10/10/2025
🌍 WEST AFRICAN YOUTH NETWORK (WAYN)
🗓️ Date: 8th – 9th October, 2025
📍 Venue: District Council Hall, Waterloo
✨ ACTIVITY:
“101 Things You Wanted To Know About The Police But Were Too Afraid To Ask” – Question Development Workshop
The West African Youth Network (WAYN) in collaboration with its LEAP Consortium Partners – WANEP and Prison Watch, with support from DIGNITY, successfully held a two-day Question Development Workshop titled “101 Things You Wanted To Know About The Police But Were Too Afraid To Ask.”
The event brought together key stakeholders from Ministries, Security Institutions, Civil Society Organizations, Community Leaders, and Youth Groups to discuss and develop relevant questions that will form the foundation of an upcoming citizen-friendly booklet aimed at strengthening the relationship between the Sierra Leone Police and the public.
The workshop featured insightful presentations, group discussions, and plenary sessions, focusing on six thematic areas:
1️⃣ Introduction to the Sierra Leone Police
2️⃣ Rights and Duties of Police and Citizens
3️⃣ Arrest and Detention
4️⃣ Reporting Crimes
5️⃣ Police Accountability
6️⃣ Criminal Justice
Participants also engaged in an interactive Word Café Session, sharing ideas, evaluating draft questions, and proposing next steps toward producing the final “101 Things” publication.
The overall objective of this initiative is to enhance mutual understanding, accountability, and collaboration between the police and communities — ultimately contributing to violence prevention and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone.
💬 “This process is not just about questions; it’s about creating a bridge of trust and transparency between citizens and those who protect them.
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
