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”Put kitchen dorti na green container”
Put your kitchen waste in the green bin - a message familiar to us all, but this time from Bo. This is one of the jingles being played on local radio to prepare people for the new waste disposal scheme that will start soon. Community Building in Bo now open OWL in Bo are proud to announce that the Community Building is complete. It is a joint venture between the groups in Bo and Warwick districts with guest rooms and, in the future, an educational resource centre.
The One World Link between Warwick and Bo Districts has always been a friendship link which specifically avoided the inclusion of AID. This is still the case after 27 years. So how come that there is a great big community centre in Bo paid for mainly by Warwick District citizens? The answer is that one exchanges GIFTS with one's friends and that is what the centre is..a great big gift. This gift was given to make up for the destruction and agony of the 10 year civil war borne by Bo friends, and to alleviate the frustration and misery and fear felt by Warwick friends because there was so little they could contribute to suffering friends during that time (1990s). Bo OWL said they needed a community centre to be a concrete symbol of the strong relationships which had built up between the 2 areas and it would be used to support skills training and community building to contribute to peace in the future. Watching the centre grow and become functional has brought equal satisfaction and excitement to both Warwick and Bo. See previous newsletters .. |
OWL supports waste management in Bo Bo City Council is at last able to make a start at providing a full waste management service.
Since the civil war, market traders, shops and businesses have gathered their rubbish in large heaps which the council removes with its two serviceable vehicles. They have been unable to use their landfill site because they did not have a digger to manage it. In the centre of Bo an enormous hill of rubbish accumulated over the years and needs to be removed (see the picture below). Families, meanwhile, dispose of their rubbish by either burying or burning it at home.
Bo Council, with technical support from OWL Local Authority Group, are now able to start solving the problem. UNDP are providing rubbish skips, skip lorries, a digger and other equipment to Bo and to another city, Makeni, for a pilot project. Bo's digger has started work and the remaining equipment is due later this year. Managers, operators and mechanics are receiving training from officers from Warwickshire County Council amongst others. There is also a programme for community leaders so that they can drive a public campaign for the use of the new system. This support is funded by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. Bo OWL will be members of the management committee, so the involvement of One World Link will continue as the service becomes established and the problems of waste are eased. Read more about the local authority link ... and see our archive of reports. |
How to donate to OWL without paying! Buy goods online and a percentage is donated to OWL – very simple. OWL Youth Group Our Warwick-district based youth group was set up recently, and has had two extremely successful events – an evening celebration event for the Day of the African Child and One World - One Weekend, a world music festival, for our guests from Sierra Leone. Ben Wesson and JoAnne Fisher of Warwick OWL visited Bo recently. Having returned enthused and excited, the duo have many ideas for projects for engaging young people here. We meet fortnightly and welcome new people. See more on the Groups page ... Loads of Links We have added lots of new links relating to Sierra Leone about diamonds, football, art, culture, tourism, schools and more. See the Contacts & Links page Teaching about Development? Looking for information about school links, educational resources and teaching materials? Visit our Education pages Planning for Bo City - a Human Story John Archer visited Bo for the first time this year. The main purpose of his visit was to work with the Bo planning department for the future development of the city (John was formerly head of planning for Warwick District), his visit was an intense personal experience. Read his description about his visit. Women's Groups OWL has developed women's groups which, in Bo, consist of representatives from numerous other groups in the area. After a number of initiatives developed by the women, the emphasis now is to focus on health and education and jobs. Read more about our groups ... |
Bo District,
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
The friendship link between Bo District in Sierra Leone and Warwick District, UK
Warwick District,
United Kingdom
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