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The Launch
The National Vision Exhibition was officially launched at the Friendship Hall of the National Stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone on December 10, 2003. Over 300 people attended, many of them contributors who traveled to the capital for the event. The National Vision Exhibit opened at the National Museum in Freetown, Sierra Leone on December 15, 2003.
Between December 20, 2003 and May 2004, over 2,000 people visited the Exhibit including vicitms, ex-combatants, women's groups, members of civil society, the ex-patriot community, UN troops stationed in SIerra Leone, members of government and tourists. More than 1500 people signed their names and wrote their comments in the National Vision guest book. Over 800 school children have also attended the exhibit and participated in group discussions on the significance of the National Vision to Sierra Leone's future.
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Mohamed Sekoya receiving First Prize in Poetry
Mohamed Sekoya won for his poem "I Saw" which is posted on the Contributors and Contributions page.
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The Launch, December 10, 2003
Those standing in the audience are contributors to the National Vision who are being honored for their work. In the front row are seated TRC Commissioners including Bishop Humpner, Chairperson of the TRC, Madam Ajaaratou Satang Jow, Yasmin Sooka, Professor John A. Kamara, and Justice Laura Augusta Ebunolorun Marcus-Jones.
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Combat Committee Performance Group
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Prize Awarded
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Chairman Humpner conferring a prize
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Cloth Contribution
Submitted by a Koidu weaver, the cloth is made in a traditional pattern using the colors white, green and blue of the Sierra Leone national flag.
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Future Boat
Contributors: Ibrahim Bangura and Tejan Suma Title: The Future Boat Comments: "We made this Boat as an inspiration to young people to
develop themselves. To show that we as carpenters can make a
difference in Sierra Leone."
When they brought the Boat to the TRC, the carpenters said that their
Vision would be for all Sierra Leoneans to get into this Boat together
and sail towards the bright future of their country.
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