WhyCantWeGetMarried.Com West Africa Chapter took place on Monday 23rd February 2009 at the Mountain Rural District Secondary School, Regent Village in Freetown. Young people including came from various communities in rural and urban Freetown. We began the social gathering by introducing the aims and objectives of WhyCantWeGetMarried.Com and everyone participating agreed to support the organization so that together we can break the chains of violence that affect us all. Everyone was also keen to support the WhyCantWeGetMarried.Com sensitization campaigns on promoting peace, respect and understanding amongst everyone.
Although LGBT issues in West Africa are undeniably obvious, and affecting many people in the region, the group agreed that it is too early and unsafe to promote LGBT human rights campaigns at present; we agreed to generically attempt to promote peace, respect and understanding for everyone and will consider LGBT Human Rights later on when the project has gained more credibility in Sierra Leone.
Other actions held throughout the day included peer-to-peer interaction and focused group discussions. We were also able to network with each other though getting-to-know you type games and discussions. We are excited to have these young people supporting out campaign because we believe they have a pivotal role to play in promoting peace, respect and understanding within our society.
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