Day 10: Did you know … Did you know that ….. …. a safety consultant wears a life vest during road works? … women do the road works? … the beetles/cockroaches in the Gambia are really BIG? … Gambians stop to chat with police officers on their way to work (and arrive late) ☺?…
‘HOPE’ We got up early for our last Gambian workday in the Nyoffelle school. This time we submerged the grade 2 children in corner work. We started with a projected alphabet film and then a game of Bingo! What a success that was. Glorious! We set up the corners with the locally…
DAY 8: Not just words, it’s done with a heart (a heart for Sifoe) Today we went to the Sifoe Lower Basic School and tried to keep a group of 60 preschoolers under control with different kinds of activities. A Miffy film (made possible by our mobile solar panel) set the right mood. We put…
Day 7: Domandin, domandin, domandin (slowly, slowly, slowly) To our surprise today we made it to Nyofelleh in time. The classroom was tidy and the floor had been swept, which delighted us. It allowed us to get going with our corner work straight away: tangram, dobble, string games, rummikub, atlas usage, and writing ornamental letters.…
DAY 6: Many hands make ‘hope’ work This morning we visited the ‘Hope Centre Nursery School’ in Sifoe. The school was founded with the financial help of an American organisation, but in 2015 the collaboration ended. Since then the headmaster has done his utmost to keep the school running. So far he has been successful…
Day 5: First school day First school day First school day, and we were late straight away. Not far from the school we met a boy who was trying to get his sister to the health centre on his bicycle. Our bus suddenly turned into an ambulance. We thought the girl’s foot was broken, but…
Day 4: Sunday is not a rest day for us We started our day with a meeting with the Gambian Red Cross, West Coast Region in Brikama. Their plan is to train one first aider for every compound (a family community) by 2020. We have big plans, but so has the Gambian Red Cross. We…
Day 3: Six in one day In good spirits we got in our bus and drove towards Nyofelleh. On the way we negotiated with the tailor of the Sifoe Education Centre about the production of 100 large and 100 small storage bags. Meanwhile our carpenter came by to hand us the tender for the educational…
Day 2 To make our 10 Gambian days go smoothly, we started off with some preparations. It was a pretty list. Welcome by Khalifa. Sorting educational materials and medical supplies. Visit to the Lower Basic School in Sifoe. We’re afraid we’ve given the local carpenter so much work he won’t be able to leave his…