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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