Franklyn Koroma. Youth representative of iEARN Sierra Leone. iEARN came in me like a buzz and then a vision, and then an action, and then a powerful result. I rose to the position of youth representative based on my relentless action amongst peers. As well as my leadership potential. Since 2001 and 2002, I became motivated to connect to the iEARN global family, my interaction amongst youth led to the first establishment of iEARN ICT and peace clubs at my former high school: Albert Academy Secondary School. Till 2005, in my school, I became first the club head, and spearheading meeting in peace, ICT and youth empowerment.
My principle, Mr. Albert Fofie Kawa, seen in me bathing amazing, and wanted to see how iEARN Sierra Leone is changing the lives of the youth. I invited him to the iEARN center during the visit of tonny Robert and Angela anyiam from computer aid international.
This created new windows of opportunity for my school. Andrew Greene, endevour the shipment of 10: computers to Albert Academy school for the expansion of iEARN Sierra Leone in the school. I realized that I must not stop my activitism in my school, and so decided to extend in other schools where youth can experience the power of I.C.T. So my outreach campaign and propagation of the ideals of iEARN reached as far as 12 schools. Through iEARN, I was opportune to involved in a variety of workshops, including international youth day: which was held on the 10th of august 2005, also participated at the hands up for girls education, that was on 15th of February 2003.
Africa youth network, held on the 8th of March 2005. On the 16 February 2004, plan Sierra Leone decentralization and country wide sensitization campaign for birth and death registration. On the 18th of January, allotted the task of been a key not speaker for the environment network online (E.N.O) project. Also participated a youth representative at the launching of he millennium development goal (M.D.G) On the 11th of May, I was opportune to witness the declaration of the human Right in Sierra Leone.
I was also given the opportunity to attend the common wealth workshop at British council as a youth representative of iEARN Sierra Leone. I also participated in several music and film programmes that help me to interact with other youth, as well as brain stom in debate at the iEARN center. On my return from the iEARN conference in Dakar, I shared a vivid meaning and experience about my insightful trip to youth both at the iEARN center and thought the ‘’youth in perspective, T-V. Program.
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