We traveled down to Kartong again this past weekend not only to work more on our sea turtle conservation story, but also to help out two of our best friends in The Gambia, Geri and Maurice – who run a truly peaceful eco lodge, ‘Sandele‘, in Kartong – on a campaign to raise awarenessContinue reading “Group photo shoot with Jason Florio, Kartong #ebolafree Gambia, West Africa”
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Gambian Photography workshop students – Friday slideshow
Looking back over some of the marvelous work that our young Gambian students produced, during their Photos Tell Stories Photography Workshops, earlier this year. After running through theory in the classroom, Jason then sent the students out into the field. They came back with some very impressive work – considering the majority of them hadContinue reading “Gambian Photography workshop students – Friday slideshow”
The hunter turned conservationist – protecting sea turtles in The Gambia, West Africa
Over the weekend, we made our way down to Kartong – the last village before the border of the Casamance – Southern Senegal, to stay with old friends, Maurice and Geri, at their eco lodge, Sandele. The main purpose of our visit was to interview LJ – an ex- local bush meat hunter, whoContinue reading “The hunter turned conservationist – protecting sea turtles in The Gambia, West Africa”
“Hello, my name is Alieu” – the Tippy Tap is in The (#ebolafree) Gambia, West Africa
It’s great to see Jason’s images from our ‘Tippy Tap‘ assignment – we did a few months back here in The Gambia – for NGO, Concern Universal, up on their new website. For such a simple, affordable, invention the rewards of using the Tippy Tap are tenfold for the people we met… such as WudayContinue reading ““Hello, my name is Alieu” – the Tippy Tap is in The (#ebolafree) Gambia, West Africa”