January 6, 2015 marks thirteen years since the end of the Sierra Leonean conflict. The Sierra Leone Memory Project, a process initiated by the Jeneba Project Inc., mediates memory and remembrance in Sierra Leone.

1. THE SIERRA LEONE MEMORY PROJECT
JANUARY 6, 1999
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2. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“Confrontation with history may
enable us to ‘escape its
conditioning.’”
Prof. Wole Soyinka
Of Africa

3. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“Not too long ago, the flames of war were mercilessly
consuming thousands of innocent lives and countless
property in several parts of our country. Today, we
are happy that these flames of war have been
extinguished, and that we are about to watch
the flames of peace.”
President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
January 18, 2002

4. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“Recognizing the imperative that the children
of Sierra Leone, especially those affected by
armed conflict, in view of their vulnerability, are
entitled to special care and the protection of
their inherent right to life, survival and development,
in accordance with the provisions of the International
Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
Preamble, Lomé Peace Agreement
May 25, 1999

5. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“We must recognize that justice and reconciliation are
major components of peace…one cannot speak about
the need for national reconciliation and at the same time
ignore or dismiss the moral and constitutional imperative
of upholding the rule of law.”
President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
January 18, 2002

6. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“These amputees are sad reminders that we must always
strive to avoid actions in governance that may cause
friction and tragedy. In the quest for reconciliation, the
APC submits that amputees should be appropriately
cared for and adequately compensated.”
President Ernest Bai Koroma
August 5, 2003

7. The Sierra Leone Memory Project
“We remember those ECOMOG soldiers who made
the supreme sacrifice of giving up their own lives
so that our children can live in peace…
their memories will forever remain in our hearts.
Let me also on this occasion renew our expression
of deepest sympathy to the families and
governments of the UNAMSIL Peacekeepers
who lost their lives in the service of
the United Nations on our soil.”
President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
January 18, 2002