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Mo Bangura
Jun 11, 2020
LUCKY DUCKY
Meet Lucky, one of Uncle Vidal's fine ducks from Freetown and proud mum to a bakers dozen of 13 newborn ducklings! Not destined for farm...


Mo Bangura
May 31, 2020
WEEK TWELVE - WELL, HAVE YOU EVER!
Well, have you ever seen such gigantic sweet potatoes? The Ladies return for week twelve of Hope Sakuma's farmer field school to reap the...


Mo Bangura
May 17, 2020
MEET OUR BED-MAKER IN RESIDENCE
Meet Mr Abdulai Turay, Hope Sakuma's new resident bed-maker joined by dedicated volunteer Hassan pictured taking a well-earned nap before...


Mo Bangura
May 13, 2020
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Remember our gari? Well, here it is! Arriving at Mama Mayila's Cradle to the kids delight. Literally from farm to table. And gari also...


Mo Bangura
May 12, 2020
A PIECE OF THE PLANTAIN
Over in Bo, volunteer Mohammed has located some fine plantain saplings and an experienced arboriculturist keen to visit Hope Sakuma to...


Mo Bangura
May 6, 2020
SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE
By the trampling of the Fulanese foot another fine batch of daub for Hope Sakuma's traditional hut is made mixing the long-horn cow dung...


Mo Bangura
May 1, 2020
A BIG PILE OF...
Let's call it Daub. Amabests face says it all as extremely dedicated volunteer Hassan ventures to the Wureh line to forage amoung the...


Mo Bangura
Apr 26, 2020
WATTLE AND DAUB A HAND WOVEN HOME
A hand woven home? Yup. This is basket weaving on a grand scale and in very traditional way. Hope Sakuma's second accomodation hut moves...