and reintegration;

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Tarawally, J. Bundor. "Education in Supportive Care at the United Methodist Church Nursing School Kiss, the Eastern Part of Freetown, Sierra Leone." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 27s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.27100.

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Background: Sierra Leone situated in west Africa. It lies between Guinea and Liberia. The country has a population of about seven million people. The country is divided into four regions, they are as follows-western area with Freetown being the capital city, southern province with Bo being the headquarter, northern province with Makeni being the headquarter and eastern province with Kenema being the headquarter. The country is divided into twelve district. Kissy is situated in the eastern part of Freetown. The population of Kissy is about four hundred and fifty thousand people. There are five

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Schneider, Luisa T. "The ogbanje who wanted to stay: The occult, belonging, family and therapy in Sierra Leone." Ethnography 18, no. 2 (2016): 133–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1466138116673381.

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Although prominent in literature on West Africa and especially Nigeria, the phenomenon of ogbanjes in Sierra Leone is little discussed. By following the story of one ogbanje, this paper unravels their significance for social life, for local epistemologies and cosmologies in Freetown. The paper discusses personhood and morality, conceptions of femininity and motherhood as well as the search for culprits. It argues that ogbanjes have to be understood as avengers who, in the name of society, penalize those deeds of women which meet with the disapproval of the community. Ogbanjes embody a breakdow

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Lees, Shelley, and Luisa Enria. "Comparative ethnographies of medical research: materiality, social relations, citizenship and hope in Tanzania and Sierra Leone." International Health 12, no. 6 (2020): 575–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa071.

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Abstract In this paper we bring together ethnographic research carried out during two clinical prevention trials to explore identities, relations and political imaginations that were brought to life by these different technologies. We highlight the ways in which critical anthropological engagement in clinical trials can help us radically reconsider the parameters and standards of medical research. In the paper we analyse the very different circumstances that made these two trials possible, highlighting the different temporalities and politics of HIV and Ebola as epidemics. We then describe fou

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Das, Shruti, and Deepshikha Routray. "Climate Change and Ecocide in Sierra Leone: Representations in Aminatta Forna’s Ancestor Stones and The Memory of Love." eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the Tropics 20, no. 2 (2021): 221–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.25120/etropic.20.2.2021.3812.

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War has been instrumental in destroying land and forests and thus is a major contributor to climate change. Degradation due to war has been especially significant in Africa. The African continent, once green, is now almost denuded of its rich forests and pillaged of its precious natural resources due to the brutality of colonisation and more recent postcolonial civil wars. In Sierra Leone the civil war continued for over eleven years from 1991 to 2002 and wrought havoc on the land and forests. Thus the anxiety and trauma suffered by the people not only includes the more visible aspects of huma

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Denov, Myriam, and Richard Maclure. "Turnings and Epiphanies: Militarization, Life Histories, and the Making and Unmaking of Two Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Journal of Youth Studies 10, no. 2 (2007): 243–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13676260601120187.

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Ibemere, Stephanie O., Donna Z. Shambley-Ebron, Paula Tanabe, and Cheedy Jaja. "“It Is Not Easy”: Cultural Influences of Sickle Cell Disease Management in Rural, Eastern Sierra Leone." Qualitative Health Research 31, no. 8 (2021): 1459–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323211006384.

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic disease that causes life-threatening complications and requires robust comprehensive management. Developing comprehensive SCD programs in sub-Saharan African countries requires knowledge of the cultural factors affecting health-seeking behavior. We utilized an ethnographic approach and the frameworks of Dutta and Habermas to explore cultural factors influencing SCD management in rural Sierra Leone. A purposive sample of 27 individuals with SCD and their family and professional caregivers were observed and interviewed from March 2019 to April 2019.

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Gross, Toomas. "Religion andRespeto: The Role and Value of Respect in Social Relations in Rural Oaxaca." Studies in World Christianity 21, no. 2 (2015): 119–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/swc.2015.0114.

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This paper discusses the relationship between religious affiliation and the ways that the notion of ‘respect’ (respeto) is used in common discourse in rural Oaxaca. Drawing on the ethnographic example of indigenous Zapotec villages in the Sierra Juárez, I examine how Protestants and Catholics employ the term to justify their attitudes towards each other and towards the norms of communal life. Both consider ‘respect’ an important value in social relations, but in significantly different ways. Catholics conceptualise ‘respect’ mainly as a hierarchical value central to which is the villagers' sub

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Fotso, Jean Christophe, Ashley Ambrose, Paul Hutchinson, and Disha Ali. "Improving maternal and newborn care: cost-effectiveness of an innovation to rebrand traditional birth attendants in Sierra Leone." International Journal of Public Health 65, no. 9 (2020): 1603–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01487-z.

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Abstract Objectives This paper evaluates the cost-effectiveness of rebranding former traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to conduct health promotion activities and refer women to health facilities. Methods The project used 200 former TBAs, 100 of whom were also enrolled in a small income generating business. The evaluation had a three-arm, quasiexperimental design with baseline and endline household surveys. The three arms were: (a) Health promotion (HP) only; (b) Health promotion plus business (HP+); and (c) the comparison group. The Lives Saved Tool is used to estimate the number of lives sa

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Smith, Laura, Ha Hoang, Tamara Reynish, et al. "Factors Shaping the Lived Experience of Resettlement for Former Refugees in Regional Australia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 2 (2020): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020501.

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Refugees experience traumatic life events with impacts amplified in regional and rural areas due to barriers accessing services. This study examined the factors influencing the lived experience of resettlement for former refugees in regional Launceston, Australia, including environmental, social, and health-related factors. Qualitative interviews and focus groups were conducted with adult and youth community members from Burma, Bhutan, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Iran, and Sudan, and essential service providers (n = 31). Thematic analysis revealed four factors as primarily influencing resettlem

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Murray, Rianna T., Laura Briggs Drew, Christina Memmott, Ya-Maila Bangura, and Elisabeth F. Maring. "A community’s experience during and after the Ebola epidemic of 2014—2016 in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15, no. 2 (2021): e0009203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009203.

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Background The 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic devastated families and communities throughout West Africa. Due to its high mortality rate and infectious nature, most Ebola research to date has focused on healthcare response and interventions; however, little is known about the experiences of Ebola survivors and communities. This qualitative study aimed to better understand the lived experiences of community members, including children, during and after the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. Methods During June 2016 and June 2017, we conducted four focus groups comprised of primary school students, femal

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Jones, Susan, Sarah White, Judith Ormrod, et al. "Work-based risk factors and quality of life in health care workers providing maternal and newborn care during the Sierra Leone Ebola epidemic: findings using the WHOQOL-BREF and HSE Management Standards Tool." BMJ Open 10, no. 11 (2020): e032929. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032929.

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IntroductionBefore the 2014, Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, healthcare workers (HCWs) faced many challenges. Workload and personal risk of HCWs increased but their experiences of these have not been well explored. HCWs evaluation of their quality of life (QoL) and risk factors for developing work-based stress is important in helping to develop a strong and committed workforce in a resilient health system.MethodsCross-sectional study using World Health Organisation Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Standards Tools in 13 Emergency Obstetric Care facilities to (

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Sokova, Zinaida N. "West Africa: The Formation Of National Statehood." Tyumen State University Herald. Humanities Research. Humanitates 6, no. 1 (2020): 150–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.21684/2411-197x-2020-6-1-150-165.

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The article is devoted to the study of the dynamics of political modernization in West Africa in the first decade of independent development. The author analyses the formation of political systems, the emergence of democratic institutions, and the causes of their crisis as well as the emergence of military and civilian authoritarian regimes. The author draws on legislative acts, documents of state authorities and governing bodies, evidence of contemporaries, expert assessments and explores national mechanisms of political leadership and governance using the examples of Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal,

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Bhandari, Sudhir, Ajit Singh Shaktawat, Bhoopendra Patel, et al. "The sequel to COVID-19: the antithesis to life." Journal of Ideas in Health 3, Special1 (2020): 205–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.47108/jidhealth.vol3.issspecial1.69.

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The pandemic of COVID-19 has afflicted every individual and has initiated a cascade of directly or indirectly involved events in precipitating mental health issues. The human species is a wanderer and hunter-gatherer by nature, and physical social distancing and nationwide lockdown have confined an individual to physical isolation. The present review article was conceived to address psychosocial and other issues and their aetiology related to the current pandemic of COVID-19. The elderly age group has most suffered the wrath of SARS-CoV-2, and social isolation as a preventive measure may furth

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KITLV, Redactie. "Book Reviews." New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 71, no. 1-2 (1997): 107–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/13822373-90002619.

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-Peter Hulme, Polly Pattullo, Last resorts: The cost of tourism in the Caribbean. London: Cassell/Latin America Bureau and Kingston: Ian Randle, 1996. xiii + 220 pp.-Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Édouard Glissant, Introduction à une poétique du Divers. Montréal: Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 1995. 106 pp.-Bruce King, Tejumola Olaniyan, Scars of conquest / Masks of resistance: The invention of cultural identities in African, African-American, and Caribbean drama. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. xii + 196 pp.-Sidney W. Mintz, Raymond T. Smith, The Matrifocal family: Power, pluralism an

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Exenberger, Silvia, Andreas Steidl, Aruna Kamara, and Alexandra Huber. "Exploring Posttraumatic Growth in Sierra Leone Using Mixed Methods." Journal of Happiness Studies, June 19, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00419-9.

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AbstractThe Sierra Leonean population has faced severe collective traumata (e.g., civil war, Ebola). Although adversities have a devastating impact on people’s lives, there is strong evidence that the struggle with stressful life events can lead to positive changes, which is called posttraumatic growth (PTG). Across many cultures individuals experience PTG. However, the nature of PTG might be influenced by cultural factors. This study aimed to explore PTG in a Sierra Leonean sample using a convergent parallel mixed methods design. The quantitative study investigated the factor structure of the

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Dada, Sara, Gillian McKay, Ana Mateus, and Shelley Lees. "Lessons learned from engaging communities for Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone: reciprocity, relatability, relationships and respect (the four R’s)." BMC Public Health 19, no. 1 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7978-4.

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Abstract Background Building trust and engaging the community are important for biomedical trials. This was core to the set up and delivery of the EBOVAC-Salone and PREVAC Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone during and following the 2014–2016 West African Ebola epidemic. Local community liaison teams (CLT) engaged with the community through public meetings, radio chat shows, and other activities, while a social science team (SST) assessed community members’ and participants’ perceptions and regularly updated the clinical team to adapt procedures to improve the acceptability and compliance of

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Leer, Jane, Anna Gassman-Pines, Eric Djé Blé, et al. "Young Adolescents’ Endorsement of Restrictive Gender Norms: Evidence From a Community-Based Intervention in Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone." Journal of Early Adolescence, September 7, 2021, 027243162110367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02724316211036742.

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This study investigated attitudes toward restrictive gender norms among adolescents in Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone (pooled N = 1,793, M age(baseline) = 10.3, M age(follow-up) = 11.6, 50% boys/girls). We examined individual and contextual predictors of gender attitudes, assessed change in gender attitudes over 2 years, and estimated the effect of a community-based norms diffusion intervention. Multiple regression analyses revealed that being a boy, exposure to violence against women, and restrictive norms among same-gender peers predicted support for a patriarchal division of adult roles, lo

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Shakespeare, Tom, Anthony Mugeere, Emily Nyariki, and Joseph Simbaya. "Success in Africa: People with disabilities share their stories." African Journal of Disability 8 (April 25, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.522.

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Background: Whereas most narratives of disability in sub-Saharan Africa stress barriers and exclusion, Africans with disabilities appear to show resilience and some appear to achieve success. In order to promote inclusion in development efforts, there is a need to challenge narratives of failure.Objectives: To gather life histories of people with disabilities in three sub-Saharan African countries (Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone) who have achieved economic success in their lives and to analyse factors that explain how this success has been achieved.Methods: Qualitative research study of econom

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Ager, Alastair, Lindsay Stark, Joanna Olsen, Mike Wessells, and Neil Boothby. "Sealing the Past, Facing the Future: An Evaluation of a Program to Support the Reintegration of Girls and Young Women Formerly Associated with Armed Groups and Forces in Sierra Leone." Girlhood Studies 3, no. 1 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2010.030106.

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Hawkes, Martine. "Transmitting Genocide: Genocide and Art." M/C Journal 9, no. 1 (2006). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2592.

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   In July 2005, while European heads of state attended memorials to mark the ten year anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and court trials continued in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Bosnian-American artist Aida Sehovic presented the aftermath of this genocide on a day-to-day level through her art installation in memory of the victims of Srebrenica.  Drawing on the Bosnian tradition of coming together for coffee, this installation, ‘Što te Nema?’ (Why are you not here?), comprised a collection of tiny white p

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