Mikko Takkunen | Photographer
SIERRA LEONE: Portraits
Sierra Leone. Bo. March 2008
Gebrila Bangura, 25. The Bangura family was captured by the Mende tribe camajon militias during the war, as Bangura family are of the Timini tribe. His father died during the war. He now lives with his uncle, who is a diamond miner, in Bo, and he studies at the Vocational Tailoring Training Centre (VTTC) in Bo. The centre offers year long workshops for young people affected by the war, many of whom lost their parents and some of whom have lived on the streets.
Gebrila Bangura, 25. The Bangura family was captured by the Mende tribe camajon militias during the war, as Bangura family are of the Timini tribe. His father died during the war. He now lives with his uncle, who is a diamond miner, in Bo, and he studies at the Vocational Tailoring Training Centre (VTTC) in Bo. The centre offers year long workshops for young people affected by the war, many of whom lost their parents and some of whom have lived on the streets.
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