Comments for Just In The Gambia http://jitg.wordpress.com A record of my Education Development work (and other adventures) in The Gambia. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:05:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Saint Louis, Senegal by Mike http://jitg.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/saint-louis-senegal/#comment-291 Mike Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:52:37 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?p=531#comment-291 You do have fun! What a journey in the storm. I have just finished your Senegal journal and made a comment. Your card from there to us arrived today - many thanks, mate! You do have fun! What a journey in the storm. I have just finished your Senegal journal and made a comment. Your card from there to us arrived today - many thanks, mate!

]]> Comment on Saint Louis by Mike http://jitg.wordpress.com/saint-louis/#comment-290 Mike Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:49:48 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=490#comment-290 Another fabulous holiday journal! Many thanks and much enjoyed. Pity about the football - I rather agree with Louise that it was better to follow the more handsome teams this time!! the rest is history - and as for that young very talented (and far too good looking for his health) Mr Ronaldo it is all going to his head and the Red Scum may be sad but glad in the end if he leaves - much to Harry,my young grandson's dismay. As I read I could almost feel the sand in my face and mouth as well as being bounced and banged around on the donkey cart. Very special too to have time to watch the nest building and ponder our priorities. An unforgetable time for you. Another fabulous holiday journal! Many thanks and much enjoyed. Pity about the football - I rather agree with Louise that it was better to follow the more handsome teams this time!! the rest is history - and as for that young very talented (and far too good looking for his health) Mr Ronaldo it is all going to his head and the Red Scum may be sad but glad in the end if he leaves - much to Harry,my young grandson’s dismay.
As I read I could almost feel the sand in my face and mouth as well as being bounced and banged around on the donkey cart. Very special too to have time to watch the nest building and ponder our priorities.
An unforgetable time for you.

]]> Comment on Justin’s Work 3 by Mike http://jitg.wordpress.com/justins-work-3/#comment-288 Mike Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:27:58 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=454#comment-288 Thanks again for more insight into your life and work as well as the incredibly difficult job that so many heads and teachers have in The Gambia. Your comments about less top-down and more bottom-up (or rather grassroots - up) si so tru about most of life and yet how fewleaders really do justice to that - usually lipservcie more than realistic action. Hopefully you will see some of your plans come to fruition in the September term. Thanks again for more insight into your life and work as well as the incredibly difficult job that so many heads and teachers have in The Gambia. Your comments about less top-down and more bottom-up (or rather grassroots - up) si so tru about most of life and yet how fewleaders really do justice to that - usually lipservcie more than realistic action.
Hopefully you will see some of your plans come to fruition in the September term.

]]> Comment on Saint Louis by Geoff http://jitg.wordpress.com/saint-louis/#comment-287 Geoff Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:12:19 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=490#comment-287 Makes me wanna live in Africa. Cheers. Makes me wanna live in Africa. Cheers.

]]> Comment on Saint Louis by Richard and Celia http://jitg.wordpress.com/saint-louis/#comment-286 Richard and Celia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:38:16 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=490#comment-286 Much enjoyed - thank you Much enjoyed - thank you

]]> Comment on Justin’s Work 3 by Richard and Celia http://jitg.wordpress.com/justins-work-3/#comment-284 Richard and Celia Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:58:14 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=454#comment-284 Justin this is an excellent article which we have enjoyed reading. We participated with you in the hope and frustration. In many ways it is depressingly like Ghana 40 years ago (and probably today!) We are sure that your aims of building on what energy and innovation are present, and working collaboratively to get folk to own the work and intentions is right. Thank you for publishing this and giving us and others an insight into what you are doing and trying to do. Justin this is an excellent article which we have enjoyed reading. We participated with you in the hope and frustration. In many ways it is depressingly like Ghana 40 years ago (and probably today!) We are sure that your aims of building on what energy and innovation are present, and working collaboratively to get folk to own the work and intentions is right. Thank you for publishing this and giving us and others an insight into what you are doing and trying to do.

]]> Comment on Livelihoods by Mike http://jitg.wordpress.com/livelihoods/#comment-281 Mike Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:14 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=285#comment-281 Again, Jus, i wrote a really long comment and must have forgotten to push the submit button! Really sad about that as I cannot repeat it at the moment as duties are calling. Suffice it to say that I read it all through carefully and felt truly humbled. I then wriote a long piece about the current UK credit cruinch and the need for all to rethink their priorities. However as usual the poor are geeting poorer and the rich are not much affected. The contrasts you painted are very stark and real - we ned to change and learn to share before it is too late. Again, Jus, i wrote a really long comment and must have forgotten to push the submit button! Really sad about that as I cannot repeat it at the moment as duties are calling. Suffice it to say that I read it all through carefully and felt truly humbled. I then wriote a long piece about the current UK credit cruinch and the need for all to rethink their priorities. However as usual the poor are geeting poorer and the rich are not much affected. The contrasts you painted are very stark and real - we ned to change and learn to share before it is too late.

]]> Comment on Long Walk by Mike http://jitg.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/long-walk/#comment-280 Mike Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:36:09 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?p=446#comment-280 I wrote a long comment earlier and then must have lost it in the ether! Great descriptive stuff that you should publish, mate. I really enjoyed reading it all - and liked the coloured trousers! I wrote a long comment earlier and then must have lost it in the ether! Great descriptive stuff that you should publish, mate.
I really enjoyed reading it all - and liked the coloured trousers!

]]> Comment on Coast Walk Introduction by Ally http://jitg.wordpress.com/coast-walk-introduction/#comment-275 Ally Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:22:22 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-275 Just the sort of random thing* you would do but well done anyway! Hope the feet have recovered. Letter to follow xxx *Like drinking wine from countries involved in a World Cup game, am thinking of adopting this one for Euro 08 to make it a bit more interesting.... Just the sort of random thing* you would do but well done anyway!
Hope the feet have recovered. Letter to follow xxx

*Like drinking wine from countries involved in a World Cup game, am thinking of adopting this one for Euro 08 to make it a bit more interesting….

]]> Comment on Livelihoods by Ruth H. http://jitg.wordpress.com/livelihoods/#comment-272 Ruth H. Sun, 18 May 2008 21:43:47 +0000 http://jitg.wordpress.com/?page_id=285#comment-272 A great article Justin, bringing to mind similar livelihoods I've seen in north Africa, the Middle East, Malawi & the Seychelles (not the luxury tourist bit). It set me thinking too about how far we've moved from the ideal family support unit, with crowds of old people here bundled into care homes!! Have you seen any evidence of 'Fairtrade' commodities actually working in the Gambia or is much of it really an advertising gimmick here? A great article Justin, bringing to mind similar livelihoods I’ve seen in north Africa, the Middle East, Malawi & the Seychelles (not the luxury tourist bit). It set me thinking too about how far we’ve moved from the ideal family support unit, with crowds of old people here bundled into care homes!! Have you seen any evidence of ‘Fairtrade’ commodities actually working in the Gambia or is much of it really an advertising gimmick here?

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