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Hello listeners, welcome to your favorite programme
Youth Watch a programme designed by youths and
looking into the day-to-day activities of young
people. It is coming to you from the Voice of
Youth radio programme and the station you are
listening to with me, Mohamed Sesay.
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Mohamed Sesay
(VoY): In today’s
programme, we are going to inspect the roles
of government and young people in combating
violence in school activities such as the Inter-secondary
school sports (Inter-sec). The officer in charge
of the Physical Health Education Division in
the Western Area, Sahid Conteh, spoke to Voice
of Youth. With these and more, stay tuned.
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Mohamed
Sesay (VoY): As we are aware, violence
was the major disturbance in the Inter-secondary
School Sports. Long ago when parents hear about
the sports they will start worrying their minds
as it always ends up in fighting, and even to
the loss of lives all because of violence. How
was it like this time around? Voice of Youth
caught up with the officer in charge of Physical
Health Education Division Western Area.
Momodu Turay (VoY):
I can see that
the football league between schools in the East
and that of the West are presently going on
peacefully. What is your contribution in achieving
that?
Sahid
Conteh: I am very happy that things
are going on this way. People are congratulating
us that this is the best and peaceful Inter-secondary
School Sports and that it is violence free.
Before the commencement of this league, we invited
PE teachers from various schools and some non-governmental
organizations to work on this event and preach
the message of peace to students.
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Momodu
Turay (VoY): Are you convinced that it
is because of your meetings and involvement
of NGOs that resulted in a peaceful event?
Sahid
Conteh: That is one reason because this
year we worked with NGOs, teachers and the pupils.
We trained thirty-four teachers in various schools
and fifty Peer Peace Mediators in the schools
to preach the message of peace to their colleagues
in and out of school.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): Yes sir, during the sport
what area is more prone to violence?
Sahid
Conteh: Well the area of football is
sometimes the problem but this year, we were
surprised to see two schools that were known
to be tough rivals play in a peaceful atmosphere.
Everybody was involved this year, even the police.
We created a task force that was ready to calm
any form of violence. We went to schools like
Amaddiyyaa, Congress, St. Edwards and Anzarul
preaching the message of peace and it went down
well.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): What is your message to
the young boys and girls to stop violence in
sports?
Sahid
Conteh: I am appealing to those of you
who were taught that violence is the only way
to stop and be peaceful. Coming to Inter-sec
you have three names to protect, your parents,
school and the individual. Inter-sec was not
meant for violence, but for the peaceful interaction
of schools and pupils.
Mohamed
Sesay (VoY): That was Sahid Conteh officer
in charge of all Physical Health Education Division
Western Area with our reporter Momodu Turay.
In other to stop violence in school activities,
pupils from different schools in the country
came together and form a club known as the Anti-Violence
Social Club. Emanuel Kajuay is the President
of the Anti-Violence Social Club St. Edwards
Secondary School branch at Kingtom. He spoke
with Voice of Youth reporter Momodu Turay.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): What have you done to stop
violence in school leagues?
Emmanuel
Karjuay: Well, we tried all we could
to put on our manners and enjoy the games at
the National Stadium, and there is no cause
to complain.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): How are the others coping,
are they cooperating?
Emmanuel
Karjuay: Yes because our slogan is Anti-Violence.
During games the Anti-Violence Teams are around
in case there is a threat of violence. We don’t
concentrate on St. Edwards only, and the Anti-Violence
Social Club is monitoring all schools coming
to this Stadium.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): What you are trying to say
is whether or not St. Edwards is having anything
on the field, you guys are here.
Emmanuel
Karjuay: Yes, that is the motive of the
Anti-Violence Social Teams to be present in
all games in other to stop violence.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): Now, the President of the
club how can you compare and contrast the past
leagues and that of this one.
Emmanuel
Karjuay: Well, as you can see there is
no violence and I am very happy that all the
games there has been no report on violence.
Whereas in the past, we used to hear lots of
violence.
Momodu
Turay (VoY): So. What is your message
to your colleagues?
Emmanuel
Karjuay: Please stay away from violence
it is not nice for you. Try to put on the best
manners in all sporting activities.
Mohamed
Sesay (VoY): That was Emanuel Karjuay,
President of the Anti-Violence Social Club St.
Edwards School, Kingtom. Nadia M. Kallon, National
Secretary-General of the Vine Memorial Secondary
School’s Anti-Violence Social Club encouraged
her colleagues to stop violence in school activities.
Alarini
Bah (VoY): What has your organization
done in making violence-free school activities?
Nadia
Kallon: Well, the organization has worked
very hard to see that violence is eradicated
in school activities. There are no forms of
violence at present. We are very happy about
that.
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Mohamed
Sesay (VoY):
That was the National Secretary-General
of the Anti-Violence Social Club Nadia M. Kallon
with our VoY reporter Alarini Bah. You are still
listening to Youth Watch coming to you from
the Voice of Youth radio programme and the station
you are currently listening to. You have listened
to Sahid Conteh, officer in charge of Physical
Health Education Division Western Area, and
Emanuel Karjuay, President of the Anti-Violence
Social Club St. Edwards branch. Yet to come
in the programme, VoY spoke with the Minister
of Sport at the Amaddiyya Muslim Secondary School
but first, let us relax our minds with a cool
sound track My Love done for us by West Life.
We will be right back.
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Margaret
Mbawah: When we say Affiliation, our
school will still remain to be the National
School of Nursing with our principal and tutors
but take all directives from the College of
Medicine. When we say incorporation, it’s
like we are sharing everything together, by
doing so we would lose our facilities. College
of Medicine will occupy our hostels. But you
all will agree with me that the nursing profession
is a separate body from that of the College
of Medicine, which is a medical entity on its
own.
Mohamed
Sesay (VoY): I hope you enjoyed that
song, My Love by West life. Amaddiyya Muslim
Secondary School is one of the schools known
for violence in the Western Area. Sylvester
Tehh is the Minister of Sports, he spoke to
Alarini Bah and explains how the school is ready
to stop violence and in school activities.
Alarini
Bah (VoY): What have you done so far
to stop violence in sport?
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Sylvester
Tehh: Actually, when Congress and Amaddiyya
used to meet, our meeting was always climaxed
with violence. Now that there are these peace
clubs, there are no more violence in our meetings.
Alarini
Bah (VoY): What is your opinion about
the peace and violence-free campaign?
Sylvester
Tehh: It is going on peacefully and we
appreciate that, and even the police are very
impressed.
Alarini
Bah (VoY): AWhat is your advice to young
people who do not want to stop causing violence
in sport?
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Sylvester
Tehh: Well I am appealing to them as
brothers and sisters to come together and enjoy
and not fight or quarrel. I am begging them
in the name of God to stop violence and come
together.
Mohamed Sesay
(VoY): Alarini
Bah and the Minister of Sport Amaddiyya Secondary
School Sylvester Tehh.
VoY
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Voice
# 1: Sam, what’s happening? You
know there is a match today at the stadium.
Voice
# 2: Hahaha, today I am very ok to go
there.
Voice
# 1: Today if the referee plays games
with us, I will deal with him.
Voice # 2:That’s
true. Look I have my dagger in my pocket. Any
mistake I will apply force with this thing I’m
carrying.
Voice
#2: You are mentioning
dagger, I have some acid here. This one is quick
action! Even the police are not my fear
Voice # 3:
My friends, what you are discussing is not nice.
Organizing this event is not for us to fight
and quarrel, but for us to come together and
interact with each other.
Voice
# 2: My man, that is your prerogative
I know that I am going to defend myself in case
of you know…
Voice
# 1: Manna Flex, ignore this man, he
is mother’s pet. Let me tell you my friend,
today if there is any bush shaking I will not
think twice to use this.
Voice
# 3: Man, I’m advising you, today
there will be lots of police patrolling, and
if you are unfortunate to be caught, you know
what that means. They will give you solid flogging
before taking you to prison.
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Voice
# 2: : Sam, I have told you this, today
is the day for us to prove ourselves. It is
going to be the police or me.
Voice
# 1: Manna Flex, let us reason with
this guy. The police are on Operation Free Flow
and I don’t think they are bending a bit.
Voice # 2:
I was not expecting this from you, when did
you turn into a coward? I am disappointed in
you.
Voice #
1: Manna Flex, this is for reflection. You know
that your younger brother is attending that
school. If there is any trouble, they will arrest
him in place of you. Think about that. Abdul
you have spoken well, thank you very much.
Voice # 2:
All the same I have
accepted. I won’t fight again.
Voice # 3:
This skit is explaining
that violence in Inter-Secondary School Activities
are prohibited. The Government is organizing
these events for proper interaction. Therefore,
violence should stop.
Mohamed Sesay
(VoY): Listeners,
with that message Youth Watch will take its
leave. On behalf of my Producer Momodu Turay,
Editor Alarini Bah and staff of the Voice of
Youth radio programme, I have been your host
Mohamed Sesay.
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