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Pippa and Ian made one of their regular
visits to The Gambia during February 2007. We list some highlights
of her trip with links to pages giving full details, and below this
is a condensed version of her
trip diary.
Highlights
Sarjo's Wheelchair
The first story is about
handicapped
student Sarjo Badjie, and his
new wheelchair.
Science Seminars On this trip, Pippa was joined by Joe Brock, the Head of Science at Collyer's,
togther with his
family and Collyer's students Frances, Chris,
Lauren, Kayur & Charlotte. Joe conducted a series of
seminars for science teachers in upper basic and senior secondary
schools. (see
full report)
Tina's Art Pippa, Tina and other Pageant
members visited Kings Kid Academy and KMJ Nursery, bringing
rolls of brown paper, paints, sponges, brushes, scissors, colouring
pens and pencils. They helped the KKA children create a jungle and
the KMJ children an ocean.
See full details.
Campama LBS
The Pageant team visited this school in Banjul for the first time,
after Wandifa had told them it was in urgent need of help with
repairs and maintenance. Pageant has now added this school to the
list of those it is helping.
See full details
Jurunku LBS
Pippa, Ian, Jon Quinnell and Lamin visited this school again, after
several previous visits. They were shown the progress being made in
the school gardens, and looked at the next project requiring
attention - the derelict kitchens. In the village, they distributed
a large number of the gifts that had been bought with Pageant's
Christmas Gift Tokens. See
details of visit
and of Pageant's
Ethical Gift Scheme.
Pippa's Trip Diary
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Dates & Links |
Places & Events |
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Tuesday 6 Feb |
Arrived - plane about 1 hour late, no
trouble with customs |
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Wednesday 7 Feb |
Banked Pageant funds for children &
schools, market for Gift token items |
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Thursday 8 Feb |
Visited Gambia High & St Augustine UBS to
confirm seminar arrangements, went to buy additional seminar
stationery |
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Friday 9 Feb |
Foundation for the Disabled - arranged to
get
new wheelchair for Sarjo; visited
Campama LBS in Banjul (re
defunct toilets) and Abuko UBS. Joe and family arrived. |
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Saturday 10 Feb |
Albert Market with Joe & family to get
musical instruments for seminars; Foundation for the Disabled to
pay materials cost for wheelchair |
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Sunday 11 Feb |
Bakary & Mariama Gitteh came to have
lunch & to meet Joe to discuss Bakalarr seminar; introduced
Brock family to Michelle's |
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Monday 12 Feb |
Revisited Campama, agreed estimate for
toilets; visited Saloum, Abuko LBS (photos of sponsored
children), Sinchu Baliya (discussed S-B seminar) |
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Tuesday 13 Feb |
Got up early, first ferry to Barra,
Bakalarr seminar with Joe, Kemo & Wandifa. Ferry queue VERY long
- had to cross on foot & get a Barra taxi. Ian, Tina et al
arrived |
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Wednesday 14 Feb |
KKA with whole Pageant group (12 now),
Tina's art
- jungle; Smiley's compound; went to meet plumber at
Campama LBS (not there, see him Friday!) |
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Thursday 15 Feb |
Got up early, first ferry to Barra,
Essau
seminar with Joe, Kemo, Chris & Kayur. The rest went on to
Bakalarr - our large taxi got on the ferry OK on the way to
Barra this time, but we had to leave it there on the way back
(Fax, the driver, eventually got back about midnight!) |
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Friday 16 Feb |
Met plumber & carpenter at
Campama,
agreed work schedule for toilets & sample desk & seat; Kemo's
compound pm for hair-braiding etc. |
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Saturday 17 Feb |
St Augustine UBS seminar with Joe,
Frances, Chris, Lauren, Kayur & Charlotte plus Kemo & Wandifa;
Indian restaurant for dinner |
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Sunday 18 Feb |
Chilled out at hotel ALL DAY. |
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Monday 19 Feb |
Sinchu Baliya seminar with Joe, Frances,
Chris, Lauren & Kayur - 23 teachers!! Plus loads of
kids (and it was a holiday!) |
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Tuesday 20 Feb |
Beach party at Sea View - 18 Gamban
children, 3 Gambian adults and 12 Brits - a really great day.. |
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Wednesday 21 Feb |
Gambia High seminar with Joe, Tina,
Chris, Kayur & Charlotte; Ian et al visited Bakau New Town, Ndow
UBS, Banyaka LBS, Abuko LBS |
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Thursday 22 Feb |
KMJ Nursery for
Tina's art - ocean; GTTI
- Joe took an electronics class; AAT students |
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Friday 23 Feb |
Brocks & Tina, Frances et al left for UK:
Albert market for Edison items plus Pageant Gambian sale items |
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Saturday 24 Feb |
Jurunku with Jon Quinnell & Lamin (photos
of sponsored children) - cleaning day, so crossed on foot on
last ferry before 9am, got Barra taxi |
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Sunday 25 Feb |
Visited Jon's villas at Bijilo; lunch at
Wandifa's compound |
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Monday 26 Feb |
Visited Modou Lamin Colley (Ndow UBS),
Mary Demba, Nusrat, GTTI, St Augustine SSS,
took wheelchair to Sarjo |
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Tuesday 27 Feb |
Checked out, tied up loose ends with Kemo
& Wandifa, left for UK |
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