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Leila Janah died. Now what?

April 3, 2021 admin

Leila Janah and her NGO Samaschool was focused on getting jobs for Africans — on getting Africans hooked in to…

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Banking in Gambia

August 26, 2018 admin

Before arriving in Gambia, Lamin had gotten a TIN for me: a Gambian tax ID. While there, we went to…

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Think Young Women

June 29, 2018 admin

Besides the used books and flip flops, I’d also packed a menstrual cup, bought in the pharmacy. Why? Long story:…

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Painting the school

June 26, 2018 admin

On Monday, the school teacher Merry didn’t show up. I gave my best shot at teaching the school kids. Thankfully,…

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Drums

June 23, 2018 admin Leave a comment

My son Adrian and I arrived in Gambia, where we met Lamin at the aiport. I sized up my new…

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Packing for Trip II: flip flops

June 18, 2018 admin

Lorenzo said he knew someone who had a fund drive “Flip flops for Gambia”. The drive was successful and the…

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A new opportunity

April 8, 2018 admin

A month later, Gambia was slowly drifting out of my thoughts. I was reading Muhammed Yunus’ book “The Business Solution…

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Abdoulay

February 8, 2018 admin

Back in Tenerife, I was eager to get started on plans for a new school in Sarenyanga. I asked a…

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Sarenyanga school

February 7, 2018 admin

Lorenzo had recommended a guide named Abdoulay. It seems travelling in Africa was all guides and 4x4s, I was used…

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Fass Chamen

February 5, 2018 admin

Now in Fass Chamen, the nursery school built by Lorenzo and Correcaminos, a group of runners who one day 4…

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