Pikin News: Supporting Young Journalists in Sierra Leone

On July 29 in Toronto’s dimly lit Lula Lounge, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression hosted a fundraiser to support the children of “Pikin News”, a youth-run national newspaper in Sierra Leone. The paper, run by kids aged 12 to 17, provides the post-civil war generation of Sierra Leone an outlet to express their thoughts and feelings regarding the world around them.

Produced by Sachin Seth, filmed by Alexandra MacAulay Abdelwahab.

 

Sachin Seth

Sachin Seth

Sachin Seth is a third-year Ryerson journalism student working toward a career in broadcast journalism. He’s been a lifelong advocate for human rights and social justice, and hopes to one day...