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My departure date of March 27th is looming fast, Portsmouth to Bilbao on Brittany Ferries. The situation in NE Africa only leaves the West Coast route viable. So a short stay in Spain and Portugal then over to Morocco and SOUTH. Overland 5 was the name of a bus trip ( Double decker of course) by 5 Englishmen in 1970.This bus is still in use just South of Auckland NZ. I am no stranger to Africa having now been to Niger some 8 times in the past 2 years. But this trip I aim to encompass a longer stay in the village I sponsor and achieve a meaningful change in their lives by the introduction of an irrigation system - see www.signiger.org. My Landrover 110 is now prepped and ready for the long trip ahead. After ... read more

This update encompasses nearly two years of effort in Niger and at the village of Handaga, Tera region. I have now made some six separate trips to the village initially to visit my sponsored child and then followed by humanitarian trips. Thes trips have taken place in October 2008, December 2008 / January 2009, May 2009, September/October 2009,February 2010, June 2010 and now August 2010. Each trip made gradual progress instilling confidence in the village Chief, his elders and the villagers of some 750. Inevitably we found evidence of malnutrition, hunger and abject poverty. However, what shines through is that these beautiful people deserve our help in providing a sustainable future together with educational assistance. In the village school we are providing new desks ,equipment, books and facelifts to the classrooms. This August trip is timed ... read more

Quest Zouera an overland trip to Niger the poorest country on Earth but with a determination to make a difference. This October departing UK laden with sustainable energy devices - (solar and wind turbine) the object is to arrive in Niger December 2008 and demonstrate a novel form of education in remote villages. These habitats have no electricity and little means of either educating or communicating with the indigenous population. A palmprint is the only means that a 9 year old girl Zouera Illyassou can sign her name and she along with 90 % of girls under 10 are illiterate. The project is named after her We aim to film a documentary of a trial system that can introduce a basic education to these people. Our vehicle a Land Rover 110 300 TDi with a crew ... read more