Tom Briggs
Happy holidays!
We are still hard at work here in Sénégal, currently doing three projects at a high school and two middle schools. The school year...
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Tom Briggs
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Mamadou has earned a paycheck
For $150.00 dollars per month, if 30 of us will donate $5.00 per month Mamadou’s position will be funded and we will have created a job,...
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Tom Briggs
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Changing the world...
KOVA (Keeping Our Villages Alive) is currently in Kabrousse Senegal working for future generations with the students of today! Check out...
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Tom Briggs
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
A difficult job, but with determination, the technology club makes progress...
Three times a week, our technology club meets to continue repairing the school’s ancient computers. The computers are HP but from the...
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Tom Briggs
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Paint, paint, and more paint...
All 12 of the high school classes have taken their turns to paint the brick wall surrounding the school. Now, we continue this job with...
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dh9458
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
Happy to become part of World Kova
As a longtime friend and neighbor, I have been following Tom’s journey in Africa I’m glad I recognized a niche where I can help his World...
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Tom Briggs
- May 22, 2021
- 1 min
Lots of planning during Ramadan...
Because most of the students were fasting during the sunlight hours, it was difficult to accomplish a lot of work during the hot days, so...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Mon partenaire à Cabrousse ...
Abdoul Aziz Faye est un ami que je m'étais fait il y a un an à Saly, au Sénégal, lorsque je me suis retrouvé coincé là-bas à cause des...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
My partner in Cabrousse...
Abdoul Aziz Faye is a friend I had made a year ago in Saly, Senegal, when I got stuck there because of the Coronavirus lockdowns. When...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Changing sand into somewhere we can plant is hard work!
Every day we collect and burn dry leaves to create a layer of ash, and then we collect sacks and sacks full of manure. Then we mix, mix,...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 10, 2021
- 1 min
Samedi après-midi avec le Technology Club
Nous avons commencé avec une centaine d'ordinateurs. MAIS ... Seulement 3 fonctionnaient. Au cours des dernières semaines, nous avons...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 10, 2021
- 1 min
Saturday Afternoon with the Technology Club
We started with one hundred computers. BUT... Only 3 were working. Over the last several weeks we have cleaned the room thoroughly and...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Preparing the Soil for Planting
Every day, a class of 50 or more students, work with us to prepare the land for seeding. The first step is to dig the trenches. This can...
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Tom Briggs
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
300m² ready for planting and 2m³ of compost, and adding more every day!
50 to 75 children help our volunteers each day. I’m so proud of their work, if we keep going at this pace, we will be ready to plant our...
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Tom Briggs
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
New Projects in Kabrousse, Senegal, West Africa
We have 4 projects started at the high school and middle school of the village of Kabrousse. The projects have been incorporated into the...
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Tom Briggs
- Nov 13, 2020
- 1 min
People that inspire me...
While waiting to meet the owner of the hardware store to negotiate better prices for our project, I met this wonderful man, Angelo Manga....
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Tom Briggs
- Nov 12, 2020
- 1 min
Making progress…
For three days now, we’ve been doing nothing but repairing desks, and moving them into the classrooms. I’m really exhausted, but as of...
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Tom Briggs
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Lycee Kabrousse (High School of Kabrousse)
Check out this video of my introduction to another new project... When Abdoul Aziz and I found out there wasn't really enough to do at...
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Tom Briggs
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
Visiting with Le Cocon de Cabrousse (Orphanage)
Several days ago, we came to visit Le Concon de Cabrouse, and met some really great people. We talked with Ngima, who showed us around...
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Tom Briggs
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Cosama Ferry from Dakar to Ziguinchor...
Abdoul Aziz and I began our voyage on the 5th of November. We waited forever for the boat to start again. It was stopped for 7 months...
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