As well as the well being under way I have made progress on other fronts here too. We are now proud owners of a 20 foot long shipping container and I have had it delivered to site. It’s a bit battered and needs a sloped roof on it to keep the rain and heat off of it, however, it is…
Archive for May, 2015
Water
28th May 2015 | Posted in Latest NewsHiya, I know my last blog may have seemed quite negative…… please forgive if it did, it can be very tiring here. However, I have had so many exciting and productive days just recently, I have a new burst of energy!! I gave the go ahead to the people who drill wells on the land. They are lovely…
Polio Men Inspire us
23rd May 2015 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogFor many years I have worked with the Polio Men in Kissy. I first met them living in their disused abattoir with 100 people and 1 toilet with an open sewer was dreadful. We have seen that disability need not be a barrier to perseverance. We worked with them to obtain land and now they have developed a range of businesses…
A view of Ebola
22nd May 2015 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogSierra Leone is now inextricably linked in our minds to Ebola. I have just visited a treatment centre where our friends at the AHS hospital have been working to play their part. We stood outside the “red zone” looking in as the doctor gave us an update. I have been involved in a project to extend the hospital when the part…
Ay up!
21st May 2015 | Posted in Latest NewsHello all, Its been a while since I blogged. Partly because I wanted the others to give their views on matters I have already got set opinions on, but mainly as I have been just so busy! Ok, The visit by the rest of the team went well. It was a very packed schedule, and we saw lots…
Sierra Leone Housing Corporation
21st May 2015 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogThe leader of the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation is one of the few people I have met with a heart and compassion to build low cost homes. Unfortunately they don’t have resources to develop. They have not build a low cost house since 1989. Those they have built have been taken or sold off. All that remains is 58 high…