Mariatu Kamara

My name is Mariatu Kamara I am a UNICEF Special Representative and survivor of the civil war in Sierra Leone. I now have a book called The Bite Of The Mango.

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I've heard so much story that I was scared of them i was actually terrified of them. I wasn't the only one everyone in our village was

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I've never seen a rebel I have only heard about them an all the wicked and cruel things they have done to people in other villages

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Even though I was living with my family we were scared because of a group of people called the REBELS.!

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My life have so much happy an sad moments

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The village i lived in was small it is called Magborou we only had around 200 people living there. We only had 8 houses in the village

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Ya means mother and Pa well means father

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I lived with my fathers sister Marie and her husband Alie ever since I was a baby. Since I lived with them for so long I Call Them Ya an Pa

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The war began when i was only 11 years old at the time i was living with my uncle an cousin in a small village

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I was born on May 25, 1986

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My name is Mariatu Kamara I was born in Sierra Leone a place known for civil war.

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Welcome to my life and the history of my life the ups and down the happy moment and sad times and how i survived an why i never gave up hope