A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush – Photostories by Jason Florio & Helen Jones

928.04km later!

(Image: Jones – The Gambia – 2009)

YOU helped us raise almost 3400GBP (5500USD)!!!

We have so many people to thank for helping us complete a very successful and fascinating walk around a small West African country and you helped us to spread the word, globally, about Gardens for Life in The Gambia. Every single one of you has played a part and we sincerely thank you for your amazing generosity.

The guys down at the Eden Project, in Cornwall, UK, are now in their think tank meetings to push the GFL charity fundraising even further for us and we have set up donations page that they will now oversee (they being experts at this charity stuff and who will ensure that any further donations go directly to the Gambian school kids and their gardens). So, please feel free to pass this link onto your family and friends as this is an on-going project http://www.justgiving.com/gardensforlifegambia

We will continue to promote Gardens for Life and our Short Walk in The Gambian Bush through the media, exhibitions, the web, gabbing about to anyone who will listen……wherever/whenever we can get exposure basically!!

Speaking of which, Florio is has just submitted a piece about the journey to The Independent, as per their request, here in the UK. I’ve had a sneak preview and it sums our adventure up very succinctly. We’ll post on here as and when. Yours truly has also recently been interviewed by Adventure Travel Magazine for their brand new section called ‘Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things’. Again, we’ll post a link once its on their site.

Mr 'oh so humble' Bah - the Marabout - a magical man, Tuba Dabbo

(Image: Jason Florio – The Gambia – 2009)

Florio and I are both off to NYC again next week where we will be working on putting on an small exhibition (once we find a venue! Any ideas any of you NY contingent?)……our journey through images and words. And then there’s the book……but thats another story…..

BIG love and a million and one thanks to everyone (family, friends, friends of friends etc) for their continuous support and encouragement.

Jones (’Boss Lady’), Florio (’Mappin it Out’), Janneh (’The Negotiator’), Samba (’Call me Mr Leigh’) and Momadou (’Jamtang’)

Samba Sowe, farmer, Felling Koto

Image: Jason Florio – The Gambia – 2009

PS Florio will be putting more exclusive images up from the journey on his website in the coming weeks so please go visit when you can www.floriophoto.com

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