Mo Bangura
- May 6
GATHERING NUTS IN MAY
Here goes Samuel gathering Hope Sakumas' first harvest of nuts on a not-so-cold and frosty morning from cashew trees planted back in...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 29
OH MIGHTY CASSAVA!
Still yielding some mighty impressive looking cassava the Hope Sakuma team take a final harvest from the Sanda Magbolontor farm before...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 26
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY MAMA SALONE
The kids from Mama Mayila's Cradle celebrating and wishing one and all a happy Independence Day and a very happy 61st birthday to Mama...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 22
CASSAVA FRESH FROM THE FARM
More farm to table action as the kids tuck into nutritious cassava leaf fresh from the farm. While drought-resistant cassava tubers...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 16
EASTER WITH THE MAHANAIM KIDS
The kids from Mama Mayila's Cradle head off laden with bounty for Mahanaim House. Miss Sophie, Destiny, Faith, Leo and Kye enjoy spending...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 14
GOOD FRIDAY FISH
Showing off a big blye of fish fresh from Tombo the kids from Mama Mayila's Cradle wish a Happy Good Friday and in advance, a Happy...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 13
BAGS IN THE AIR!
It's bags in the air time as the kids celebrate their last day of term! Working hard all through the spring term the kids are looking...
Mo Bangura
- Apr 1
CELEBRATING CHILDRENS BOOK DAY
Celebrating Children's Book Day the kids share their favourite books - eclectic tastes one and all. From Destiny and her Giving Tree to...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 26
UNCLE MO AND THE MAHANAIM KIDS
Uncle Mo spends the afternoon with the amazing Mahanaim kids brinign a kind dnation from Unlce Ian in the Uk. Madam Melrose Jnr welcomes...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 23
GARI-MAKING MASTERCLASS
Something of a gari-making masterclass as John shows Med the skills required to parch the fermented cassava flakes dry, shifting from...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 18
BEST MOTTO WINS THE DAY!
Track-side action from Rising Academy's second annual sports meet. First up the young athletes proudly parade together before the Big...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 16
WHISTLESTOP MOBILE GARI SERVICE
Following hot on the heels of our Mile Six endeavours a whistlestop tour of Hope Sakuma's mobile gari service in action with the first...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 14
SPECTACULAR SPORTS DAY
A sneak peak behind teh scenes at Sengbe Pieh REC's annual Sports Day finds a spectatular spectrum of colour and all the sporting action!...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 12
AUGUST'S BIG DAY OUT
August catches up with his life-long friend, Bas, enjoying a fun day out at World Hope International and Enabling Children annual beach...
Mo Bangura
- Mar 3
B.I.N.G.O. IS HIS NAME-O!
Brief bubbly deliberations before the kids settle on dogs' name (again) in an earily ear-wormish ditty - b.i.n.g.o. - b.i.n.g.o. - bingo...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 26
STUBBORN CALLS TIME!
Hot parching action with our resident gari-maker, Stubborn, calling time as the last of the cassava at Mile Six is harvested and turned...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 23
LATE-NIGHT LESSONS WITH LEO
Little tyrant, sorry, tyro teacher, Leo, gives a firm but fair lesson as Scout, Kye, Faith and Destiny learn all about phonics. Replete...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 20
THREE WEEK SWAMP CASSAVA PROJECT
Team Mile Six impress us so much we've decided to stay! Developing this acre plus swamp for early cassava in three weeks, maturing in...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 19
SATURDAY SCHOOL DANCE-OFF
The kids at Mama Mayilas' Cradle present a fine medley of dancing songs starting with 'we call your name you dance' so everyone takes a...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 16
PADDIES INTO PEPPER PLOTS
It's non-stop on the farm as hard-working Team Mabonkaneh finish turning Hope Sakumas' swamps into cassava heaps before turning their...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 13
A TALE OF TWO MATCHES
A pre-match pose, a flavour of the match and a lot a lot of noise. In one game a team victorious and the other, not so much… Hope Sakuma...
Mo Bangura
- Feb 12
FARM TO TABLE: HOPES' YUMMY YAMS
The kids send a great big thank you to Hope Sakuma sustainable farm sending their first-ever crop of chinese yams to Mama Mayila's...
