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More mosquito nets have been donated by
Pageant to
village communities. Bakalarr and Jarreng have both benefited from
gifts of nets and insecticide this rainy season. The photos below
are from Bakalarr - we have also sent a lot more nets and
insecticide to Jarreng, and the villagers there will have been going
through the same process.
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Buying lengths of
netting in Banjul market |
market tailors making up
the nets |
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Bakalarr School PTA
Chairman distributing nets to needy families in villages served
by Bakalarr school |
Net being soaked in
disinfectant to repel mosquitoes |
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Draining insecticide
back into bowl - none wasted |
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Net hung above bed
during daytime |
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Dipped net being
fitted to bed |
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Chairman with letter
of thanks on behalf of villagers to Pageant |
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In 2005 Pageant sent £1100 for nets and
insecticide. £600 of this was raised by raffling paintings and £500 was a donation made by a member specifically for
this purpose. The donation of
£500 purchased 92 family nets as well as 150 litres of insecticide
to dip them in. However, since this page was written, costs in The
Gambia have risen, and the UK pound has fallen in value against the
Dalasi. A family net will serve several people, as in The Gambia it
is common practice for several people to share one bed or group of
bed mats.
During 2005, Bakalarr received 88 nets and Jarreng
135 nets, together with the required amounts of insecticide. This
follows on from our efforts in 2004, when Pageant raised £200 from
the raffle of a watercolour painting at the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul
in 2004, and used the money to buy mosquito nets for the village of Jarreng.
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