SLCU Held Symposium in Breda

Sierra Leone Central Union’s First ever Independence Day Symposium in Breda

This Symposium will bring together highly ranked speakers, policy analysts, students, practitioners and the committee of experts from different parts of the country to discuss ways of forging ahead in a new direction and strengthening the pivotal role of the Sierra Leone Central Union in the Netherlands (SLCU).

Objectives:

1. Presenting the SLCU as a unique partner in strengthening Transnational relations between Sierra Leonean, institutions in Netherlands and the Sierra Leone Embassy in Brussels.
2. Presenting the positive and negative pictures of the Sierra Leone’s Independence.
3. Brainstorming the roles of Sierra Leonean NGOs and their integration into the SLCU.
4. Brainstorming the effect(s) of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Sierra Leoneans living in Netherlands.
5. Discussing the role of transnational entrepreneurship in accelerating economic participation of Sierra Leonean Diasporas in the Netherlands.

Outcome:

This information would be used for our future planning in organizing programs geared towards promoting and serving the needs of Sierra Leoneans living both in Netherlands and Sierra Leone. In this vein, we desire to set the basis for further discussions and active participation of both the Sierra Leonean youth community and their Netherlands counterpart in maintaining and advancing a structural relationship between the two countries.