The title of this web entry is Scooters in the Sahara and that's exactly what different groups of supporters did on a number of occasions over the years since 2005, they rode Honda C90 scooters from the UK to Bansang. These intrepid adventurers, led initially by the late Bill Oates and latterly by the remarkable Dennis Robinson, rode 4,000 gruelling miles to Bansang passing through Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, The Sahara and Senegal before finally arriving in Bansang in the Gambia. On arrival they donated their scooters and all of the spares that they bought along to the hospital; they completed this arduous trip a number of times over the following 10 years.

To get a feel of exactly what this trip entailed please view this video.

I am still to this day amazed at just what they achieved and I am reminded every time I visit the hospital of the huge benefits these C90 scooters bring in sustaining healthcare in the outlying districts around Bansang.

These are just some of the Newsletter features of these remarkable people and what they achieved;
2007 Newsletter
2008 Newsletter
2011 Summer Newsletter
2011 Winter Newsletter
2012 Newsletter