March-May 2015 – Wings Magazine/Arik Air “As my wife, Helen, and I set off on an 80km six-day ramble along the sun-soaked coast of The Gambia’s relatively short coastline, it’s not merely the splendour of the coast and heat of the sun we are after but also its mystical heritage… ” read the wholeContinue reading “Press: ‘The Spirit of the Seaside’ – walking along the coastline of The Gambia, West Africa”
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An interview with photographer, Jason Florio, for NGO Concern Universal
Jason had some great questions from Concern Universal guest blogger, Morgan Meeker, including: ‘You’ve documented the collapse of the World Trade Center – how do you make sense of it scenes like that?‘ Read Jason’s answers to all the questions on the CU site Profile image of Jason Florio © Helen Jones-Florio
The Gambia, West Africa – paying the price for being Ebola free
‘Gambians, and local businesses, are hurting… and it’s not going to get better any time soon. Which is why I keep spouting on, annoyingly so perhaps, about Ebola-free Gambia! The beaches are deserted, the juice bars are abandoned, hotels and lodges are no where near the to capacity they should be by now (andContinue reading “The Gambia, West Africa – paying the price for being Ebola free”
Photo of the Day: Women of Community-led Total Sanitation, Nigeria
‘In Nigeria, Concern Universal‘s approach to improving rural sanitation and hygiene has led to the emergence of inspiring women leaders. Our approach, known as Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS), creates an environment where entire communities are mobilized to end open defecation, and in the process, opens the door for women to become powerful agents ofContinue reading “Photo of the Day: Women of Community-led Total Sanitation, Nigeria”
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