Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone to Movie Viewers Know It In plenty of Hollywood productions, third world countries tend to be portrayed as poor, rubbish, and not as good as what Americans see today in the US. People are shown as beaten, tired, and hopeless. In the movie Blood Diamond, Sierra Leone, a country in Africa, is shown as a run-down place with no signs of safety or protection. The people are living in cramped huts, have clothing that is torn, and most of them look feared for their lives. The country…

INTRODUCTION: SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH IN SIERRA LEONE The health of an individual starts in their homes, place of work, community and school. We take care of yourselves by eating healthy foods, staying active, getting the necessary immunizations, avoiding smoking and seeking healthcare when we fall ill. Social determinants of health are those conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life (Social…

Below ten percent of Sierra Leone's population has electricity (CIF)! This same issue affects a large portion of Earth's population and in turn, causes other issues. This issue is present in most poor countries and specifically Sierra Leone for a civil war. By having limited access to electricity, cooking food is tough, and communication is severely limited. Creating temporary solutions and inspiring larger ones can combat this problem. Kelvin Doe has helped make power in poor countries closer…

“lack of leadership that was unitary caused so many unnecessary violent deaths brought upon each other by brothers”. Some boys who fought were the same age as my younger cousin. It is hard to grasp the idea that such young boys could fight in war. Sierra Leone had high poverty which did not help the environmental issues, such as mismanagement of their natural resources. I feel that countries who are in such a severe state of poverty have a more likelihood to be vulnerable to corruption. We…

conflict diamonds started to be present and problematic in Sierra Leone as soon as DeBeers mining company took control of all diamond prospects throughout this region. Although DeBeers was keeping a moderate watch on the trading and actions being taken through it, traders from Lebanon (bordered by Syria and Israel to the south) were able to easily smuggle and mine diamonds out through the company. Later towards the 1950s, countries, such as Sierra Leone, had to give up the chance of regulating…

A Vacuum of Death Greg Campbell’s Blood Diamonds is a didactic narrative of the atrocities that have pursued throughout the Sierra Leone over the natural resource of diamonds. Campbell gives vivid detail into the realities behind the beauty of diamonds through the tales of smugglers, RUF victims, and his investigative research on this valued resource. This piece illuminates the key issues of exploitation and corruption that are carried out by smugglers and rebel fighters, and fueled by…

Many blame the war on the fight of money and power, Global Security describes as it as just that, by stating “Sierra Leone ["Lion Mountain"] has been embroiled in a civil war that began in March 1991, as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attempted to overthrow successive governments” (“Sierra Leone” 1). Both children were part of this history, causing them to be forced away from their twelve-year-old mold and into the beginning stages of adulthood. Kamara…

Once diamonds were found in Sierra Leone, they were sought out in many other countries. This proved that a certain resource can be anywhere large or small, but the concept of how and why the diamond industry or any concept, such as cotton, will erupt and diffuse if profit is evident. Yet again raising the question of why are there so many more diamonds as a resource in Sierra Leone that any other country. Scientists have proved that diamonds come from the rock kimberlite, which is stored in…

aiding and abetting war crimes during the brutal civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. In 1989 Charles Taylor stared the Liberia civil war. He was a warlord and was elected president in 1997. For six year, before he was forced into exile in Nigeria he governed Liberia. He was convicted for 11 charges of war crime and crime against humanity. This was for his alleged role in the brutal civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. He was accused of backing rebels that are responsible for widespread…

Scene: Revolutionary United Front (RUF) exploited and killed the innocent Sierra Leone villagers Briefly describe how the issue was portrayed. In the Blood Diamond movie, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) used the illegal ways to sell the diamonds for purchase its military operations. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) is very cruel to the villagers in Sierra Leone which treat them merciless in order to diamond panning for the purpose to exchange of arms and weapons. The Revolutionary United…