A new stove

In July Bev, a fellow Canadian and former intern who is now doing a PhD in Toronto on her project from the Gambia, visited Penyem and donated a new stove in honour of her sister-in-law in Canada who is expecting. Here are photos of the stove being set up in the home. It's used to sterilize tools used during the delivery. The women were quite pleased with it!

Introducing Shauna Badgie

I got a phone call with some very humbling news when I was driving through the western province of Zambia in May... I have a namesake! Shauna Badgie was born on May 15th to Alasana and Mariama Badgie. Here she is with her family. She's absolutely gorgeous and I look forward to meeting her one day!