The family that made us feel welcome in the Gambia
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HIV/AIDS, Gender Inequality, Poverty, 'Development'
Msichana is the swahili word for girl.
I started this blog to share my experiences vounteering in Tanzania in 2005, but continue to post thoughts about development, aid, AIDS, Africa, etc. I tend to write best while travelling so look for most frequent posts when I'm on the road...
"Where there is no vision, there is no hope."
~George Washington Carver
~George Washington Carver
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- I graduated!
- Last day in the Gambia
- Crossing the Gambia & Senegal
- Leaving the ferry on the farside of the river
- Sunburned but smiling
- Future football stars
- Children in the Gambia
- The family that made us feel welcome in the Gambia
- Just as close as they appear
- Gambia Maybe Time
- The Western Sahara by air
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About Me
- Natasha
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- My name is Natasha. I began this blog to share my experiences 'teaching' at an orphanage in Tanzania in 2005 and continued to post mainly to let friends and family know I haven't dropped off the face of the earth while I was travelling! I'm very happy to answer questions about my time in East Africa, volunteering at Hisani or Fonelisco or debating the things I talk about on here. Please feel free to post comments or email me at: natashazoe@gmail.com
I believe that many developing countries, especially in Africa, have not been given a fair chance to move beyond the circular poverty trap they are locked into through disease, geography and history. There is no simple answer to ending poverty; it will take sustained effort from both rich and poor countries working together.
I feel passionately that we can’t let people keep dying simply because they are too poor to stay alive.
I feel passionately that we can’t let people keep dying simply because they are too poor to stay alive.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. "
~Margaret Mead
~Margaret Mead
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. "
~Eleanor Roosevelt
~Eleanor Roosevelt
"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."
~George Washington Carver
~George Washington Carver
risk more than others think is safe.
care more than others think is wise.
dream more than others think is practical.
expect more than others think is possible.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
~Leo Buscaglia
~Leo Buscaglia
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