TTV 2019

Our final full day: our Gambian partners came to the Gunjur Lodge for lunch, for a drumming workshop guided by Butch our host at the Gunjur Project Lodge, f...

I spent nine days in hospital while I’ve been here: an interesting experience. I don’t know where to start – it’s been a lot to deal with. After we got here,...

We’re busy doing our project work at the moment, but we did get out in the morning – quite early – to visit the women’s vegetable garden. It’s a very large, ...

Today we went to visit the YEP in Bakau, the Youth Empowerment Project. It’s an EU funded programme to educate, train, and offer opportunities to young peopl...

I knew before we came out here that we would be spending a day in our Gambian partner’s compound, where they live with their family. And to be honest, I was ...

We had a really early start from Gunjur today. We went in two minibuses with our Gambian partners. On our bus there was a huge sing-song. Everyone had so muc...

Halfway, and looking back, it’s been a challenging week. Staying strong despite the hurdles, just staying OK and not crying is quite tough sometimes. Missing...

In the early hours of the morning we had the most amazing, intense thunderstorm. I’ve never experienced a storm like it. In a matter of seconds the rainwater...

This morning we went to Tobaski, or the festival of Eid Al-Adha, celebrated at the prayer ground in the centre of Gunjur. I found it amazing, awe inspiring, ...

I’ve been asked to write the blog today because… it’s my birthday! This morning, when we got to the TARUD offices where we’ve been working, everyone sang Hap...

The best part of today for me was meeting the UK High Commissioner in the Gambia. What I found so fascinating about her was how empowering her aura was, how ...