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Community school pupils and volunteers replanting a deforested field in Kambia District, Sierra Leone
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Videos

The Voice of the Ancestors

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The Missing Voices

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Sacred Forest Ceremonies

"I will love to see this interesting dance of the sacred forest ceremonies in the new website." Gibrilla Kamara, SILCC

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Sacred forests ceremonies

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From the tree-planting fields of Kambia District

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Pupil with her newly named Peace Tree Pupil planting a tree seedling Pupils replanting a cleared field Pupils planting a seedling together Pupil holding up his tree's name tag Pupils and volunteers replanting a deforested field Pupils and community members across the replanting field Pupils raising tree seedlings together Children outside a community school building Community school building with pupils gathered outside Pupil carrying a seedling bag on her head Older student planting and naming the Money Tree Pupil naming his tree the Family Tree Pupil beside her newly planted Happiness Tree Secondary school students planting a tree together

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Nursery

Nursing seeds through collection of waste plastic

Pupils collect waste plastic from the street and repurpose it as nursery bags, used to nurse trees before planting day.

Pupils nursing seeds in nursery bags made from collected waste plastic Pupils nursing seeds in nursery bags made from collected waste plastic Pupils fencing off the school nursery Pupils nursing seeds in nursery bags made from collected waste plastic Pupils nursing seeds in nursery bags made from collected waste plastic
Sacred forest preservation

Community meetings, the sacred forest, and ongoing projects

Meeting with community members in Konta Village Meeting with community members in Konta Village The sacred tree in the sacred forest Forest site where cooking, music, and other practices are done Forest site where cooking, music, and other practices are done Sacred forests ceremonies Meeting with Masoko village Monument stones used in traditional practices to honor ancestors Meeting with community people for school tree planting Meeting with community people for school tree planting Wooden boxes made for the beekeeping project A beekeeping box Construction of a SILCC office building Construction of a SILCC office building

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