Edmund Koroma opened a school and interim care center in the city of Makeni on rebel-controlled territory in Sierra Leone, where the war has set the stage for countless crimes against humanity and human rights violations: violence, mutilation, rape, and the enslavement of children.
Edmund Koroma (1953-2022)
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Humanitarian Cause
Education, Social Cohesion, Violence and Abuse Prevention, Access to Formal Education, Child Recruitment, Social Reintegration, Peacebuilding
Impact Location
Sierra Leone
Occupation
Educator, Tan Sri Alagendra School
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The war in Sierra Leone set the stage for countless crimes against humanity and human rights violations: violence, mutilation, rape and the enslavement of children. Witnessing the atrocities, Koroma could not stand idly by and opened a school and interim care center in the city of Makeni on rebel-controlled territory. During a relatively calm period, he convinced the rebel forces to let children attend the school and live there.
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