Owing the narrative

Owing the narrative


In Sierra Leone, we were told Pedro da Cintra discovered the country but we know indigenous people were already there. The many western versions of events usually represent the colonial masters view. Our voices are not heard, our perspective remain unknown. This is true not only for Africa but for other colonised countries across the world.
For women, our narrative is usually owned by men and told from the male perspective perspective. Societies are driven and standards are formed from the male perspective.
As we grow, it’s important that we own our narrative. We must tell our stories and our voices must be heard, our perspectives must be known if you want to be listened to.be listened to. We must not only own our narrative, we must also control it.
As leaders in the community, it’s important we must own our narrative publicly especially through adversity and conflict. Our voices are heard through our narratives and that is where our power lies.