Building paths to peace: Bo Peace and Reconciliation Movement
All photos: copyright Rosalind Hanson-Alp.
This 44 page book is available free (+p&p).
Bringing together traditional and modern methods of peacebuilding
Written and designed by Rosalind Hanson-Alp, West Africa Programme Coordinator in Sierra Leone Published November 2007, Conciliation Resources.
April 2008: you can now read this book online.
Since 1995 Conciliation Resources has worked in Sierra Leone with the Bo Peace and Reconciliation Movement (BPRM) – a community voluntary peacebuilding union. Over a decade later, BPRM are recognized nationally for helping prevent and resolve over 1000 cases of armed violence and community disputes.
This fully illustrated book documents BPRM's work and the lessons learned, with case studies to show how traditional and modern methods of peacebuilding can be successfully brought together.
Also see the Peace monitors photo gallery and the Images of Sierra Leone 2007 photo gallery.