Photo: Erol Kekic/CWS

Star Training for Youth in Sierra Leone

Twelve graduates of CWS Seminars in Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) trainings in Sierra Leone have conducted a youth training for 125 teenagers in four areas of the country (Kono, Bo, Waterloo, and Freetown) under the auspices of the Council of Churches of Sierra Leone, a long-time CWS partner.

The program’s curriculum focuses on trauma healing, spirituality, security, justice, and conflict transformation, and how they, in turn, relate to building sustainable peace processes in a society torn by violent conflict. The recent training launched a pilot STAR initiative to reach a younger generation.