Day: 13 April 2015

"Another fantastic week in the sunshine with the Gunjur Project. I didn't think we could top last year, but we have! I truly believe that we have empowered the women of Gunjur this year and look forward to hearing about how they continue to grow and develop" - Laura W "The projects that Cheshire Forest Girlguiding took part in were life changing for many people. This was a big part of the week's...

After returning from The Gambia in 2014, Sue, Mandy and Rachael A all decided to sponsor a child through their schooling. Our 2014 group also decided to sponsor a child for 3 years at school.  We were lucky enough to meet all those girls this year.   Mandy meeting her 5 year old girl   Rachael A meeting her girl, Kaddy, plus Fatou our group girl   Fatou on the left - sponsored by...

We are paying for a playground to be built next to a new primary school and nursery, this is costing 112,500 Gambian Dalasi (about £1800). You can see in a different blog the mural we painted on the wall next to it - these photos are of the playground under construction.  We will have photos of the finished playground sent to us soon.   More photos: Gambia 2015 Album on Flickr