Posts filed under 'Education'

by Le Wi Lan Krio
WeOwnTV mentor, Michaella Sallu, delivers three krio proverbs with grace and style. Krio: ” Keep tik behind your dor fo di dae when your neighbor go craze;” English: ”Keep a stick behind your door for the day that your neighbor goes crazy.”Please leave comments – proverbs are meant to be talked about. Do you have any Krio Proverbs you want to share with us? more »

In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Director), Michaella Sallu (Subject) | Comments (0)

by Le Wi Lan Krio
WeOwnTV mentor, Franklin Theiphilus Ojumiri M'Cormack, introduces our online WeOwnTV Krio Lessons. Krio: “Kombra FכL Nכ DE JכMP FAYA.” English: “A mother hen shouldn't jump over the fire.“ This is the first in a series of Krio lessons taught by our WeOwnTV mentors. Maybe one day 20 Old Railway line will be a household name like Sesame Street. more »

In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Director), Franklyn M'Cormack (Subject) | Comments (2)

by a WeOwnTV Collaboration

Quoting Arthur Pratt, WeOwnTV: Sierra Leone manager, "We the loose ends, the have nots, the people living in the gutters, the people who will never make it in life, we have come together to create our own family, to have own identity—to create our own space." Serving as inspiration, the footage represents a collection of standout quotes, interviews and creations from the young filmmakers that began to create their own space during the August 2009 WeOwnTV Intro to Filmmaking workshop.

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In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), Mohammed Conteh (Subject), Mohamed Alie Kanu (Subject), Fatmata Mansaray (Subject), Arthur Pratt (Subject), Ibrahim Sorie Sesay (Subject) | Comments (11)

by Fanta Jabbie

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Fanta Jabbie. From her home in Small Seffadu Village, Kono she shares her history and introduces her family, including her young daughter. At 13, she returned from the war to the ruins of Kono and desperately turned to prostitution for survival by establishing a prostitution group with friends, “The American Girls Club.” No longer wanting to depend on “bad habits” and hoping for a better life for her daughter, she is committed to improving her life through education and opportunity.

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In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), Fanta Jabbie (Subject) | Comments (2)

by a WeOwnTV Collaboration

Black Nature introduces WeOwnTV and the inspiration for its creation. The video follows the team traveling to Sierra Leone in early 2009 for a scouting trip to select collaborators for an upcoming filmmaking workshop. The team met a wide range of participants from young media professionals and students to ex-combatants, street kids and child prostitutes. The trip concluded with the selection of 18 young women and men to take part in the program, excited to learn and thrilled with the opportunity these new skills will represent in their lives. Included are highlights from their interviews.

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In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), Fanta Jabbie (Subject), Alhaji Jeffrey Kamara (Subject), Fatmata Mansaray (Subject), Lansana Mansaray (Subject), Arthur Pratt (Subject), Ibrahim Sorie Sesay (Subject) | Comments (0)

by Kanku Thoronka

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Kanku Thoronka. An aspiring actress, Kanku is focused on improving her life. Having escaped the war and having lived as a refugee in Guinea, she returned to Sierra Leone finding dramatic change. With her home and country destroyed, and her family dead she turned to prostitution for survival. Without a foundation to build from, she and her peers were unsure of how to create a future. Finding hope in education she is beginning to write a new life chapter.

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In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), Kanku Thoronka (Subject) | Comments (2)

by Hanna Jimmy

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Hanna Jimmy. Hanna proclaims her thankfulness for the assistance of WeOwnTV. She explains that although her home, the Kono district, is the leading supplier of materials—diamonds—support for education is neglected and they are ranked last in the country. Closing with a song, she sings; “Where will I be when the trumpet sounds;” alluding to the hope that new opportunity will enable her to be of greater value and service.

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In this film: a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer), Hanna Jimmy (Subject) | Comments (0)

by Mariama Bah

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Mariama Bah. With a distinct spark in her eye, Mariama tells of her dreams of being a world leader. She believes if she commits to her education and to moving beyond the hurts of war, her opportunities will be limitless. Having lost her mother to sickness and her father to rebel violence, young Mariama was left to fend for her survival and turned to prostitution. Recognizing the dangers she pulled away and dedicated herself to improving her life through education.

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In this film: Mariama Bah (Subject), a WeOwnTV Collaboration (Producer) | Comments (2)