Person of the month
The idea
The “Man/Woman of the Month” is a column on the SLCU website designed to bring talented and dedicated Sierra Leoneans living in the Netherlands to light. Through this initiative, we are better placed to collect, set a database and disseminate information about our talented Sierra Leoneans brothers and sisters.
Procedure for selection
To be named “The man/woman of the month” you have to be nominated by someone and secondly, the person nominating must formulate sufficient facts and convincing evidence to prove that the candidate being nominated is really dedicated toward the Sierra Leonean developmentOur Previous Nominee
Mr. Alhaji Mambo Kargbo
Mr. Bah is nominating Mr. Alhaji Mambo Kargbo, Assistance Social Secretary
of SLCU as the man of the Month, for his vibrant and outstanding performance in mobilizing Sierra Leoneans during the SLCU outing and After Outing show on the 26th June, 2010 in Eerste, the Netherlands.
His excellence Dr. Christain Kargbo
The Sierra Leone Central Union-Netherlands is nominating His excellence Dr. Christain Kargbo, Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Brussels as The Man of the month.
The reason for his nomination:
The SLCU have never been so close to this Embassy in the past. The Ambassador had honored our invitations, advise, support and had guided the development of our organization.
We express our sincere thanks and appreciation for his dedication and extend our gratitude to hm for the citizen-service in closing the gap between the Embassy and the Sierra Leonean Diaspora.
He had also continued to emphasize the need to put hands together for the development of Sierra Leone. We share his belief in and dedication to strengthening our countries economic recovery. It is our hope that he will continue to enjoy good health, and that he will continue to fill his years as Ambassador to Brussels.
We once again sincerely thank him for his passion and dedication to make Sierra Leone a better place for all.
Picutures taking during 49th Sierra Leonean Independence Day celebration in Netherlands by The Sierra Leone Central Union
Mr. Malic Cee in Tilburg
Abubakarr Bangura is nominating Mr. Malic Cee in Tilburg, the organising secretary of SLCU as the man of the Month, for his vibrant and outstanding performance in mobilizing Sierra Leoneans during the SLCU outing and After Outing show on the 27th July, 2009 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Comments
- I think Malic deserved more than that. I support your motion and thank you for this nomination. By Mr. Bah.
- Malic Cee deserves a lot of credit for such a wonder job well done. I am seconding the motion that he is the person of the month based on his management of the outing and after outing show. By Mr. Ernest
Sierra Sisters
The SLCU is nominating the Sierra Sisters, Women of the Month, for organising a fantastic "Hakankam Disco Night" on the 17th May, 2008 in Breda, Netherlands.
Do you know someone in your area with extra ordinary talent? Please contact the SLCU Secretariat at: info@slcu.nl
See below more previous nominees. Current Nominee
- Isheka Kamara
- Mohamed Tislima Bangura
- Mohamed Ali Bah
Isheka Kamara
Judging from the views our sierra Leonean community recommendations, our first man of the month is the dynamic Isheka M. Kamara. Isheka is a citizen of our beloved country Sierra Leone. He is cool, talented and very good in social networking. He lives in Ede a city very close to Wageningen. He has been in the ICT job for some few years now.
To reflect on some of his hand work, he is the graphics and website designer of the SLCU website, the website of Binta`s Angels Network, and he is presently involved in a video documentary program in collaboration with DJ Ali to raise awareness about the Sierra Leone political and socio-economic development.
More info contact: Zainshek Movie & Graphics Studio
Mohamed Tislim Bangura
Judging from the views our sierra Leonean community recommendations, our second nominee of man of the month is Mr. Mohamed Tislim Bangura
Mr. Bangura is the founder of the SLCU and also the chairman of the Sierra Leone Organization in Breda. He had worked tremendously hard to build the foundation of what we today can classified as the single largest Sierra Leonean alliance in the diaspora.
Do you know someone in your area with extra ordinary talent? Please contact the SLCU Secretariat at: info@slcu.nl
Judging from the views our sierra Leonean community recommendations, our third nominee of man of the month is Mr. Mohamed Al Bah (DJ Ali).
Mohamed Alie Bah (DJ Alie) is a role model for Sierra Leonean's in the diaspora's. Last year, DJ Alie invested his time, energy and money in organizing a successful political debate in Rotterdam, bringing all three Sierra Leonean political chapters to a discussion forum. This debate was documented, uploaded on the internet, and was made available for the Sierra Leonean community both in the Nederland and beyond. Dj Alie received as a result of this brilliant action, A Distinguished Member Certificate from the SLCU during the End of year Award night in Breda.
As part of his commitment, DJ Alie took up the initiative last year of interviewing and documenting the works of Sierra Leoneans in mobilizing support for our war torn country. On the 15th of March, 2008, a DVD “One man can Make a Difference” was lunched in Rotterdam in collaboration with the SLHO. The lunching ceremony was followed by a spectacular disco in Dordrecht supported by “Dry Yay Crew” from Sierra Leone.