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Chernor Bah
Chernor Bah is a Sierra Leonean politician, currently the Minister Of Information and Civic Education for the Republic of Sierra Leone. Bah is an advocate for girl's and women's education. He is the co-founder of A World At School and Purposeful. Education Chernor Bah holds a Bachelor's degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, and a Master's Degree from the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Career United Nations From 2007 to 2008, Chernor Bah served as a Special Youth Fellow at the United Nations, where he worked to include the voices of war-affected youth in the Graça Machel Review Study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children. He travelled to various war-affected regions and co-authored a youth report presented to the UN Security Council titled "Will You Listen? Young Voices from Conflict Zones". In 2008 and 2009, Bah led the United Nations Population Fund's first post-war youth program in Liberia. He contributed to the development o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Academy
The Albert Academy (AA) is a secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The school's motto is ''Esse Quam Vederi'' (Rather to be than to Seem). It is situated at Berry Street in Freetown. Among its alumni are Sierra Leone's first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai and Sierra Leone's first president, Siaka Stevens and Chernor Bah. The school is sometimes referred to as ''Mende Man College'' reflecting the fact that over the years students from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone were overrepresented. AA students have also been referred to as ''Okamory Boys'' due to the area in which the school is located in Freetown. However, the school has students from everywhere in Sierra Leone and it is not restricted to any tribe. Although the school has a Christian tradition, the United Methodist Church, students from all religious background can attend. It has alumni associations in the UK, USA and Freetown. The alumni associations make contributions to the school including, for example, givin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
