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Only one day left in The Gambia

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Time is flying fast in The Gambia. It seems only yesterday that the first recordings for the Global Youth Video Project started and now three weeks later the project’s time in The Gambia is quickly coming to a close.

The weather here has changed slightly since first arriving. We now tend to have one cooler day followed by one burning hot day. There have been a few storms and heavy showers, but I have been assured that by the end of the month they will have stopped and not another drop will be seen until July. Unfortunately, that means that the luscious greens that are everywhere around will also disappear.

This last week has seen the completion of some of the videos made by young people in and around the area of Gunjur. They are all extremely interesting and my thanks go out to all the young people who have taken part and to Sifoe Senior Secondary School and the Gunjur Project for helping me to meet and work with these young people.

Today is my last day in The Gambia and it has been a wonderful experience that I will never forget. If you are wondering about going on holiday to Africa away from the main tourist areas you would be lucky to stay in a place like this. The Gambia has so many things to offer. I have talked to some other people staying here and we all agreed that before we left our home countries we were worried about coming to The Gambia because of safety or because of being hassled. The reality is completely different. I feel safer here than in the UK. Yes, you do get some attention if you are a white female and go out on your own but nothing that you don’t get in England and on the main people will just say hello and ask you how you are. Everyone is friendly and will do their best to help and the children are amazing. I have learned so much from my stay here and the only reason I am leaving is because of the new adventures ahead of me. Although I must say that my trip to Senegal on a dug out canoe will take some beating.

 

Two weeks in….

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10th October 2011

Two weeks in and slowly but surely the project videos are being uploaded to the website. We’ve filmed a new batch today and they will be put together ready for the website over the next few days.
The Global Youth Video Project is in Sifoe Senior Secondary School again this week. They’ve planned three videos, about the way they live. The students will be filming, directing, producing and starring in these videos themselves and I’m quite excited to see what the results will be. Later this week we’re hoping to take the project out, into Gunjur and Kajabang, to meet some of the young people who might not have the opportunity to go to school to ask them some of the Global Youth Video Project questions.
This past week we’ve also done an interview with Jo about the Gunjur Project Lodge so you can see what work they do here. This project is particularly good for bringing youth groups to so if your looking for somewhere to take young people for an experience in a developing country. Jo tells you what you need to know in the Gunjur Project Interview.