Press Releases
Sierra Leone Central Union’s First ever Independence Day Symposium in Breda
Date: 2nd May, 2009
Place: Ontmoetingscentrum Incom
J. F Kennedylaan 36
4811ET Breda
Time: 14.00 to 19.00 hours
This Symposium will bring together highly ranked speakers, policy analysts, students, practitioners and the committee of experts from different parts of the country to discuss ways of forging ahead in a new direction and strengthening the pivotal role of the Sierra Leone Central Union in the Netherlands (SLCU.
Objectives:
- Presenting the SLCU as a unique partner in strengthening Transnational relations between Sierra Leonean, institutions in Netherlands and the Sierra Leone Embassy in Brussels.
- Presenting the positive and negative pictures of the Sierra Leone’s Independence.
- Brainstorming the roles of Sierra Leonean NGOs and their integration into the SLCU.
- Brainstorming the effect(s) of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Sierra Leoneans living in Netherlands.
- Discussing the role of transnational entrepreneurship in accelerating economic participation of Sierra Leonean Diasporas in the Netherlands.
Organisation:
The Symposium will comprise of a combination of plenary presentations and open discussion focusing on the above objectives.
Outcome:
This information would be used for our future planning in organizing programs geared towards promoting and serving the needs of Sierra Leoneans living both in Netherlands and Sierra Leone. In this vein, we desire to set the basis for further discussions and active participations of both the Sierra Leonean youth community and their Netherlands counterpart in maintaining and advancing a structural relationship between the two countries.
The detailed programme will be available in the near future.
For more info contact: 0633781527/0641758904/0643521259/0646778919
Sierra Leone Central Union, An organization based in the Netherlands, has donated 200 brand new guitars to different Church organizations and Institutions of higher learning across the country.
According to the Secretary General of the organization, Abubakarr Bangura, the gesture was to help promote music in the country and is one of many donations that they will be donating as time goes on.
"This not the first time that we are donating to our people we have donated several items to the amputees, war wounded and the disabled organizations
in Sierra Leone," he said.
He said many organizations has also benefited from the gift they were sending into the country for distribution free of cost.
“We hope to continue assisting our Sierra Leonean brothers and sisters in different areas.
We are much more concern about the current status of Sierra Leoneans," he said.
Press Release
SLCU visit to the newly appointed Ambassador in Brussels was a positive venture.
By Abubakarr
Place: Tilburg
Date: 20/06/08
A delegation from the SLCU visited the new Sierra Leone Ambassador Dr. Christian Kargbo in Brussels on the 20th of June, 2008. The visit was aimed at strengthening the relationship with the Sierra Leonean Embassy.
During this visit, a brief background presentation of the SLCU, its achievements, plans and challenges in the coming years was presented to the Ambassador. Ambassador
In his remarks, the Ambassador expressed his appreciation of what the SLCU is doing and vowed to engage in a structural relationship with the SLCU. And to maximize the relationship, the SLCU would in the future coordinate all developmental projects with the Embassy and also visit the Embassy periodically. During these visits, progressive reports of our programs would be discussed and evaluated. Furthermore, new strategies to strengthen our organizational structure shall be formulated.
Workshop Training
Training Workshop
Topic: Project writing and sponsorship
Venue: Tilburg
One of the goals of the SLCU this year is to design and implement the constructions of a vocational school project at Lungi/Freetown Sierra Leone. To achieve this, the SLCU in collaboration with the Centre for International Development in Tilburg, has just concluded a one day training session.
This workshop training was primarily organized for members of the Sierra Leone Central Union (SLCU) developmental committee. The aim of this training was to allow the committee members to gain knowledge about project writing, facilitating sponsorship and implementation of the project in Sierra Leone.
The training module was intended to actively engage participant during the presentations of the Facilitators. Amongst the Facilitators was Mr. Mark from the Lilane funds Organisation. He gave a presentation about their organization and talked about key areas we could possibly work together in order to promote sustainable partnership in the implementation of our vocational school project in Sierra Leone.
The Training was held on Saturday 6th September, 2008 and there were nine participants and three Facilitators.
Workshop Photo Album
Send an email at: info@slcu.nl
News in brief
1. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of SLCU (Medoski and Patty) are both
in Sierra Leone to facilitate the vocational school project at Lungi. A
meeting between the youths, paramount chief and parliamentarian was held
on the 23 July at Lungi. Reaction according to the SLCU Chairman was excellent
and warm.
2. A project proposal to train executive members of SLCU and the youth
organisation at Lungi on strategic management, finances, effective planning,
evaluation and effect communication has been writing and presented to Cordaid.
A response to the proposal is expected in Augustus.
This is a capacity development programme design to facilitate the development
of a vocational school at Lungi.
3. 6500 euro has been provided by SLCU as subsidies to 10 member organisations
how have sign the SLCU constitution.
- Sierra Leone Descendants Organisation – Breda.
- United Sierra Leonean Alliance - Schiedam(Our Youngest Member).
- Mensen in Actie Netherlands - Eindhoven.
- Sierra Leone Organisation - Helmond.
- Sierra Leone Humanitarian Association - Leiden.
- Club Sierra Leone Nederland - Nijmegen.
- Sierra Leone Progressive Union - Tilburg.
- Sierra Leone Association - Utrecht.
- Sierra Leone Humanitarian Association – Valkenswaard
- Sierra Leone Organization - Arnherm
The subsidies are part of the profite made during this year outing and
after outing disco in June and are meant to beef up the financial capabilities
of member organisations.
4. The next SLCU general meeting shall be held in Eindhoven on the first
Sunday of October. The address and time shall be made available to members
very soon.
By: Abubakarr
Tilburg
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