Prize giving and speech days

Have been invited to and attended many end of school year programmes. All very nice, lots of speeches, food at the end, happy students and lots of certificates (even I got one at one of the schools!) The only problem was that ALL of them started at least 3 hours late!! I thought I got GMT - Gambia Maybe Time - but even I was surprised. Most of the schools are closed now for the summer but many open for study classes in a week or so.

Visited the Arabic School Tuesday this week and the floors are now down in the classrooms so a little rest now before the next stage I think!

All set up to blog now!

Sorry to anyone who has been looking for blogs but its been chaotic to say the least over the last few months. Now I have e mail, a desk to sit at and much to tell everyone!

It has been a very busy few months on the charity front. I have been receiving visitors through Trip Advisor and taking them to various projects. It has been so much fun. The schools were not used to seeing visitors but they all love it. The visitors have been incredibly generous, bringing supplies for the schools, donating money, sending money when they return home and sponsoring students. So, thanks to everyone.

The Arabic School is coming on in leaps and bounds, I visited on Friday and the roof is on, the doors and windows have been fitted and I have the money to lay the classroom floors. Most of this has been achieved through donations from people visiting!

Basori Nursery School have just closed for the summer and I was invited to their prize giving and speech day along with two visitors on holiday here. It was a lovely occasion with prizes given to the best students, reports for those in nursery 2 and 3. Every child went home with something, again thanks to the donations from visitors. The teachers are all receiving a salary now and when funds allow I will increase this as we don't pay very much at all.

Its rainy season again now, so very hot and humid and still 4 months of the rains to come.

Promise to write more regularly now so please keep checking.