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]> >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: 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 > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > > > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L > > >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > >You may also send subscription requests to > > >[log in to unmask] > > >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >your > > >full name and e-mail address. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] > > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >your full name and e-mail address. > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. 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