Title: Garv in Gambia (
The Gambia)
Status: Previous VSO
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Reverse the Cuts to Foreign Aid….Canada - 10/Nov/2013 17:29 - 4043 days ago
This is a copy of an email I received regarding the cuts to Canada’s Foreign Aid as well as the money that was left unspen...
Reverse the Cuts to Foreign Aid….Canada - 10/Nov/2013 17:29 - 4043 days ago
This is a copy of an email I received regarding the cuts to Canada’s Foreign Aid as well as the money that was left unspen...
Aid money unspent - 03/Nov/2013 20:23 - 4050 days ago
Canada’s new Aid For Trade rears its ugly head once more. This money was earmarked for foreign aid. The Canadian governmen...
Aid money unspent - 03/Nov/2013 20:23 - 4050 days ago
Canada’s new Aid For Trade rears its ugly head once more. This money was earmarked for foreign aid. The Canadian governmen...
Clear Cutting and Deforestation - 14/Oct/2013 17:23 - 4070 days ago
My wife and I have just returned from a 5 week holiday in the south of France. While we were there I received a film, Green, on ...
Clear Cutting and Deforestation - 14/Oct/2013 17:23 - 4070 days ago
My wife and I have just returned from a 5 week holiday in the south of France. While we were there I received a film, Green, on ...
Canadian Mining Charges To Be Heard in Canada - 19/Aug/2013 20:13 - 4126 days ago
Canada is finally holding Canadian mining companies’ collective feet to the fire. It is about time that mining companies a...
Canadian Mining Charges To Be Heard in Canada - 19/Aug/2013 20:13 - 4126 days ago
Canada is finally holding Canadian mining companies’ collective feet to the fire. It is about time that mining companies a...
Back again - 22/Jul/2013 02:53 - 4154 days ago
To all the readers of this Blog. I have been remiss in not updating this blog. Life gets in the way sometimes. I have been busy ...
Back again - 22/Jul/2013 02:53 - 4154 days ago
To all the readers of this Blog. I have been remiss in not updating this blog. Life gets in the way sometimes. I have been busy ...
Untitled - 19/Jan/2013 02:38 - 4338 days ago
Whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, ...
Human Dignity - 19/Jan/2013 02:38 - 4338 days ago
Whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, ...
Letter to my Member of Parliament (Canada) - 04/Jan/2013 21:33 - 4353 days ago
Mr. Rob Merrifield Member of Parliament January 4 2013 Dear sir. I want to express my deep concern over the direction that Canad...
Letter to my Member of Parliament (Canada) - 04/Jan/2013 21:33 - 4353 days ago
Mr. Rob Merrifield Member of Parliament January 4 2013 Dear sir. I want to express my deep concern over the direction that Canad...
CBC.. ..Secret document details new Canadian foreign policy - 20/Nov/2012 18:04 - 4398 days ago
Below is a news item from CBC found on Yahoo news Nov 20,2012. It seems that the new Canadian foreign policy is driven by dollar...
CBC.. ..Secret document details new Canadian foreign policy - 20/Nov/2012 18:04 - 4398 days ago
Below is a news item from CBC found on Yahoo news Nov 20,2012. It seems that the new Canadian foreign policy is driven by dollar...
Charity vs. Social Justice and Development - 10/Oct/2012 17:17 - 4439 days ago
I was told a story not too long ago about a village that was situated around a bend of a river. One day while children were play...
Charity vs. Social Justice and Development - 10/Oct/2012 17:17 - 4439 days ago
I was told a story not too long ago about a village that was situated around a bend of a river. One day while children were play...
Last Blog - 21/Sep/2012 01:15 - 4458 days ago
After returning from Ghana in August I have gone through all my professional development materials and have taken most to the re...
Last Blog - 21/Sep/2012 01:15 - 4458 days ago
After returning from Ghana in August I have gone through all my professional development materials and have taken most to the re...
About half way through July 2012 - 26/Aug/2012 20:58 - 4484 days ago
email Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:55:10 AM Hi to all, Last night we had Canada night and we were back decorating at 6:00PM. The t...
another day - 23/Aug/2012 03:57 - 4487 days ago
Today, Saturday, was an off day. Were scheduled to move to Berekum from here at Tamale but there was no accommodation available ...
In Navrongo Ghana 2nd week - 17/Aug/2012 22:12 - 4493 days ago
Email sent July 21, 2012 Today was a day off. Last night the group did Ghana Night. After the closing ceremony we had a tree pla...
First days in Ghana - 16/Aug/2012 19:36 - 4494 days ago
Email of July 13 Hi all The last 2 days here in Accra have been hetic. We have been planning the next 3 weeks of workshops and h...
Canadian Foreign Aid - 25/Jun/2012 13:35 - 4546 days ago
Back in 1969, 0.7% of Canadian Gross National Income (GNI) was provided as foreign aid. This positioned Canada 6th in the intern...
Time to Get Organized - 20/Jun/2012 00:32 - 4551 days ago
Less than 5 weeks to go now. I have been gathering materials for our proposed program and have it all on memory sticks to cut do...
Count Down - 20/May/2012 00:10 - 4582 days ago
About 6 weeks and a few days to go before we head off to Ottawa for our orientation then on to Ghana. Team Ghana (four of us) ar...
Ghana update - 19/Apr/2012 22:09 - 4613 days ago
Things are shaping up for July in Ghana. I will be leaving here on July 4 to go to Ottawa for a dinner celebration on July 4 for...
Another Adventure - 19/Feb/2012 03:04 - 4673 days ago
I have been selected to participate in the Canadian Teachers’ Federation project Overseas for 2012. In July I will part of...
Starting another chapter - 18/Dec/2011 21:29 - 4736 days ago
Here we go again. I have applied and have been nominated by The Alberta Teachers’ Association for Project Overseas. This p...
Summer Conference 2011 Alberta Teachers Association - 24/Aug/2011 02:53 - 4852 days ago
From August 8 to Aug 12 I was working with two other presenters at the annual ATA summer conference in Banff Alberta. This was i...
Serrakunda Market, The Gambia - 12/Feb/2011 18:12 - 5045 days ago
Serrakunda Market Yellow taxis with green stripes Wait at the round-about at Westfield Like some jungle cats Around the water ho...
Christmas Food For Thought - 31/Jan/2011 19:26 - 5057 days ago
CHRISTMAS FOOD FOR THOUGHT cabbage rolls, poppy seed bread, ginger snaps, fruit cake, terrene smoked fish dip, cheese snacks. sh...
Happy Days - 24/Dec/2010 15:45 - 5095 days ago
Last week I attended a meeting of The Alberta Teachers’ Association, Pembina Hills Local #22 to put forward a proposal for...
Up date - 27/Oct/2010 22:21 - 5153 days ago
What has happened since the last update. How are we still connecting to The Gambia? Since my last update I am still without a sp...
Who Really Cares - 03/May/2010 13:56 - 5330 days ago
At this time last year I was in the middle of my stint as a volunteer in the education sector in The Gambia, West Africa. I have...
2010 and the New Year - 08/Feb/2010 03:28 - 5414 days ago
What is happening in the world of CUSO-VSO and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in The Gambia. February has seen a ...
Starting Again - 02/Dec/2009 22:52 - 5482 days ago
I thought that when I returned from The Gambia I would be finished with the blog and journey. I have found that the journey cont...
The Last Days - 17/Jul/2009 18:15 - 5620 days ago
Happiness is a human right
“Happiness is a human right”
This Photo is by M Amihan A VSO Volunteer in The Gambia
It i...
School Visits - 17/Jun/2009 11:46 - 5650 days ago
During the last week I had an opportunity to visit 6 schools in the greater metro Kombo area. This is region 1. The country is d...
The Hippo Trip - 01/Jun/2009 10:34 - 5666 days ago
My friendA VSO volunteer and her husband live up country in Janjangbureh ( which can be spelled in many different ways). It used...
Gardens - 12/May/2009 11:00 - 5686 days ago
For the last month I have taken the van to work. Our 15 year old Department of Education Toyota truck has bit the dust. It’...
Mid Term - 21/Apr/2009 12:08 - 5707 days ago
Three months are just about up. I have only about 12 weeks left before heading back to Canada. In reflection, I have had a treme...
Attaya—Green Tea - 09/Apr/2009 14:24 - 5719 days ago
When you see a group of men sitting in the shade of a tree, dollars to doughnuts, they are brewing attaya. Needed for this ritua...
Van Ride To Brikama - 01/Apr/2009 09:29 - 5727 days ago
Last Saturday was the last Saturday of the month. On every last Saturday of the month The
Gambia stops from 0900 to 1300 to take...
After almost 2 months - 24/Mar/2009 13:52 - 5735 days ago
Next week will mark 2 months that I have been in The Gambia. This does not by any stretch make me an expert in the country. What...
Things people have told me since arriving - 12/Mar/2009 14:38 - 5747 days ago
*Everyone is born of God, just in different places
*I have lived a privledged life
*Hello my brother
*Hello my friend
*I will sa...
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