Thomas Sarko Biography
My name is Thomas M. Sarko, and I am an activist. My vision is to create spaces for young Liberians to better their lives through the use of art.
Over the past ten years, I have led many grassroots initiatives through sports and sanitation, together with programs on peace building, education and leadership.
Growing up in post-war Liberia, I was a shy kid who only found my voice by writing poetry and participating in my high school press club.
Having experienced the problems of conflicts in Liberia first hand, my dream is to safe-guard peace in my home land, by giving young people the ideal platform and the necessary skills to express their feelings when faced with problems affecting their lives. I also want to help provide some of the necessary learning and recreational resources for youth in areas where they are lacking.
In 2013, I was a participant at kanthari (International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs - www.kanthari.org) . It was at kanthari that I developed a concept called Eureka. In 2014, my team launched Eureka as a pilot project in Monrovia. Several young people (ages 15-25) were exposed to techniques used to overcome Barriers to Ethical Social Change as well as Conflict Resolution.
In August 2014, I traveled to the United States to participate in a summer school hosted by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Education First (EF) in Tarry Town, New York.74 young leaders from all across the world were also in attendance.
I am currently in the United States and seeking support for realization of this vision in Liberia.
Not because you don’t have the inclination
To fathom my accent means that I’m dumb
This is some prove of your tunnel vision
Stop talking, ‘cause when you speak, I hear a thump
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What else can I say
Of color, creed, state or race?
We chat as if we’ve been old friends
But what’s the boundary, but what’s the difference
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As the old adage, goodbye is the saddest word to say
But I’m saying it with the assurance that you have given
By helping us to rediscover ourselves in two hundred and thirteen days
Of which time, our disillusionment transformed into a passion in flames
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Before they arrived, we used to be so undisturbed
From far and near, we hailed our friends; they stayed
And they've quickly explored, uncovered, discovered and conquered
Every stone, and every stem, even this clay on which we pray
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