TTVentureAug 21, 20192 min readDay 13 - Drumming workshop and party!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...
TTVentureAug 18, 20193 min readDay 12 - Hospital, Church and TheatreI 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...
TTVentureAug 17, 20192 min readDay 11 The women's garden, the unfinished mosque and spidersWe’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....
TTVentureAug 9, 20193 min readDay Three - The British High Commission and the marketThe best part of today for me was meeting the UK High Commissioner in the Gambia. What I found so fascinating about her was how...
TTVentureAug 8, 20193 min readDay Two - Meeting elders and interviewing partnersThe day started properly when we got off the bus in the centre of Gunjur and made our way into the TARUD office. TARUD is the local NGO,...
TTVentureAug 7, 20192 min readDay One - First Impressions of TTV 2019 in GunjurMy first impressions of Gunjur? Where do I start? I suppose you have to start with how different it is. The culture shock. But actually,...