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Tabital PulaakuSierra Leone

About Tabital Pulaaku Sierra Leone

A people. A history.A future being built.

Hakkil · Munyal · Ndimal · Bollal

Tabital Pulaaku Sierra Leone is the Sierra Leone chapter of the global Tabital Pulaaku movement — uniting the Fulbe community through culture, education, and shared identity. We exist where tradition meets tomorrow.

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Fulbe community members preserving cultural traditions

Our story

Tabital Pulaaku Sierra Leone (TP SL) is a cultural and community-based organisation committed to uniting Fulbe people across Sierra Leone. As part of the global Tabital Pulaaku International network, we serve as a bridge connecting tradition with modern development — promoting unity, peace, and shared identity.

Our work spans cultural preservation, member welfare, scholarship and education, and civic representation. Members organise through district chapters, elect leadership at every level, and shape the direction of the organisation collectively.

We are not a service provider standing apart from our community. We are the community — gathered, structured, and acting together.

Mission
To preserve Fulbe identity and strengthen our community through culture, education, communication, and collective development.

What we believe

Four words. One way of being.

Pulaaku is the Fulbe ethical code. Four words name it. They are not rules — they are inheritance.

A member of the Fulbe community in Sierra Leone in traditional dress

  1. Hakkil

    Wisdom

    Knowledge married to judgement. The patience to think before acting and the humility to keep learning.

  2. Munyal

    Patience

    Steadiness in adversity. Not passivity — the discipline to endure long work for a long horizon.

  3. Ndimal

    Dignity

    Self-respect lived publicly. We answer for our conduct, and we honour the conduct of others.

  4. Bollal

    Strength of community

    We are stronger together than apart. What one of us carries, all of us help carry.

Where we serve

Active across Sierra Leone — and the diaspora.

TP SL operates through district chapters across all 16 districts of Sierra Leone. Members elect their district executive locally; district representatives sit on the National Executive Committee. Diaspora members are full members with full voting rights — distance does not diminish belonging.

16 districts · 5 regions

Western Area UrbanWestern Area RuralBoBontheMoyambaPujehunKailahunKenemaKonoBombaliKambiaKoinaduguPort LokoTonkoliliFalabaKarene
Map: NordNordWest (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE)

Our Leadership

Elected. Accountable. Dedicated.

TP SL is governed by a National Executive Council elected by the general membership, with District Chairmen coordinating the work across Sierra Leone’s 16 districts. Pulaaku governs every seat — service comes before status.

Meet the CouncilSee Our Global Network

National Executive Council

National President

  • National Vice President
  • National Secretary General
  • National Deputy Secretary General
  • National Financial Secretary
  • National Treasurer
  • National Public Relations Officer
  • National Auditor
  • National Education Secretary
  • National Foreign Affairs Secretary
  • National Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Secretary
  • National Youth Secretary
  • Test Position

Seats are filled by election at the Annual General Meeting and serve a four-year term.

Where to next

Pick a way to walk with us.