I’ve been in Sudan for about a week now, having meeting after meeting with various organisations that we are developing relationships with. This is the first time, that I’ve landed in Sudan with time scheduled for meetings before the training starts, and indeed after the training finishes. We made a decision that as the costs Read More
The Nile – a view from the air
During the many trips that I have taken into Sudan, I don’t remember spending much time looking out of the window. On this flight, the in-flight entertainment system was not working, and so after reading, I spent a lot of time looking out of the window, and thinking about the work we have to do in Read More
Stop Drowning – Sudan – Impressions of Khartoum
When you tell people that you are going to Sudan to teach on a drowning prevention programme, they look at you like you are crazy. They picture a war-torn desert country where if a terror cell doesn’t kidnap you, the Nile crocodiles will. I knew better than to expect that but I was still expecting Read More
StopDrowning – Sudan – Day 1 (ish!)
After a very eventful few journeys – we are finally relaxing after the first day of the training programme here in Khartoum, Sudan. As with most things in Africa, there is an element of “last minute” about the preparations and details. However, after working together on many projects over the last eight years – the Read More