Lightening Strikes in The Gambia
November 16 2010
The Gambia has had terrible electric storms which damaged our invertors which convert the energy to draw up the water,so they have now been fixed and work carried out on the Bafaluto tank completed.So all sytems are go again.
Jewellery Sales.
You never know when an idea comes along that really works. We are now making and selling jewellery to raise more money for PING. A new section in the web site will show what is available and we can make pieces to suit specific dresses and occasions. It has already raised 7000stg in the last 5 months , and all that money has gone to Gambia. Pamela taught the girls in Mbullet Bah how to make the bracelets and necklaces and they have made some as well and posted them to us and we are selling them . .Some of the stones we bought in The Gambia have made up beautifully with semi precious stones. Most of our semi precious stones are from Thailand. Thanks to Andrea and Siobhan for their work in making and selling along with ourselves.If you would like to see the jewellery just e mail us and we can send you photos on flickr
The water is flowing in all three villages and we are delighted with the progress of the market gardens, and crops are being produced in both wet and dry seasons.
The major work in the last three months is a new animal house and a new brick making area, these have been constructed beside the bore hole and solar panel areas, and it will be permanently manned for security.
Money is being accumulated in the villages to pay for the water maintenance and we are consolidating at present to ensure everything is moving along correctly in all three locations and we have very little funds with all economies so tough
but if anyone out there can help us we would love to hear from you as there are many more villages who need our help.