Examples of use of GII
1. In Sierra Leone‘s capital Freetown, a giant cotton tree planted by freed slaves in the 18th century was draped in a white band bearing the words ‘Gii SaLone Chance 4 Betteh‘, creole for ‘Give Sierra Leone a chance to improve‘. In Kenya, Roman Catholic nuns marched alongside Muslim clerics, calling for debt relief.
2. A giant cotton tree in Sierra Leone‘s capital Freetown, planted by freed slaves in the 18th century, was draped in a white band bearing the words "Gii SaLone Chance 4 Betteh", Creole for "Give Sierra Leone a chance to improve". Some people in the dilapidated city, where many live in crowded shanty towns perched on hillsides, wore white bands with the same words round their wrists.