If you have read any of my bi-annual newsletters since 2007, you will no doubt have heard of the ‘Scooters in the Sahara’ project. Filmed over the course of one such expedition, the video above gives a great little insight into the trials and tribulations involved in crossing this challenging part of North Africa. More importantly though, it demonstrates just how vital these pizza delivery scooters have become in helping Bansang Hospital reach out to [click here to read more...]
Foreword from Anita: Although I have had a challenging couple of years on the health front, those years have been made immeasurably easier by the support of countless individuals and organisations — both in the UK, and overseas. It is therefore my great pleasure to be able to introduce the association ‘L’Aide Pour L’hopital Bansang de Gambie’. Set up by my dear friend Linda Nicholson when she emigrated to France with her family, this association has grown [click here to read more...]
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Completed more than 6 years ago, the 80 bed children’s ward is one of Bansang Hospital Appeal’s finest achievements. Since it has opened, child mortality rates have plummeted. The children have benefited enormously from a myriad of ‘firsts’ that the ward has introduced. The ward certainly wouldn’t have been funded and built in such short order without the tremendous support of the BBC, and in particular, the ‘Inside Out’ programming team from BBC Look East. Their initial [click here to read more...]
With the rain and cold weather descending upon us once again, it’s wonderful to be able to report about a very summery fundraising effort. The team above, headed by Tors Burke and my daughter, Alexia, dedicated two days of their time this summer in support of the Bansang Hospital Appeal. Their job? To wristband 10,000 Shambala Festival revellers, and then sell them programmes (all of which was done in a most impressive array of fancy [click here to read more...]
Many thanks to all those from ‘The Results Centre’ who undertook the London 10km Run – and to all those that donated in such a generous fashion. The money will go towards the renovation of staff housing within the hospital grounds. This forms part of our wider staff retention and motivation initiative, which has helped Bansang Hospital reach near 100% staff retention (unprecedented in West Africa). This latest renovation/extension project will commence in early 2013. We [click here to read more...]
We’re pleased to announce that our latest bi-annual newsletter is now available for download.You can download the newsletter by clicking here. (If you are having problems viewing the newsletter, please download Adobe PDF Reader)
It is our pleasure to announce that author Simon Scarrow has become a patron of the Bansang Hospital Appeal. We are greatly appreciative of all his efforts in bringing the story of Bansang Hospital to the fore. “The first time I was aware of the BHA was when BBC’s regional programme ‘Inside Out’ carried a feature on Anita and the vital support the hospital was offering to people in Gambia. It was impossible not to be inspired [click here to read more...]