The Krio Descendants Union is an offshoot of the 'Settlers Union' which was founded to unite descendants of the Settlers and recaptives

Sierra Leone Liberated Africans

The Sierra Leone Liberated Africans were slaves freed by the British Royal Navy from slave ships on the high seas and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city. The Sierra Leone Creole Settlers and West Indian immigrants called the liberated Africans "Willyfoss niggers"....

 known as the Creoles

Sierra Leone Creole people

The Sierra Leone Creoles, or Krios, are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone, descendants of West Indian slaves from the Caribbean, primarily from Jamaica; freed African American slaves from the Thirteen Colonies resettled from Nova Scotia; and Liberated Africans from various parts of Africa...

. The organization's current president is Mrs. Cassandra Garber

Cassandra Garber

Cassandra Garber is a notable Creole and is one of the founding members and current president of the Krio Descendants Union. She was a former teacher at the Freetown Secondary School for Girls in Freetown, Sierra Leone...

, who was a former teacher at the Freetown Secondary School for Girls. In Freetown, Sierra Leone the union is called the 'Krio Descendants Yunion' in Krio

Krio language

Sierra Leone Krio is the lingua franca and the de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 97% of Sierra Leone's population and unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each...

 and it is abbreviated as KDY.

History of KDY

The 'Settlers Union' was the first organization which organized and united Krios to become politically active despite not being in itself a political party. In 1990, the 'Settlers Union' was given new berth and became the Krio Descendants union. The founding members of the present day union include George T.O. Robinson

George T.O. Robinson

George T.O. Robinson was a Creole who was a founding member of the Krio Descendants Union or KDY which was an offshoot of the 'Settlers Union'. George Robinson was related to the Davis family and was a descendant of one of the Nova Scotian settlers .-External...

, Samuel Stober Taylor, Wilward Arthur Cummings, Daisy Myers, Charles B. Jones, Rosaland Claudius-Cole, all now deceased, as well as George Fewry, Emanuel Fraser-Davies, and H.M. James.

KDY today

The union helps to unite the causes of the Krios (who still experience some discrimination today) and recently marked the anniversary of the founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone and the abolishment of the slave trade with a press release. KDY also is trying to renew links with African Americans and donated $1000 to victims of Hurricane Katrina.