Diamanka's Bridge-building Project in Jaljalto
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Hi, my name is Diamanka.
Many of you know me as your friendly cab driver in The Hague, Netherlands. I am now a Dutch citizen, but I have not forgot my roots. My family village is in Jaljalto, which is near Cuntima on the border between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
I am trying to raise the funds to build a small bridge in my village so that the communities in the area can go to the hospital, take their kids to school, and bring their produce from their gardens to the market. This is a modest project but it will significantly change the lives of some 2,000 people in the area.
As you can see from the photos, the current bridge is a rickety, poorly constructed bridge made out of wood. It often gets swept away by the rains and periodic flooding. Every year they have to rebuild the bridge!
Fortunately for me, I moved to the Netherlands some 28 years ago and I do not have to deal with such problems as broken bridges! In the Netherlands we have functioning social services and a capable government. But the people in my family village and across the border area of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal do not enjoy either functioning social services or adequate representation in their local government.
So, my proposal is rather than give me a tip, please contribute to this small bridge that will change the lives of many people!
Many of you know me as your friendly cab driver in The Hague, Netherlands. I am now a Dutch citizen, but I have not forgot my roots. My family village is in Jaljalto, which is near Cuntima on the border between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
I am trying to raise the funds to build a small bridge in my village so that the communities in the area can go to the hospital, take their kids to school, and bring their produce from their gardens to the market. This is a modest project but it will significantly change the lives of some 2,000 people in the area.
As you can see from the photos, the current bridge is a rickety, poorly constructed bridge made out of wood. It often gets swept away by the rains and periodic flooding. Every year they have to rebuild the bridge!
Fortunately for me, I moved to the Netherlands some 28 years ago and I do not have to deal with such problems as broken bridges! In the Netherlands we have functioning social services and a capable government. But the people in my family village and across the border area of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal do not enjoy either functioning social services or adequate representation in their local government.
So, my proposal is rather than give me a tip, please contribute to this small bridge that will change the lives of many people!
Organizer
Diamanka Ussuman
Organizer
Rotterdam, 11