Ibrahim S Bangura

Ibrahim S Bangura

SIERRA LEONE

I am Ibrahim Sorie Bangura, age 27, born on February 2nd 1992, in the Northern part of Sierra Leone. I am a feminist poet, youth leaders, activist, acting Deputy Country Director for Youth for Peace and Security Africa YPSA, a member of Young Africa Leaders Initiative [YALI], also the founder and general manger for Future Leaders Initiative,and initiative which seeks to provide vocational, business and leadership skills training for vulnerable rural youth. I am studying creative writing and sound engineering in Sierra Leone, WAYoutarts. I do music and creative writing to enable me tell me stories and gain self freedom. I have been in to peacekeeping at age 24, working with street youth in schools and clubs. For the past two years before now, I have been engaging myself into leadership workshops, seminars to learn and develop my leadership skills because I am passionate about seeing my country and its people be peaceful. This year with YPSA and my organization, I and my subordinates have being working tirelessly in making sure that we bring gangsters together and involved them into peacekeeping. We have been able to resolved many violence in different communities among youth and women.