CGSL DONATES TO THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID – 19

 

 

 

 

 

20th May 2020

Freetown

CGSL DONATES TO THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID – 19

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone (CGSL), has today, 20th May, 2020 donated the sum of Ten Million Leones (Le10, 000, 000) to the SL COVID-19 Leone account at the Bank of Sierra Leone as its financial support to the Government of Sierra Leone’s fight against the Coronavirus disease. Apart from the donation, the organization in diverse ways has been engaged in public education – disseminating messages of prevention and control, means to spot fake news and stress management during this period.

The donation is the result of a fundraising event that the organization held in February as well as voluntary contributions from the membership of CGSL, which comprises mostly college students and young professionals. Even though the organization is actively involved in public education which is immensely contributing to the fight against COVID -19, the membership, having studied the situation and trends of rising cases of the disease in Sierra Leone, concluded that it should raise some funds to support the government’s effort in tackling the Coronavirus disease and return the country to normalcy.

“This move is about young people stepping forward to help in the fight against the Coronavirus. We can hardly win this fight without the energy and dynamism of young people. This is also a wakeup call to Sierra Leoneans to support the government so that we can swiftly put this disaster behind us. If we must quickly open our country up again for business and get our schools and colleges back to normal, then there is a need for Sierra Leoneans of all ages, ethnicities and political ideologies to support the government in this fight, said CGSL National Coordinator, Joel Abdulai Kallon.

In these tough times, we also want to use this gesture as a way of applauding the incredible sacrifices of our frontline fighters and pray for God’s continued guidance and protection. We want to encourage them to keep saving lives even as they search for a lasting solution amidst the daily risks involved and the many challenges attached.”

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone is an award-winning youth advocacy and leadership development organization in Sierra Leone that seeks to empower youths nationwide through the provision of relevant training opportunities, mentoring and coaching.

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Public notice is downloadable here: CGSL COVID19 DONATION

Contact

Cecil Charles Thompson

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CGSL TO DONATE PART OF GAMES NIGHT PROCEEDS TO CHARITY

CHOZEN GENERATION SIERRA LEONE

Public Notice

The general public is hereby informed that Chozen Generation Sierra Leone (CGSL) organized a fundraising event on the 14th of February 2020.

In the spirit of transparency, the organization wishes to announce that the total revenue from ticket sales for the event was Eighteen Million Seven Hundred and Seventeen , Leones (Le 18,717,000) while the total expenditures incurred was Eleven Million Six Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand Leones (Le 11,687,000).

The net proceeds from the fundraiser is therefore Seven Million and Thirty Thousand Leones (Le 7,030,000).

Part of this cash will be utilized to fund the organization’s ongoing programs and activities including the weekly CGSL Show and the 2019 Ten Most Outstanding Sierra Leonean awards.

Furthermore,  20% of this revenue will go to a charitable cause which we are in discussions to undertake within the coming weeks.

We want to thank all our patrons and supporters for generously contributing to this event, May God bless you all . You are part of the difference we are making.

©️CGSL Communications

Mohamed Adams Sesay Wins CGSL Most Outstanding Newcomer Award

MOST OUTSANDING NEWCOMER AWARD 2019

Mohamed Adams Sesay also known as ‘Diplomatic Adams’ had his first contact with Chozen Generation Sierra Leone in 2014 when he registered as a volunteer in the organization’s flagship Public
Buses Watchdog Initiative， a youth-led effort that monitored the operations of government buses in order to curb corruption and malpractices which impeded efficiency in their services .
As a volunteer, Adams was primarily responsible for designing the graphic illustrations of the PBWl through compelling flyers and posters. He also engaged in regular bus-to-bus sensitization of commuters on how to report issues with the buses.Mr. Sesay did all of these at no cost to CGSL and even though he had not attained a membership status in the organisation then.
In 2018， Mohamed was finally inducted as a Member of Chozen Generation Sierra Leone and has brought with him his inspiring energy， reliable commitment and selfless patriotism to the organization.
Mohamed is a shining example of CGSL’s ambition to nurture selfless leaders in all spheres of the Sierra Leonean society.
His award as the organization’s Most Outstanding Newcomer ( MONC 2019) recognizes his longstanding support and commitment to Chozen Generation’s core objectives. The award ceremony took place on  Friday, 27th December 2018 at an end-of-year barbecue event in Freetown.
The Most Outstanding Newcomer award is a maiden initiative by CGSL that recognizes new members who demonstrate leadership and commitment to the organization’s goals. Alongside the Member of The Year (MOTY) award, CGSL continuously strives to reward outstanding leadership and a passion for excellence.

CGSL Inducts 19 New Members

Sunday, 14th July, 2019.
Chozen Generation Sierra Leone has on Sunday, 14th July, 2019 recruited nineteen (19) young, energetic and talented young leaders to the team. The ceremony which took place at the Africell-American Corner is the first time the organization is adding new members to the original crop of founding members.

The induction ceremony climaxed a one month recruitment process through which inductees were introduced to the organization’s goals and values.
A keynote address by Nick Asgill, Creative Director & Head of Production at Life-by-Design Group, focused on the theme “Making a Difference as a Young Leader” and called on the new members to show leadership at a personal, family and community level.

2018 Ten Most Outstanding Sierra Leoneans

MEET THE TEN MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS OF 2018

1. Abdul  FATORMA For nearly two decades, Abdul M Fatoma has been one of Sierra Leone’s foremost defenders of human rights and anti-corruption campaigner. Abdul has been actively working in the field of human rights protection and social injustice activism He started working as human rights activist with United Nations Peace keeping mission in Sierra Leone and later as a court monitor for the U.N. backed Special Court for Sierra Leone set up to try those who bore the greatest responsibility during Sierra Leone’s 11 years civil war.  Abdul’s work regularly exposes him to the dissatisfaction of politicians. Between 2017 and 2018, he paid the cost when he was arrested and detained, following the release of a report which accused the Sierra Leonean Parliament of lack of accountability. Abdul wants the world to know that women and youths are the greatest assets we have towards making this world a better place. He want to see bright smiles on the faces of as many women and youths as he possibly can.
2. Asmaa  JAMES As the Station Manager of Radio Democracy, Asma has made sure that timely and important news are regularly relayed to the public. The station’s “Good Morning Salone” program caters to the information needs of all categories of Sierra Leoneans. This platform has significantly contributed to bridging the gap of information in Sierra Leone. Her radio’s influential role in the 2018 elections is also well documented.  Asma aslos engages in advocacy and humanitarian work through her recently founded Asmaa James Foundation which engages in advocacy to raise awareness about rape and sexual violence. The Black Tuesday campaign is widely acclaimed for turning the spotlight on the evils of Sexual and Gender Based Violence.
3. Emerson  BOCKARIE As a musician. Emerson’s songs have always sought to provoke social change. His clever lyrics routinely speak against corruption and tribalism. Between 2017 and 2018, Emerson’s songs were very influential in shaping voters perceptions ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections. His consistency and non-political alignment make him the darling of many Sierra Leoneans.
4. Francis  MAMBU Pastor Mambu is a faith leader in Sierra Leone who has continued to influence lives through his work as a Pastor. He organizes one of the largest crusades in the country annually bringing hope to the sick and underprivileged. He is the only clergy on this year’s Ten Most Outstanding Sierra Leonean list.
5. Francis Ben KAIFALA As a very young man with no previous experience in government, he has, in a matter of months in his position as ACC Commissioner, recovered billions of Leones previously misappropriated or stolen by former ministers and other government workers. This is the first time in the history of the commission that this much state loot has been recovered. Mr Kaifala also has to his credit tremendous feats in academia, having multiple degrees from both Sierra Leone and renowned overseas universities. He is also a very successful lawyer.
6. Ishmael Alfred CHARLES Ishmael is a humanitarian and development specialist with keen interest in fundraising for children with severe health conditions. Social Work. In just one year he helped to successfully raise funds for over seven kids. Baby Mustapha, Baby Marian and Baby Mariama are some of the most popular ones.
7. Mohamed N’fa-Alie CONTEH The current Chief Electoral Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission was at the helm of affairs in the 2018 election and stood his ground to deliver elections that were internationally acclaimed as free, fair and transparent.
8. Umaru  FOFANA His contribution in providing independent, reliable and authentic news to the public especially in an era of fake news is worth a special attention. Umaru is a towering figure in the Sierra Leonean media landscape and is looked up to as a mentor and role model by many young Sierra Leoneans both within and without journalism circles.
9. Yvonne  AKI-SAWYERR The Mayor of Freetown who has been demonstrating remarkable leadership in giving Freetown a facelift. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr is particularly interested in community sanitation and hygiene. In 2018, Yvonne defied all odds to win the mayoral seat in the capital city Freetown, even though the All People’s Congress, the political party under which she ran lost the presidential election. The Mayor of Freetown is a symbol of exemplary woman leadership.
10. Zainab  SHERIFF Zainab Sheriff is a female musician and model who has represented her country locally and internationally. She is famous for her contributions in modelling and has played an integral role in showcasing young people’s talent and the rich culture Sierra Leone possessed. Zainab Sheriff has contributed enormously in the entertainment industry, prominent among them was her recent “Big Sister” show which sparkled massive public attention not only Sierra Leone, but within the West African sub-region. This outstanding feat was not just a program to showcase talent, but to alleviate women from the subordination of men, and lack of empowerment, leading to various inequalities ranging from gender, economic to wealth inequality. Several thousands of women today emulate Zainab Sheriff as a mentor and role model to society.

 

ABOUT THE TEN MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS AWARDS

Every year since 2017, Chozen Generation Sierra Leone [3]recognizes the men and women who performed extraordinary feats. The 10 MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS award seeks to identify and recognize exemplary leaders in business politics, sport, academia, entertainment, technology/innovation, advocacy etcetera. The award prides itself in transparency and meritocracy. The team at CGSL believes that in an era when Sierra Leone is experiencing a dearth in quality leaders, mentors and role models, it is important that a credible recognition scheme be devised to award the hardworking Sierra Leoneans who consistently demonstrate excellence and leadership in their various fields.

[1] Awardees were selected from a 30-man shortlist after a week of public nomination. The review and decision was made by a five-person award committee chaired by Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah (Esq), Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone and Chairman Renaissance Movement. The Awards Committee also included Madam Patricia Ganda, Former Commissioner Independent Media Commission and current General Manager Star TV and Radio; Mr. Alhassan Jalloh, Editor Unique News Newspaper; Jayne Flynn-Sankoh (Esq.) and Miss Juliet Rogers, a writer and social commentator. [2]Disclaimer:  Details about the nominees were provided by those who nominated them[3] To learn more about Chozen Generation Sierra Leone, visit https://chozengenerationsl.org

For enquiries/sponsorships, email us admin@chozengenerationsl.org or call us +23299116213, +23276250501

NOMINATION ANALYSES

Total number of nominations = 388

Number of individuals nominated= 80

Groups nominated = 1

Rewarding Excellence: Technology guru Bhai Dhawa Sesay Bags CGSL Friend of The Year 2018 Award

CGSL AWARDS 2018: MUSA AND BHAI RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
Bhai Dawa Sesay
Bhai Dhawa Sesay

Mr. Sesay designed and provided life funding for CGSL’s very first website. Mr. Sesay, a senior citizen who resides in the US, first took interest in CGSL during the National Debating Championship in 2017. He’s been providing regular support to the organization ever since. Mr. Sesay clinched the award shrugging off four other contenders whose contributions  to Chozen Generation Sierra Leone have also been monumental.

 

 

In a related development, Musa Mansaray is CGSL Member of The Year 2018.

Musa Mansaray fondly called Muzay holds no executive position in CGSL but is a sterling example of a selfless leader. He’s a regular contributor to the CGSL Welfare Fund and is also a regular at all CGSL events. But perhaps, most significant is Musa’s ever willingness to provide his skills and services to the organization. As a graphics designer, he designs, at no cost at all, our invitation cards, tickets and certificates. Other nominees for the presitious award includes  CGSLs Welfare  Coordinator, Mr. Mohamed Bola Conteh and the Events Coordinator Mr. Michael Smith among others.

Also watch out for the final ten-man shortlist of the 2018 most outstanding Sierra Leoneans. After carefully reviewing the over 300 nominations received, the award Sub-committee has submitted a 30-man shortlist TOP 30 NOMINEES_MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS 2018 to the Awards Committee for final review and consideration. It will be a busy few days for the Awards Committee. Watch this space!

THE TEN MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS OF 2017

THE TEN MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEANS OF 2017

As 2017 drew to a close, the team at Chozen Generation Sierra Leone set out to find and recognize the men and women who accomplished extraordinary feats in 2017. We first asked the public to nominate their most outstanding Sierra Leoneans of 2017– men and women who had excelled in sports, music, politics, entertainment and other fields of endeavour. In the first two days we received up to five hundred nominations. The names were as interesting as they were deserving: they include Jalikatu Mustapha, a Sierra Leonean doctor who graduated at the top of her Ophthalmology class in Kenya, got the best results in the fellowship exams for Southern and Eastern Africa and in a show of patriotism, returned home to serve her country, even though she could have received lucrative job offers overseas. She also founded an organization that provides help to young Sierra Leonean girls who are battling with sight defects.

Other names on the over one hundred man list include Sylvia Blyden, Isha Johansen, and politicians Mohamed Kamrainba Mansaray, Julius Maada Bio, Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella and Samura Kamara all of whom will be contesting for the country’s presidency in the March 2018 elections.

See how our Facebook fans voted https://www.facebook.com/chozengenerationsierraleone/photos/a.1623539397884815.1073741829.1537978986440857/2010760269162724/?type=3

TOP 24 SHORTLISTED NOMINEES

In the second layer of assessment, the top 24 nominees were further selected for voting by the public. The final stage involved  editorial vetting by the CGSL Team. Here is what we finally came up with:

  1. Anthony Navo Jr

Anthony Navo Jnr.

Anthony Navo is currently the CEO of the African Young Voices Media Empire. He started his media business with Newspaper and Radio,  but later added a TV station. His media Empire is gradually taking over the media industry in the country through their reportage of current events and happenings around the country. Navo has also provided several job opportunities to youths in the country. His AYV media Empire alone employs hundreds of Sierra Leonean youths.

 

 

  1. Kei Kamara

Kei is a Sierra Leonean footballer who currently plays for Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps. Kei’s most recent achievement was in the 2015 season scoring 22 goals and finishing near the top of the league being a nominee for the league’s MVP and Golden Boot Awards. He’s been outstanding for the national team as well, even having to come out from an earlier retirement.

 

 

  1. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai

At number 8 is fearless human rights activist and renowned lawyer,Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai. Barrister Abdulai is the Founder and Managing Partner of Abdulai and Associates and also the founder and Executive Director of the Society for Democratic Initiative – a civil society organization which pioneered the Freedom of Information Law in the country. He has practiced law at the highest level in the country having challenged the constitutionality of certain laws. Abdulai has won several high profile human rights cases for people in the country and is widely regarded for challenging the excesses of the government. He has received several human rights awards and fellowships for his outstanding human rights work in Sierra Leone such as the Reagan – Fascel Fellowship at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, Washington DC : Drapher Hill Democracy and Rule of Law Fellowship at Stanford University, the African Leadership Fellowship at the London School of Economics etc. In 2017,Emmanuel made headlines when he represented outspoken opposition politician Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray in a court case involving the state.

 

  1. Nfa Allie Conteh

Nfa Allie Conteh is the current Chief Electoral Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Nfa Allie has been highly criticised by several people especially incumbent government supporters who accuse him of incompetence,  with some of them even calling for his resignation. But he didn’t budge one bit even after a few Sierra Leoneans recently took his commission to court, a matter that was ultimately thrown out. This has earned him the admiration of the general citizenry who mostly hail him as someone who doesn’t succumb to the will of the incumbent government. Mmany believe the 2018 elections will be credible because of this man Nfa Alie Conteh. He has also mentioned on several occasions that he is commited to conducted free and fair elections adding that unlike some of his predecessors, he would never take up a government appointment after his tenure as NEC Chief ends.

 

  1. Lara Taylor Pearce

Lara Taylor Pearce is the current Auditor-General of the Audit Service Sierra Leone. She started her career in the public sector in the year 2000 when she joined the Accountant General’s Department as a Technical Assistant. In 2002 she was appointed as Finance and Administrative Manager at the Public Sector Management Support Project. She moved to the Audit Service as Deputy Auditor-General in 2007 before she was actually appointed Auditor General in 2011 due to her honesty, diligence and commitment to results. Mrs Pearce has delivered tremendous changes in the public sector auditing in Sierra Leone and is often referred to as the ‘No Nonsense Auditor General’. Her reports often leave no stone unturned in exposing financial malfeasance in the public sector. Her recent Ebola audit report revealed wide spread financial irregularities in the management of Ebola funds.

Due to her dynamism, she was elected by her peers at the Regional Governing Board Meeting held in 2014 as the Chairperson of the English Speaking African Region of Supreme Auditing Institutions (AFROSAI-E) which is the umbrella Audit Institution for 26 English speaking African countries and was reappointed to this position for the second term in May 2017. She’s the current Vice Chair of the INTOSAI Development Initiative. She’s also a recipient of the President’s National Insignia Award for her role in the Public Financial Management field and also a recipient of the country’s National Integrity Award.

 

  1. Akinwande Lasite

Mr Lasite is the principal of the Sierra Leone Grammar School, one of the oldest schools in Africa. He’s popular for his no nonsense approach and is highly respected in the field of academia. Mr. Lasite whose rein at the helm of the SLGS spans over two decades has presided over tremendous all-round improvement in the school. The Sierra Leone Grammar School is one of the few colonial educational institutions which has managed to maintain its name as a school of excellence. Lash, as he is fondly called has a reputation for knowing all of his students–present and past– by name.

He is set to retire this year and heaven knows getting a suitable replacement is quite a herculean task.

 

  1. Hawa Kamara

Number four on our list is the beautiful and classy Hawa Hawa Kamara. Hawa took Sierra Leoneans by surprise last year when she became the first Sierra Leonean to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. Hawa is an experienced pageant contestant having been crowned Miss West Africa in 2013. She attended the Methodist Girls High School after which she began travelling and competing in beauty pageants. Hawa is involved in charities that are helping people who’ve been affected by the Ebola epidemic. She also advises young girls on weekends about the values of education.

 

  1. Umaru Fofanah

Our third most outstanding Sierra Leonean of 2017 is influential media personality, Umaru Fofanah. Umaru is a popular BBC and Reuters stinger. He’s popularly known for his fearlessness in reporting the corrupt activities of successive governments operatives in the country. He’s been a journalist since 1996, covering events all over Africa, Asia and the United States. He’s  currently the CEO of the Free Media Group whilst also corresponding for the BBC and Reuters. He was awarded as the Most Outstanding Make Journalist by the IMC in April 2013. Umaru has bravely reported several activities in the country like the civil war, the Ebola outbreak and quite recently the tragic mudslide and flooding incidents that took the lives of hundreds of Sierra Leoneans. Rumours that he has been offered several government positions which he vehemently refused, sticking to his journalism, abound. He has also openly stated that he would never accept a political appointment in the country. Umaru Fofanah has a decent following on Facebook with hundreds of his fans engaging on his regular social and political commentaries.

 

  1. Emerson Bockarie

Emerson is popularly known for his songs that promote social change in the country. He is a strong critique of corruption in the government of Sierra Leone using his musical lyrics. Emerson dropped out of college to pursue his career in music with his first hit single being “u go see am”. It was followed in 2004 by “Borbor Belle” which many believed helped inspire people to vote the Sierra Leone Peoples Party out of governance in 2007. He released another album titled “2 fut arata” in 2007, “yesterday bette pas tiday” in 2010 etc and his latest album “Survivor” in 2016. The hit song ‘munku bos pa matches’ in his latest album strongly hit the incumbent government as he gallantly talked about the everyday corrupt activities of governmental officials in the country. He has been criticised and scrutinised, and there are even rumours that successive governments tried to pay him off but he didn’t bow. His presence at number two on our list of most outstanding Sierra Leoneans will not come as a surprise to many.

 

  1. Justice Edmond Cowan: Most Outstanding Sierra Leonean 2017

Edmond Cowan

Edmond Cowan is our MOST OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONEAN OF 2017. Justice Cowan has served Sierra Leone for the past  35 years in different spheres, starting as a Prosecutor, Principal State Counsel at the Law Officer’s Department. He later moved to the judicial arm of government as a Judge. From there he went to Parliament, became Speaker and the he was appointed the Ombudsman before becoming the Chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee which he describes as the crowning glory of his career. At the CRC, Justice Cowan reportedly incurred the wrath of the Powers That Be when he refused to subject the recommendations of his CRC report to  the whims of the governing party. Justice Cowan has worked with four presidents and even acted as President of the Republic on a number of occasions.

The team at CGSL ’10 Reasons Show’ would like to wish Justice Cowan a fulfilling 2018. Sir, We are all inspired by your amazing work.

 

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CALL FOR APPLICATION

CHOZEN GENERATION SIERRA LEONE


CALL FOR APPLICATION


Chozen Generation Sierra Leone, a leading, faith-based, youth empowerment and leadership development not-for-profit organization in Sierra Leone has reached a partnership arrangement with Transformation Education, a US registered non-profit working in Sierra Leone to provide Information Technology training plus an opportunity to gain valuable volunteering experience to:

1 WASSCE SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO ARE SEEKING ADMISSION INTO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES OR WHO INTEND TO FIND WORK

2 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WHO ARE SEEKING TO GET ICT SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF GAINING EMPLOYMENT

Applicants Eligibility:

1 Applicants MUST meet one of the above criteria
2 Applicants MUST fall within the age bracket of 18-27 years. Older candidates who meet the basic eligibility criteria may be considered.
3 Successful applicants should be able to attend classes regularly at least thrice a week and also be able to dedicate up to 10 hours of volunteer time weekly.
4 Must be able to attend classes in Freetown.

Interested persons are urged to call the following number to express interest.
+23299835957
You will be require to provide name and other details.
Female applicants are especially encouraged

DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER, 2017 @ 17:00 GMT.

ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED.

 

HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SIERRA LEONEANS TO BENEFIT FROM ICT TRAINING

Breaking News!!!
CHOZEN GENERATION SIERRA LEONE TO PARTNER WITH US NON-PROFIT TO TRAIN HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SIERRA LEONEANS IN ICT

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone (CGSL) is pleased to announce to its membership and for the information of the public that it has reached a partnership arrangement with Transformation Education (TE), a not-for-profit organization registered in the Sierra Leone and the United States of America which provides educational support to children and young people.

Transformation Education has been operating in Sierra Leone for over ten years and has strong expertise in providing educational and leadership development and Information Technology support to schools. The organization also organizes seminars and youth camps that focus on the empowerment of the physical, spiritual and vocational self.

As part of the partnership, CGSL and TE will be providing basic Information Technology to WASSCE school leavers who are awaiting admission to universities as well as college/university graduates who are seeking to get IT skills to increase their chances of gaining employment.
The package also includes an opportunity for selected candidates to volunteer up to ten hours a week at Transformation Education’s Information Technology and Resource Centre. This will help give selected applicants a unique working and volunteer experience that will enrich their attractiveness in the job market. The program will be implemented on a quarterly basis with each batch of successful applicants been duly certified at the end of the program.
Other components of the partnership includes setting up leadership clubs targeting the brightest young leaders in selected schools across the country.

CGSL’S Regional Coordinator South, Mr. Sheku Sheriff who will be managing this partnership says the program will commence by mid-November with the selection of the first batch of twenty qualified applicants who will undergo intensive training and volunteering for three (3) months.

Chozen Generation Communications
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“Making A Difference”

 

CGSL Quarterly Youth Digest

CGSL  QUARTERLY YOUTH DIGEST

Message From The National Coordinator

Dear Reader,

We are extremely pleased to introduce our inaugural edition of the Chozen Generation Quarterly Youth Digest, a youth magazine dedicated to promoting the culture of creative writing and reading among young people.

At the end of every quarter over the coming months we shall be compiling the very best pieces from our dedicated team and bring them right on to your smart phone and PC screens. We shall be profiling extremely amazing individuals whose stories can inspire you. Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Entertainers, Entrepreneurs—as long as you have a story to tell we will find you and inspire the millions of young Sierra Leoneans.

August has been an unbelievably tragic month for this country. Hundreds of our compatriots died when flood waters engulfed the capital city Freetown, causing a mountain top to cave in on a small community in Regent. Once again, we have seen the resilience first hand of our people. We also witnessed the epic gallantry of our young people who wasted no time to dash to vulnerable communities to rescue those trapped and help recover the corpses of our fallen compatriots

Here at CGSL, we swiftly responded to this national tragedy by recruiting volunteers to collect details of the deceased which was then posted on a memorial page we created on our website to help relatives and friends, particularly those from overseas, to identify deceased. To date we have compiled a list of more than 100 verified deceased with their details and photographs. We continue to remember them.

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone is not oblivious of the huge challenges that young people in Sierra Leone continue to grapple with. An article in the UK Guardian Newspaper identified Sierra Leone as the most dangerous country to be a young person with 1 in every 150 persons between 15 and 29 reported to have died in 2015. A really unwelcomed news and it is a situation which we must all work to change.

That is why we support the Citizen’s Manifesto’s call for increased political participation of young people in the forthcoming elections. We believe that the more involved young people are in national decision-making processes, the better our chances of ensuring that our needs, voices and aspirations take center stage.

Joel Abdulai Kallon

In this issue:

  1. Poetry

A young female poet pushes her creativity to  the extreme as she paints a beautiful picture of the Sierra Leone of her dreams

     2. Two Inspiring Young Sierra Leonean Academics

We profile two incredibly outstanding Sierra Leonean students who are doing their Ph.Ds abroad. Read their amazing stories and get inspired!

     3. CGSL Member of The Month

…and much more

 Download a PDF  copy of our newsletter CGSL Quarterly Youth Magazine and don’t miss out on anything.

 

 

 

 

Captain

Linda Bull: A New Sporting Gem on The Block

CGSL’s Programmes Officer Appointed Women’s Cricket Team Captain: A New Sporting Gem on The Block

Linda Bull
A worthy champion and Vice-Captain receiving a trophy on behalf of the team

Linda Bull, Assistant Programmes Coordinator, Chozen Generation Sierra Leone

Linda Bull

Commonly in our nation (Sierra Leone) when sport is mentioned, what comes to the minds of people are soccer and track events.Howbeit, Sport is any athletic activity that uses physical and mental skills to exhibit or showcase talents.

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone want to bring the world to an alert of the most recent sporting gem that has been discovered in the West Coast of Africa: She hails from a sporting family with her father Mr John M.S. Bull being her role model, life coach and inspiration.

This pleasant talent started her sporting career in her early teenage years way back in 2008 and had her first appointment as Vice-Captain of Sierra Leone Cricket Women’s National Team in 2010 – what an explicit manifestation of quality!

She made her debut for Sierra Leone in 2010 in the encounter against Kenya in an international cricket competition

Captain
Captain Bull

in Kampala, Uganda. She is the current captain of the Stadium Stars Female Cricket Club where she has bagged lot of laurels including Most Valuable Player, Man-of-the-Match awards, Best Bowler and many more…

This Gem has successfully sailed home for her club two championship trophies and a runner’s up trophy. She was also in the North-West Africa Cricket Competition (2015) in Banjul, The Gambia where her high level skills slammed her nation the prestigious trophy, grabbing two man-of-the-match awards in the process.

What is most charming about this sardel is her zest for putting her nation on the map using diverse routes. Linda is a Bachler of Arts Degree holder and now pursuing LLB, with her intent to speak for the disadvantaged and most vulnerable. Her taste for success is delicious and her sense of belonging plumpy.

You may also like Joy Jegede:18Year Old With Two Degrees 

A Christian with a firm faith and contrite spirit, she is an executive member of Chozen Generation Sierra Leone, where she gives her all in the office of Assistant Programmes Coordinator. Linda was crucial in the successful organization of the first annual National Debating Championship For Girls 2017.

We are exceedingly glad to introduce this astute young woman, and extend our hearty congratulations to her on her official appointment as the New Captain of the Sierra Leone Women’s National Cricket Team.

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone wishes Miss Linda Nyanje Ngewonya Bull and the Women’s Cricket Team all the best in their upcoming fixtures.

CGSL Communication Desk

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Linda Bull
student who got two degress at eighteen

Joy Jegede:18Year Old With Two Degrees

Godliness, Hard Work And Sheer Genius: The Incredible Story Of Oluwagbemileke Joy Jegede

Written by Joel Abdulai Kallon
joelabdulaikallon@chozengenerationsl.org
03/05/17

Background

Oluwagbemileke Joy Jegede

We have all always had one awe-inspiring story that we considered an old-wives fable: simply too-good-to-be-true. A story of a fourteen year old girl skipping almost eight years of schooling and graduating with two degrees bagging distinctions in both, all before her nineteenth birthday is an extremely impossible story to believe.  That happening in a small West African country, where the legal age for admission into the university is eighteen, and where getting admission into universities and colleges at eighteen is considered no mean achievement only adds to the air of intrigue and incredulousness.

Exemplary Parenting

But that is exactly the story of nineteen year old Oluwagbemeleke Joy Jegede who was born in Nigeria but grew up in Sierra Leone. O, Joy, as she is fondly called, was born on 1st March, 1998 in the buzzing business district of Ikeja, in the Nigerian commercial city of Lagos to middle class Christian professional parents, Mrs. Olubunmi Olanrewaju Jegede and Mr. Olusola Peter Jegede. The father, a Chartered Accountant decided to quit his secular job and move with the whole family to Sierra Leone after discovering that God had ‘called’ him to serve as an independent Christian missionary with a focus on young people. Joy was four at the time

The Jegedes can be rightly described as a small, unrepentantly ambitious, unyieldingly religious and supremely disciplined family where excellence and high performance are exalted. The only other thing more exalted than the continuous yearning for excellence through a rigorous reading culture is God. The family projects deep Christian values where Christ is at the core of every facet of family life including schooling.

Humility, Courtesy and Discipline

When I met O. Joy at my office for an interview on her most recent academic exploits which had been making the rounds on Social media recently, she looked every bit like a church girl who is out on the street looking for lost souls. She was clad in a simple but beautiful ,gold blouse and a dark coloured pencil-skirt which projected below her knees to match. She wore natural braids and had no necklace, no ear rings, nose rings.The only jewellery she had was a beautiful silver and gold plated lady’s wrist watch. Her black, soft-leather, flat-heeled moccasin gave her the perfect look of simplicity and a nun-like innocence.

As the first of three daughters, O.Joy is the fore-runner, trendsetter and trail blazer for her younger siblings and indeed many other young people she has had an encounter with, who understandably look up to her for inspiration. And it is a role she has played immaculately well. Her two younger sisters aged sixteen and fourteen are already in SS4 and SS2 respectively.

Time Is Money

Joy arrived at my office at 08:22 am Sierra Leonean time, about twenty minutes late for our eight O’clock appointment. She had called at about 07:45 to inform me that she would be showing up late, profusely apologizing for it. When she showed up, she did not stop apologizing for arriving late right through the interview. That was a most gracious display of courtesy that is not very common in our society.

It is normal for someone with whom you have an appointment to show up an hour late and offer excuses, not apologies. That is if you are lucky. If you are not lucky, you could sit there for three hours on end and your appointee not showing up at all. Again, if you are lucky, they would call you afterward to proffer excuses, not apologies: The typical Sierra Leonean black-man-time mentality that almost all of us are accustomed to.

The Ultimate Pacesetter

But Joy is not a lady who conforms to a patterned way of life – particularly when such patterns do

Joy Jegede:student who got two degress at eighteen
Joy Oluwagbemileke Jegede on graduation day

not add anything to her quest for excellence and perfection. Nothing about this child prodigy suggests mediocrity. She was just nine when she took the National Primary School Examinations and got an aggregate score of three hundred and fifty-four. At that age most pupils are still in class three, learning how to count, read and write.

At twelve, she took the Basic Education Certificate Examinations, a regional examination taken in many English-speaking West African countries that signifies the attainment of basic education and heralds the beginning of pre-university years. Outstanding as always, Joy got an aggregate of seven, one more than the maximum attainable perfect score of six.

It was barely after completing her Basic Education Certificate Examinations that her parents jokingly asked if she would like to attempt the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations as a private pupil when she got to SS1. Joy, who described herself as always being a high achiever did not take that joke lightly. As a matter of fact, Joy saw a challenge where her parents meant an ordinary joke. Even by their own very high standards, Mr and Mrs. Jegede knew that asking their twelve year old daughter to take the WASSCE in SS1 was a very daring thing to do.

Daring?

According to the education authorities here in Sierra Leone, it would take on average four years to complete the WASSCE syllabus in preparation for the examinations which determine whether one will proceed to the University, a Poly-technic or simply end up as a drop-out. In 2012, a Commission of Inquiry on education had recommended that the number of years required to complete senior secondary school be increased from three to four as a measure to address the rampant failures in the WASSCE examination.

Joy attempted the August/September 2011 examination nonetheless and got a distinction so that by December 2011, barefly a couple of months into SS2, she had already effectively secured a University requirement to study Law. By December 2012, she had received a letter of admission to the historic Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. By that same period, many of her classmates were bracing up to resume school, almost two years away from taking the WASSCE in SS4.

Two Degrees Simultaneously While Still A Teenager

She started classes, taking all her notes with a laptop, at Fourah Bay College as the youngest pupil ever admitted to the Law Department according to available records; She was looking forward to her fifteenth birthday at the time: A remarkable feat by every stretch of the imagination. But who says we must be content with one when can go on and have two?

At about the same time Joy got admission from the University of Sierra Leone, she received another admission letter from Amity University in India to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration, a three-year  distance learning programme. This was sheer coincidence and a golden opportunity which the teenager could not afford to let pass.

She told me she had merely applied to Amity as a backup plan in case she did not get admitted at Fourah Bay College because of her age. The college has, what many critics say, is a very backward age restriction requirement policy of eighteen for admission into an undergraduate program. But the good old adage “where there is a will, there is a way” found expression in her situation. When asked how she was able to circumvent the age-requirement limitations, the child prodigy remarked that even though she did not solicit any help -directly or otherwise-from anyone in the University concerning her admission, she thought there were still a few progressive minds in  the system who must have looked beyond her age.

Among The World’s Brightest and Best

Four years down the line, Oluwagbemileke had firmly written her name in the annals of history as perhaps the youngest graduate of Law in the history of Fourah Bay College, but certainly the youngest student from Sierra Leone to bag two degrees, from two fields that are as varying as they can possible be. Even by available world records, Joy ranks very very highly. For instance, the second youngest black law graduate from Harvard Cortlan Wickliff was 22.

A Zimbabwean, Maud Chifamba, was listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa in 2012. She also received the Great Young Achievers Award at the Great Women Awards held in Dubai as well as the Panel Choice Award at the Zimbabwe International Women’s Awards in 2014. Like Joy,she graduated from the University of Zimbabwe at the age of 18 with a Bachelor of Accountancy Honors Degree. Joy however added a second, with a distinction by that same age.

Creating A Balance

Now many child prodigies like Joy usually turn out to be reclusive, twenty-four hour-a day bibliophiles or geeks if you like, who show no awareness for a healthy social lifestyle. But Joy is different. At the university, she actively engaged in the extra-curricular activities of the day: representing the department in debating competitions and even serving as the elected Secretary General of the Fourah Bay College Law Society.

Additionally, Miss Jegede was crucial in the establishment of the campus-based ZEM fellowship, an off-shoot of her parents’ youth-based evangelical ministry. Joy’s knack for leadership and voluntarism is further expressed in the hours she and her friends spend, organizing remedial classes in English Language and Mathematics for pupils in under-resourced secondary schools in Freetown.

Joy attributes much of her desire and passion to invest in people to something she learned from her parents. Her other major interests are music and photography. On relationships, the now nineteen year old Joy says she has never had a boyfriend and that she does not see the need at this stage.

Celebrating brilliance:Showcasing The Africa The World Does Not Always See

The story of the soft spoken, well-mannered and polite Joy Oluwagbemileke Jegede, who hopes to subsequently get a post-graduate degree in Development Law and Policy and a Ph.D. afterwards, is one of the many great images of Africa which the rest of the world does not always get to see. It is the view of this Author that until we Africans begin to tell our own positive stories, the world will only have the grim ones to feed on.

The author Joel Abdulai Kallon is the Founder and National Coordinator of Chozen Generation Sierra Leone, a Christian youth empowerment organization that focuses on the development of strong values and morals through mentorship, personal development and capacity building, for effective transformational leadership.

Chozen Generation Rescues 15 Years Old School Boy

Sierra Leone News: 15 yrs. old school boy rescued after gruesome accident

helpThe 15 year old school boy whose gruesome accident photos went viral on social media recently has been rescued with a successful operation by Doctors at the Emergency Hospital at Goderich West of Freetown.
Emmanuel Kamanda was rushed to the hospital where his right tibia and fibula had been badly damaged in the accident therefore Doctors had to amputate the affected leg.
He has already been discharged from the hospital. A humanitarian organization Chozen Generation Sierra Leone recently visited Emmanuel at his Patton Street residence to follow up on his recovery process after the amputation.
When the team arrived at the small flat where Emmanuel lives with his grandparent, they found him lying in an old couch in a corner of the barely lit parlor.

He looked distraught, much like someone who was learning to start life afresh. Emmanuel is a brave young man. Despite his ordeal, he exudes a great deal of self-confidence and hope.
He spoke about his love for football, Christiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid; and about how he had played football with his friends the evening before the accident.
He also spoke about his dream of completing university and becoming a CEO in a “big ba

Cross Section of the Chozen Generation team with the recovering Emmanuel

nk”.
Responding, his grandma thanked Chozen Generation Sierra Leone for the gifts and requested that the organization provides ongoing mentorship to Emmanuel – a request the organization immediately granted and wished him a speedy recovery and all the best for the future.
The occasion was climaxed by a small donation of food items and cash to Emmanuel’s family for the welfare of the school boy.
By Saidu Bah
Tuesday October 04, 2016

First published on: Awoko Newspaper

Note

The above piece and its content are the sole views of Awoko Newspaper. Since our visit to Emmanuel Kamanda went viral, dozens of Sierra Leoneans, at home and abroad have shown support to him and his family including Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare, Dr. Sylvia Blyden who visited Emmanuel. Emmanuel has been recovering steadily and has since returned to school.

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Beacon Wins CGSL Annual National Debating Competition for Girls 2017

CGSL Annual Debating Championship for Girls 2017: Beacon High School grabs $500 Prize

By Abdul Sillah, Unique News Newspaper

The grand final of the National Debating Championship For Girls, a masterpiece show case of girls debating talent, competence, eloquence and composure has culminated with only but one winner at the end, the Beacon High School.

The grand final took place at the British Council Auditorium on Tower Hill and was preceded by preliminaries to other stages including quarter finals, semi-finals and then the main event itself.

The girls receiving the Prize from the Chief Adjudicator, Dr. Aaron Hills

The finalists, the Annie Walsh Memorial School and the Beacon High School defeated several opponents on their way to the grand finale which included schools like the Saint Joseph’s Convent, Methodist Girls High School, the Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood School, the IMAT School and the Municipal Secondary School.

The Beacon High School ended up grabbing the Five Hundred Dollars prize from the competition by a simple majority of votes from the seven judges on the night. Four Judges gave the winner to the Beacon High School while the other three gave it to the Old Lady.

Consoled

The AWMS however grabbed a consolation prize of Five Hundred Thousand Leones (Le 500,000) from the Chozen Generation Team. The Best Debater in the entire competition, Sandra Ngongor, also grabbed an additional One Hundred Dollars (US$100) from the representative of the Goodwill Ambassador Chernor Bah.

With the stage set, the old lady of Annie Walsh Memorial School were members of the government, vetting the bill “At the very least, all political parties contesting the 2018 elections must run with either a female presidential aspirant or a female running mate”

The Beacon High School took the opposition with Sandra Ngongor being the leader of the opposition and Jennifer Thomas, who was dubbed by the judges as someone who was born in England due to her excellent command of the English language, taking the member of the opposition post. They were of the view that women of Sierra Leone are not yet ready to take up the highest sit in governance come 2018.

With accuracy in speaking, composure, facts to back up arguments, objections and corrections, both teams thrilled the British Council Hall and got the judges describing the heated one hour debate as “a boxing match.”

At the end, as emphasised by the National Coordinator of the Chozen Generation Sierra Leone, Joel Abdulai Kallon, “regardless of the outcome, both teams in the final and all participants are winners, therefore the loser on the day must take it in as it is”

Debater of The Tournament

The Star Debater of this year’s competition, Beacon High School’s Sandra Ngongor an SS 2 pupil said she went as far as reading three constitutions. She thanked the Almighty God, her parents, teachers and her team mate for the enormous support and courage they gave her throughout the competition.

The Debater of the night from the Annie Walsh School Olufemi Hanciles, commended the judges, organisers. She admitted that the defeat was hard to take but they would take it in as they are winners and this is just a setback that they would look at and improve on.

According to her, the judges were fair in handing down their rulings and she accepts it.

Tracy During, the leader of the government for the AWMS, an SS4 student and also the president of the L&DS in her school thanked the organisers and everybody involved in the competition. She said her school would prepare better next time and move on from this defeat.

National Debating Competition set to End on Sunday:$500 Cash Prize At Stake

National Debating Championship For Girls:As the Sisters from Convent Get Trounced by The Old Lady…

A Beacon of Hope for Education in Sierra Leone

Jeniffer Thomas

In a dramatic end to the semi-finals, the Annie Walsh Memorial School resoundingly beat their old and bitter rivals, the St Joseph Convent. This match, many observers now agree, is one of the most hotly contested since the National Debating Championship for Girls started a little over two weeks ago.

As anticipated, the tempo of the encounter was high right through.

Miss Cecilia Alice Sesay, an SSS4 pupil from Convent served as Prime Minister for the day. In her intensely passionate opening construction, she articulately put forward a three-point justification why ‘Parliament’ should endorse a bill that will unconditionally allow pregnant girls to continue their schooling. To a very considerably extent, she succeeded in convincing everyone present that the fact that education was a fundamental right, and in order to prevent discrimination against pregnant girls, were sufficient reasons to allow pregnant girls to continue to go to school unhindered.

And then…

Olufemi(L) and Tracy

But that was until ‘Member of the Opposition’, Miss Olufemi Hanciles took to the podium. Femi is not your usual shy, docile, extremely-lady-like girl. At sixteen, Miss Hanciles has built a really solid reputation within the debating world in Sierra Leone as a very unreticent debater whose prowess lies in calling a spade a spade. Most commentators agree that her major strengths are actually in her subtle intimidating command of the queen’s language and her uncanny ability to season her speeches with witty jokes and humorous voice transitions in between her many rhetorical jibes aimed at unsettling her opponents.

For instance, in rebutting a point made by the Prime Minister that allowing pregnant girls in school will reduce stigmatization and enhance acceptance, Olufemi laughed off the idea really loudly before asking the Prime Minister, quite rhetorically, if she was really serious when she made that statement. No doubt, Femi was the darling of the audience in today’s match, even surprisingly out-performing her ‘Leader of the Opposition’ Miss Tracy Jack During.

Whatever attempt by Convent’s Adama Benya and co to undo the damage caused proved hopelessly ineffective. At the end it was an extremely teary moment for the Convent sisters whose hopes of getting to the prestigious British Council Auditorium for the Grand Finale have all but come to a sad sad end.

Mouth-watering Grand Final

The Annie Walsh will have a mountain to climb as they clash with the other finalist, the Beacon High School.

The duo of Sandra Ngongor and Jennifer Thomas from Beacon High School has been absolutely dominating throughout the tournament.

To her credit, Miss Ngongor has won three ‘speaker of the match’ awards and is in pole position to clinch the prestigious Chernoh Bah Award for the tournament’s best debater.

The battle line is drawn and it is only a matter of days before we find out who will win this inaugural edition of the National Debating Championship for Girls.

Written by:Joel Abdulai Kallon

First published on Unique News Newspaper and Chozen Generation Sierra Leone on 7th March, 2018.

CGSL Gives Hope to Fifteen Year Old Road Accident Amputee

Emmanuel Kamanda

CGSL GIVES HOPE TO AMPUTATED BOY

Meet 15 year old Emmanuel Kamanda, the school boy whose gruesome accident photos went viral on social media recently.Doctors at the Emergency Hospital where he was rushed said Emmanuel’s right tibia and fibula had been badly damaged in the accident and the limb therefore had to be amputated.

 

Chozen Generation S/L visited Emmanuel at his Patton Street residence to follow up on his recovery process after the amputation.
When we arrived at the small flat where Emmanuel lives with his grandparent, we found him lying in an old couch in a corner of the barely lit parlor. He looked distraught, much like someone who was learning to start life afresh.

Emmanuel is a brave young man. Despite his ordeal, he exudes a great deal of self confidence and hope. He spoke about his love for football, Christiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid; and about how he had played football with his friends the evening before the accident.

He also told us about his dream of completing university and becoming a CEO in a “big bank”.
Chozen Generation Sierra Leone climaxed the occasion by making a small donation of food items and cash to Emmanuel’s family.
Emmanuel Kamanda

Responding, his grandma thanked Chozen Generation for the gifts and requested that the organization provides ongoing mentorship to Emmanuel – a request that we immediately granted.

CGSL wishes Emmanuel a speedy recovery and all the best for the future.

First published on Chozen Generation Sierra Leone on 3rd October,2016.

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