Sierra Leone Adventure

I am embarking on a two week trip with 14 other students from the Monterey Institute of International Studies to Sierra Leone in January. Most of us are completing a Masters in Conflict Resolution studies. This trip will be an excellent opportunity to transfer what we have learned in the classroom into real life situations. While there we will be conducting field work which will examine peacebuilding processes in this war torn country. We will be interviewing a number of grassroots organizations, government officials, and civilians who were victims or soldiers in the 2 decade civil war.

We have already begun to keep a blog on our reflections over a number of horrific documentaries we have watched on the conflict. This blog will be continually updated during our trip and afterwards as we compile the information we have gathered. Please visit our blog to see what we are up to!

http://blogs.miis.edu/miisinsierraleone2010/