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Alhaji Ibrahim Kanja Sesay (born in 1955 in Bo, Sierra Leone) is a leading political figure in Sierra Leone. He served with the previous government of Sierra Leone headed by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (1996-2007) in various roles, and is notably credited with having worked on the nation’s post-conflict reconstruction drive. As the head of the National Commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (NCRRR), he spearheaded the government’s efforts, supported by international partners including the World Bank and the United Nations, to reconstruct villages and towns destroyed by civil conflict. A major part of his work also involved collaborating with community leaders in towns and villages across the country to facilitate the return of displaced civilians, returnees, and former combatants to their former homes. At the onset, the NCRRR was also responsible for the disarmament of former combatants. In 2001, at the end of the mandate of NCRRR, Kanja Sesay worked with development partners to start the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA). NaCSA’s role was to take the work of NCRRR in relief and reconstruction through to development and effective and sustainable reintegration. Due to his service and work for Sierra Leone, in 2007 President Kabbah presented Kanja Sesay a National Honours Award for his "outstanding, distinguished and meritorious service" to Sierra Leone. () ==Previous work== In 1990, Kanja Sesay founded and served as the Executive Director of the Association for Rural Development (ARD). ARD is currently a leading microcredit finance institution in Sierra Leone and Kanja Sesay, following his departure from formal government service, serves as the Chairman of its Board of Directors. () He has previously served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (SLANGO) and a member of the Board of Directors of Sierra Leone Export and Investment Corporation (SLEDIC) () After graduating from university, he taught for several years at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School and Prince of Wales Secondary School in Freetown before launching a career in the field of development as a Projects Officer at Catholic Relief Services. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kanja Sesay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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