Ndey,
Thanks for the info. We'll definitely get in touch with these
organizations after we've planned when to take the trip together.
Ramatoulie
>From: Saikou Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Female Circumcision - What Should Be The Approach To
> Facilitating Positive Change
>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:57:12 +0100
>
>Ramatoulie and Jennnifer,
>
>It will be good if you people get intouch with GAMCOTRAP and BAFROW who are
>already working on this issue. GAMCOTRAP has done a great job on this issue
>despite all the threats they received from Jammeh they still maintain their
>position. I should be in Gambia next year as well but it will be on my way
>from Ghana. This will be between June and July but if I know your dates I
>can mark it on my diary from now. There is also a possibility of me
>travelling home in December this year but that is not yet confirmed.
>Jennifer, I will keep you posted when i get back to London if my trip for
>December is confirmed.
>
>It will also be important to contact these organisations and see what
>support and help they will need, so that we won't duplicate their work.
>
>The Struggle Continues!!
>Ndey Jobarteh
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ramatoulie Gillen <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 2:39 AM
>Subject: Re: Female Circumcision - What Should Be The Approach To
>Facilitating Positive Change
>
>
> > Jennifer,
> > We will notify you of our plans to visit Gambia and what will
>be
> > done to help stop FGM.
> > Thank you for being there for us.
> >
> > >From: JENNIFER EIDSON <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: Female Circumcision - What Should Be The Approach To
> > > Facilitating Positive Change
> > >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:38:24 -0500
> > >
> > >I will be traveling to the Gambia in December. If there is anything
> > >that I can do to help with the process of educating, I am there. I will
> > >be staying thru January. In which I will have plenty of time to pass
> > >out pamphlets, and talk with individuals and groups, etc. I may be a
> > >little blunt to some, at times but I am just trying to get the ball
> > >rolling, (for a lack of better words) and get help for these innocent
> > >girls. That is all, I might be white but I do have Gambian in my
>heart.
> > >As I have said before I fell in love with the Gambia and it's people,
> > >the first time I went there. My heart got broken in 1998 when I
> > >witnessed the horrible act that was preformed on an innocent girl. I'm
> > >just one person and since then I have returned to the Gambia two other
> > >times and I have stopped this from happening to my Gambian niece and a
> > >baby that I delivered. So please let me help! I am here for the
> > >asking. As I said I will be going again in December and what not to
> > >better spend my time then to do something that I believe is right and
> > >that being, educating people on the risk of FGM! Thanks so much for
> > >all the kind and not so kind replies to my emails. It's good to know
> > >that people will stand up for what they believe no matter how many
>don't
> > >like the topic and how ever graphic it may be! I saw this Quote at the
> > >end of another email and it has a very strong
> > >message, therefore I am including it at the end of mine.
> > >
> > >"NOTHING IS UNACHIEVABLE, THE ONLY QUESTION IS, WHETHER ONE IS WILLING
> > >TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE WHAT IS DESIRED"
> > >
> > >THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL QUOTE!
> > >
> > >Love,
> > >Jennifer Eidson
> > >
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