Couple sets up charity to help African villagers

09/05/08

The inhabitants of a village in the Gambia have benefited from the help of two retired entrepreneurs from Northern Ireland.

The couple, known as Harrold and Morgan, both in their fifties, were alerted to the plight of the villagers of Bafaluto after embarking on a trip to the Gambia, where they had intended to simply enjoy a leisurely holiday.

Having discovered the difficulties faced by inhabitants in obtaining safe, clean drinking water, the pair decided to set up a charity to help them, at a personal cost of £100,000.

Harrold commented: 'I believe that for relatively small money we are making a huge long-term difference to people's lives in 'our' village of Bafaluto and can continue to do so if we can raise the necessary funds.'

'We hope we've helped to improve their lot and reduce the chances of some of their young men being washed up on the southern beaches of Spain in an illegal attempt to make it to Europe.'

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