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Ilorin: Hope Orphanage - 10/Sep/2013 12:30 - 4104 days ago
While was in Ilorin I also went back to Hope Orphanage. A friend had donated money for the orphanage and I was able to buy...
Back in Ilorin: Books for Kwara - 10/Sep/2013 12:06 - 4104 days ago
The second week I flew to Ilorin. With the help of St David's church in Eastham I had raised£1100 for'Books for Kwara'. I was q...
Training in Abuja - 10/Sep/2013 11:38 - 4104 days ago
Yes, here I am back in Nigeria! I spent a week training teachers at Springhall British School in Abuja. It was very different fr...
Godfrey takes me out! - 03/Apr/2013 17:34 - 4264 days ago
Godfrey was more thana driver. He really looked out for me. On Friday afternoon he arrived at the hotel with his sister Joy. The...
Numeracy Training Highlights - 03/Apr/2013 17:18 - 4264 days ago
The teachers were great. They loved the counting songs. Here we are singing 'Five Little Ducks'.We made dice, number lines and l...
Caroline returns to Nigeria! - 26/Mar/2013 17:10 - 4272 days ago
I was asked by Stepping Stones to do some Maths training in Imo. Now that I have resigned from my school in the UK I was able to...
Books for Kwara - 18/Jul/2012 19:17 - 4523 days ago
I have not forgotten Nigeria! I am doing a fundraising this Saturday so if you live near me in the UK please come!Enjoy a cake a...
Afterwards - 03/Jan/2012 17:15 - 4720 days ago
I have been back four weeks now. I am glad to be with my family and it is good to have hot showers, constant electricity and run...
Leaving - 03/Jan/2012 16:57 - 4720 days ago
The last few days were the hardest of all. Walking out of the ESSPIN office for the last time was hard. My desk was so tidy and ...
Story books - 31/Dec/2011 14:23 - 4723 days ago
I should have posted this ages ago so ignore the date! Just four weeks before I left Nigeria I got a grant of 100,000 naira from...
Struggling on - 19/Dec/2011 22:26 - 4735 days ago
Times have been very tough recently. Ilorin is no longer the peaceful city it was a year ago. There have been several killings i...
Saying goodbye - 14/Dec/2011 19:01 - 4740 days ago
First there was a party for the SSIT to celebrate their first two years. They had these outfits made for me and Lea. They also s...
Searching for God in Nigeria - 28/Nov/2011 08:35 - 4756 days ago
Last Sunday a truly wonderful person died. Gill Edwards was my friend and mentor and I loved her dearly. She was an‘earth ange...
At Lucy's - 25/Nov/2011 14:54 - 4759 days ago
We had such a nice time at Lucy’s. It was so nice to be with other volunteers. We enjoyed great meals in the garden. Vonnie an...
Adventures in Jigawa: - 25/Nov/2011 14:50 - 4759 days ago
The Durbar festival dates back hundreds of years to the time when the Emirate (state) in the north of Nigeria used horses in war...
The Road to Lagos - 02/Nov/2011 07:45 - 4782 days ago
Last week I had to go and do more training in Enugu. This was very pleasant as the SSIT and Eos are very receptive and friendly ...
Adventures in Baruten - 31/Oct/2011 15:08 - 4784 days ago
The MLA took over our lives of two weeks. MLA means moderating leaning achievement. Before the lesson plans an MLA was carries o...
VSO in Nigeria - 31/Oct/2011 11:02 - 4784 days ago
Being a VSO in Nigeria is a ...
Osogbo - 31/Oct/2011 11:01 - 4784 days ago
Osogbo is the home of artists. Sadly it was raining when we visited and we were not able to see all the different crafts they do...
Shopping - 27/Oct/2011 11:49 - 4788 days ago
After over a year here I finally realised that you can get most things here as long as you know where to look! On our way back f...
Schools - 27/Oct/2011 11:19 - 4788 days ago
I have been very busy recently doing a lot of travelling. DFID wanted to do a MLA-monitoring learning achievement-so we have bee...
Playing. Thank you St Mary's Eastham! - 12/Oct/2011 14:33 - 4803 days ago
On Saturday we took the raminder of the toys to Hope Orphanage. They were very pleased to see us as usual and there was bit of a...
Visit to the orphanage! - 04/Oct/2011 13:57 - 4811 days ago
I finally managed to get out to the orphanage on Sunday. On Saturday Funmi took me to a big plastics factory (another story!) an...
Never moan about your classroon again! - 27/Sep/2011 16:07 - 4818 days ago
In the FieldI have just been to visit some schools in Oro. We drove at break neck speed for some reason, avoiding pot-holes...
Abuja - 19/Sep/2011 11:59 - 4826 days ago
I have just returned from Abuja. How different life is there and what a great time we had. It was so nice to meet up with other ...
Here we go again!-Back to Ilorin - 19/Sep/2011 11:48 - 4826 days ago
We have been back three weeks now and England seems very far away. I miss everyone very much but have to keep telling myself tha...
Photos! - 16/Sep/2011 14:59 - 4829 days ago
In Mallam enjoying the British weather!Janet's Fosse. We enjoyed an amazing thunder storm!On the beach where I live with the kid...
Looking Back - 12/Sep/2011 15:44 - 4833 days ago
We are back in Nigeria after a wonderful summer in the UK. So many good things happened and it was so nice to be with my wonderf...
Hope Orphanage - 25/Jul/2011 10:23 - 4882 days ago
The children enjoyed the books we brought. Mama Omolehin said they will be help them with their reading. The very young children...
The Office - 20/Jul/2011 15:29 - 4887 days ago
Some of my time is spent editing lesson plans in ESSPIN office. This is our office!Lea tries to hide!Stephen sorts out transpot ...
Sobi Hill - 20/Jul/2011 13:22 - 4887 days ago
Lea walking down on the white line!I made it to the top.We finally found a would-be 'tourist' attraction in Kwara! Th...
Reading!!!! - 05/Jul/2011 13:08 - 4902 days ago
Last week I visited schools to see how they were getting on with the 'group reading' I had introduced via the SSIT. This w...
Tough Times - 27/Jun/2011 07:45 - 4910 days ago
We returned home from Enugu in triumph. The journey took nine hours and we didn’t stop for lunch so it was not a great experie...
Bak to Kwara - 20/Jun/2011 09:51 - 4917 days ago
This reads, 'Sound hurn and if men where God'-think they need some phonics training!!!!Back to the rusty tin roofs in Kwara!How ...
Tour of Enugu - 20/Jun/2011 09:37 - 4917 days ago
Fidelis, the ESSPIN driver very kindly took us on a quick sightseeing tour of Enugu. It was not possible to get to the market as...
Highlights of Enugu Training - 16/Jun/2011 16:46 - 4921 days ago
The training has gone really well. Here they are playing the matching game for words beginning with 's'.They loved the 'Mighty M...
Journey to Enugu - 13/Jun/2011 21:24 - 4924 days ago
The State team in Enugu are interested in the lesson plans used in Kwara and so the SSIT were asked to come and do some training...
Happy Birthday Lea. - 13/Jun/2011 20:14 - 4924 days ago
Lea just wanted a quiet birthday. He is very easy to fool and didn't ask too many questions when I started baking bread and choc...
Untitled - 10/Jun/2011 09:54 - 4927 days ago
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Challenges - 31/May/2011 14:41 - 4937 days ago
So we are well and truly back. We are now faced with lack of sleep and choking fumes. Our neighbour has a large generator which ...
challenges - 31/May/2011 12:39 - 4937 days ago
So we are well and truly back. We are now faced with lack of sleep and choking fumes. Our neighbour has a large generator which ...
They love the rat! - 31/May/2011 12:38 - 4937 days ago
They loved the ratSo it was back to work! As usual I have been very busy and crammed a lot into the last three weeks. I have don...
Winners - 31/May/2011 12:37 - 4937 days ago
WinnersWe have been back for three weeks now. It has been very hard to settle back. Going home made me realise how much I was mi...
Orphanage photos! - 25/May/2011 16:27 - 4943 days ago
Babies Gift and AbigailGrace was very excited! Peter loved his toy.The group picture, toys, clothes, rice and kids1...
Funmi buying the rice - 20/May/2011 16:09 - 4948 days ago
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Untitled - 16/May/2011 16:06 - 4952 days ago
Today I went to Hope orphanage with Lea. Funmi, my Nigerian colleague and friend drove me in his car to the market stalls in Yor...
Easter holidays - 12/May/2011 14:55 - 4956 days ago
We are now back in Kwara and I am reflecting on my return to the UK. It was very hard coming back! Saying goodbye to my family t...
Thank you Funmi - 28/Mar/2011 15:28 - 5001 days ago
We had a great time this afternoon with Funmi and his wife Sharon. They very kindly invited us round to their house where we enj...
Six Months - 28/Mar/2011 15:27 - 5001 days ago
It is hard to believe we have been here for almost six months. We are going home for a break in two weeks and I was thinking how...
More schools in Asa. - 25/Mar/2011 14:01 - 5004 days ago
We went down some very bumpy 'roads' to get to the schools. Alatise, the driver, did well and eventually we found them. One scho...
Adventures in Asa - 25/Mar/2011 11:19 - 5004 days ago
This week I have been visiting schools in Asa. They are mostly rural and very hard to find. In this school there were four class...
No time to blog! - 22/Mar/2011 16:01 - 5007 days ago
It has been a hectic few weeks with definitely no time to blog! The three day numeracy training took up a lot of my time. I thin...
More irthday photos - 08/Mar/2011 07:59 - 5021 days ago
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My Birthday - 08/Mar/2011 07:22 - 5021 days ago
Wow! It certainly was one I will remember. First there was a lovely card from Lea (he even remembered Valentine’s day and had ...
My Birthday photos! - 07/Mar/2011 16:11 - 5022 days ago
Our Nigerian lunch!...
Patigi 3 - 04/Mar/2011 15:46 - 5025 days ago
The elders in the village were pleased to see us. We travelled to the next village. This school also gets flooded in ...
Patigi 2 - 04/Mar/2011 13:46 - 5025 days ago
We were made very welcome in the village. The people speak Nupi which is a different language from Yoruba. We had an interpretor...
Patigi 1 - 02/Mar/2011 09:12 - 5027 days ago
What a fascinating journey. This was our first stop. In the wet season this river will be full. We watched the women washing and...
Photos - 21/Feb/2011 16:07 - 5036 days ago
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Training, Birthday Cakes and Storms - 21/Feb/2011 07:51 - 5036 days ago
We have just done training with the SSIT, Oro and people from SUBEB. It went well and a lot of work was done but it was also gre...
A day in the Life - 14/Feb/2011 14:50 - 5043 days ago
We actually had rain two nights ago and a great thunderstorm! First time I have seen rain since we have been here. Of course it ...
The River Niger and the traffic in Abuja - 09/Feb/2011 16:02 - 5048 days ago
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Cricket - 09/Feb/2011 11:52 - 5048 days ago
Harold instructs the team. Andrea awards the certificates. Harold brings in the haggis and Emma recites the welcome....
Abuja - 09/Feb/2011 07:56 - 5048 days ago
After nearly eleven hours I arrive. No need to worry about hurting my back by horse riding after that journey which definit...
Extra-curricular activities! - 09/Feb/2011 07:54 - 5048 days ago
Cricket and Burns night!Yes, we really did both! It is now extremely hot again. Neppa has not been a good friend-mainly coming o...
Phonic training at Oro college - 08/Feb/2011 16:35 - 5049 days ago
Practising vowel sounds, playing sound bingo and singing the alpabet sounds song!...
Phonics training - 08/Feb/2011 13:26 - 5049 days ago
What an amazing rewarding experience training the SSIT and Oro lecturers proved to be! Lea was a great help-drawing pictures, ph...
The cockerel who cannot tell the time! - 27/Jan/2011 15:04 - 5061 days ago
He lives in my back yard and crows throughout the night!...
Iffy has a cookery lesson! - 27/Jan/2011 08:39 - 5061 days ago
Iffy made mincepies!Iffy made mincepies. She soon got the idea of crumbling the butter-it was a bit different from punding the y...
harmattan - 17/Jan/2011 16:43 - 5071 days ago
The weeks seem to fly by! It is now well and truly Harmattan and people are feeling the cold! I saw someone with a padded Jacket...
Why I am still a vegetarian! - 08/Jan/2011 22:10 - 5080 days ago
Today I went with Iffy and what a difference shopping is with a Nigerian! She helped me get everything about a third of the...
Back at the office - 04/Jan/2011 12:57 - 5084 days ago
This is the view from the office window.My love affair with the goats continues!I am ploughing on with the lesson plans. It is g...
Our Local shops. The tomatoes and onions first, then the beans and the egg girl. Also the maternity hopital????? - 02/Jan/2011 15:18 - 5086 days ago
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Afternoon tea in Nigeria-all home made. Have to maintain standards! - 02/Jan/2011 14:02 - 5086 days ago
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My Christmas outfit - 02/Jan/2011 13:15 - 5086 days ago
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The dusty road. Oro buildings and the Biscuit shop! - 02/Jan/2011 13:05 - 5086 days ago
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Journey to Oro-the bus and the windscreen. - 01/Jan/2011 11:18 - 5087 days ago
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Eating! - 01/Jan/2011 09:12 - 5087 days ago
FoodSo far these are our tried and tested dishes:Curried yam with omeletteYam‘sausages’ with cabbageBean burgers with riceSt...
Adventures in Oro and recovering on New Year's Eve - 01/Jan/2011 08:59 - 5087 days ago
We decided it was about time we did some exploring and ventured out of Ilorin. We had been told that Oro was a pleasant rural to...
Christmas - 25/Dec/2010 18:31 - 5094 days ago
Merry Christmas everyone. Feels very strange here and a bit isolated. Most of my colleagues have been on leave for the last week...
Babies! How to carry them! - 22/Dec/2010 15:38 - 5097 days ago
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The Lake - 20/Dec/2010 15:33 - 5099 days ago
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Coffee shops??????? - 20/Dec/2010 13:01 - 5099 days ago
Well we have actually found a few places where we can go and have a drink and a cake! We enjoyed a nice apple doughnut and fruit...
Goats and Carols. - 20/Dec/2010 10:40 - 5099 days ago
They are everywhere! The Billy goat has a little family that he takes for a walk near our house!Last night we went to a carol se...
orphans - 14/Dec/2010 12:37 - 5105 days ago
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Motorbikes! - 13/Dec/2010 14:24 - 5106 days ago
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Orphans - 12/Dec/2010 14:54 - 5107 days ago
Yesterday I went to an orphanage with Funmi, my colleague at ESSPIN. They were having their Christmas party. The orphanage is on...
Quite a week! - 12/Dec/2010 14:32 - 5107 days ago
Busy, busy, busy but some amazing experiences! On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday it was School Development Planning trainin...
Scones!!! - 05/Dec/2010 16:29 - 5114 days ago
It has been another busy week. I did my first training with the SSIT which I think was okay and I also gave some help on the use...
photos - 29/Nov/2010 13:58 - 5120 days ago
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Abuja - 28/Nov/2010 20:16 - 5121 days ago
Returned from trip to Abuja for a meeting with colleagues from other states. Writing this by torchlight as the power has gone so...
In the field - 28/Nov/2010 19:41 - 5121 days ago
Think I'm becoming a real Nigerian??? Getting into the terminology! 'Flash' is when you want to give someone your number so you ...
Markets - 21/Nov/2010 15:22 - 5128 days ago
The MarketsYesterday Jayne and I went to investigate the local hospital. I was very pleasantly surprised as it was very clean an...
Happy Salah - 21/Nov/2010 15:07 - 5128 days ago
Photos of the celebrations at the Hon Commisioners house where we celebrated the Muslim New Year with lots of ram (politely move...
My house and outside my neighbour is pouinding yam! - 15/Nov/2010 16:43 - 5134 days ago
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Four weeks - 15/Nov/2010 13:50 - 5134 days ago
Four weeks!Gradually getting used to being here! Still find it hard to believe at times especially when I am walking down t...
NEPPA - 12/Nov/2010 15:39 - 5137 days ago
The Return Of NEPPANEPPA is the electricity service in Nigeria but it is very selective about when it serves! Yesterday there wa...
Wedding - 12/Nov/2010 15:37 - 5137 days ago
The weddingYesterday we went to Mary’s daughter’s wedding. It was fantastic and we were made to feel so welcome. Sue picked ...
More experiences - 08/Nov/2010 07:40 - 5141 days ago
Last Saturday we went to Kwara hotel where the owner lets all VSO have a free swim which was great. It was lovely to do somethin...
WE HAVE BEEN HERE 3 WEEKS - 08/Nov/2010 07:38 - 5141 days ago
We have been here three weeks!I still have to pinch myself at times to convince myself this is not a dream. Time has gone so fas...
photos -I hope - 05/Nov/2010 13:28 - 5144 days ago
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Untitled - 02/Nov/2010 13:44 - 5147 days ago
Shopping in IlorinJane kindly made us a meal on Wednesday and Sue brought us food on Thursday but now we have to become independ...
Ilorin by candle light October 31st - 01/Nov/2010 14:49 - 5148 days ago
So much has happened and no time to blog! Yes we are finally in our placement. The flat is nice and has a cooker, fridge and wat...
Travelling adventures - 01/Nov/2010 14:46 - 5148 days ago
Travelling adventuresThis has seemed the longest week of my life! Nothing could have prepared me for the experiences and sights ...
More training and taxis! - 20/Oct/2010 21:52 - 5160 days ago
Yes more training. Food is becoming a challenge! At breakfast I tried yam slices-okay if you accept they taste of nothing even w...
Crystal Palace - 19/Oct/2010 17:45 - 5161 days ago
We are in the Crystal Palace hotel in Abuja and the photo on Trip Advisor was quite a good picture of my room. I can howe...
Heathrow October 17th - 19/Oct/2010 17:40 - 5161 days ago
Well her we are. First minor miracle acieved! It has been no mean feat getting two helmets, two big suitcases, a rucksack and tw...
Where we are going. - 18/Sep/2010 22:15 - 5192 days ago
We are going to Ilorin which is in the Kwara province....
Four weeks to go! - 18/Sep/2010 22:05 - 5192 days ago
I have just put my grandsons to bed and done a bit more packing away. It feels strange to be putting winter clothes into boxes a...
Six weeks to go! - 06/Sep/2010 22:07 - 5204 days ago
This is my first go at blogging so hope it works and someone will read it! In 6 weeks Lea (my husband) and I are going to Kwara ...
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