Paul Lansana Koroma's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

My background has been working for Justice since I was in school. I was a member of a student;s movement that was standing for justice among youth. I became attracted to the students group because I lived and suffered injustice. So in order to ensure that other youngsters did not suffer from it, I joined in the fight for Justice with the young Christian students Movement which had an option for the poor. During the war in Sierra Leone I became concerned as the war became intractable. Then I started thinking of at first revenge, but later I discovered that my country had not been practicing the culture of peace, so I decided to work towards promoting a culture of peace when I returned from exile.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. Also generally I am familiar with the West African sub-region.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Sierra Leone

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

I am a social development and peace building practitioner. I work with the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD).

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://wanep website

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Democratization, Development, Civil Society, Organizational Development

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Training, Evaluation, Program Design, Advocacy

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Researching into conflicts that arise due to chieftaincy institutions and systems. Also hope to do a research on the International treatries and conventions that my country has not acceded to.