Wall. Two thirds of the way to completion

At the build site. Location unknown (somewhere near Okaumbaaha village). Camping near an open farm of cattle and goats in the middle of what is known as the central belt of Acacia Savannah that runs down central Namibia. The farm has a bore hole and 3 water towers that feed 14 local villages. Elephants have…

Tuesday 26/9 up at 6am for the 2 hour drive across rough roads to the build site where we will spend the next 4 days. Build site? This needs explanation. Firstly, the history of the NGO EHRA. It was started by a British woman, Rachel Harris in 2001 responding to a newly created conflict between…

Following the shortest of safety briefings : beware the 3 S’s ( spiders, scorpions and snakes) and respect each other ( loved that being part of a safety briefing), we are off on another 5 hour journey to base camp. This time treated to 30 minutes of tarmac, driving north up the skeleton coast, only…

I’m sure there are many reasons to visit Namibia. It has the world’s highest sand dune, majestic desert scenery, great wildlife viewing and a massive Atlantic coastline, but I am here to see sustainability in action. The UN describes the Sustainability Development Goals as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet…

In advance of the trip people asked me what fears I had. I suppose everyone wonders how they would be in the situation and could they do it. Well, I can’t jump out of aeroplanes, climb high peaks or cook dinner for ten, but I can do this. I am strangely ( and still )…

Milas no room for you in the rucksack! Instead : 2 pairs trousers, 2 shorts, tees, knickers (black only), sunhat, beanie( cold nights), boots, Berkenstocks, waterproof jacket, mossie net, daysack, 3 waterbottles, gloves ( for wall building), pillow, microtowel, the smallest bag of toiletries known to man ( sneaked in an eye pencil and lippy),…