Kenema

A young mother I'll call Stella came to the International Rescue Committee's office in the city of Kenema, seeking help.

Heidi Lehmann: A Mother's Journey Heidi Lehmann 2010

I boarded a vehicle at about 7 pm and off we headed for the city of Kenema.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

I arrived in Kenema at exactly 1 am on Wednesday, and I had to sit for three hours waiting for a 28-seat lorry to get filled after I had paid for seat number 20.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

The ride to Kenema was not enjoyable at all as the road was bumpy and slippery, but I appreciate that I was safely taken to my destination.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

I arrived in Kenema at exactly 1 am on Wednesday, and I had to sit for three hours waiting for a 28-seat lorry to get filled after I had paid for seat number 20.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

I boarded a vehicle at about 7 pm and off we headed for the city of Kenema.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

The ride to Kenema was not enjoyable at all as the road was bumpy and slippery, but I appreciate that I was safely taken to my destination.

My Journey to Freetown Ceasefireliberia 2010

Confronting these issues is itself risky: in February, a journalist was kidnapped, stripped and made to parade naked through Kenema, Sierra Leone.

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Witnesses say the women were stripped naked and marched through the town of Kenema, before being released.

CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2009 2009

As I toured the battle-scarred streets of Kenema, grateful Sierra Leonean citizens surrounded me.

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