PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
The KCMC Hospital
KCMC main entrance
KCMC entrance with theatre block behind
The A&E entrance with Kili in the background
Our bungalow on the compound
My bedroom with mosquito net
Lounge area for team talks
Pregnant lady at the main entrance
Two little boys at a clinic
Throughout this journey, we captured some great moments on camera. Please feel free to browse through our photo gallery to grasp the excitement and passion behind our book. And don’t hesitate to reach out if you’ve got any questions, comments, or suggestions. We’d love to hear from you.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
The Theatre Area
Kondo operating with Liam in person
Liam holding the camera
Liam the photographer with a trainee
Liam and the monitor
Kondo operating with Sue and Liam on the the link
Liam (right) in Hexham talking to us via the link in KCMC (left)
The theatre preparation area
Nurses hijacking the link to talk to Lillian
Kondo and Liam operating, the preparation area. Nurses using the link and Liam in Hexham appearing on the link.
PHOTOS
The ADSL lines and THE LINK system
The 1970 telephone exchange
The snake-come-ADSL lines coming through the window
Tim in Cambridge on the the link discussing improvements
Monitoring the link performance during live procedure
The preparation are which was my workshop
Kondo and I discussing the link's progress
Sue and I checking the stack
My studio in Hexham: the other end of the link
The ADSL lines and the snake. The link being prepared and in use.
PHOTOS
Around KCMC
The dirt streets around the entrance for stalls and a bar
A street vendor frying chicken
The two girls in the bar by the main gate
A lady roasting sweetcorn
A happy boy selling bananas
A family selling bananas
A wonderful smiling lady selling her fruit
One of the jolly bar girls
A happy scene
Sue examining Daniel's leg
A shy fruit seller with her baby copying her
The stalls and bars near the hospital
The grilled goat restaurant
The grilled goat lunch with Brenda on logistics
Allen and Samuel from TTCL
The caged chefs grilling the goat
Thobias from TTCL
Ladies walking up the KCMC drive
The micro-economy around KCMC
Brenda with the omnipresent BBC camcorder
Boys selling bananas
The area around KCMC is a vibrant and busy place with food stalls and bars for the many visitors and staff
PHOTOS
Around Moshi
A Maasai market
The indignant spice girl
The spice market
The fruit market
Moshi market
The internet cafe from Kindoroko roof bar
Ladies on their way to market
A lady carrying bananas for sale
Scrumptious fruit and vegetables
The sugar cane cyclist
A lady on a lane leading to KCMC
Peter Smith supporting the local enconomy
A Dala Dala
Banana sellers on the street
Roadside fruit stalls
Brightly coloured ladies
The road to Moshi
Welcome to the Capricorn Hotel
PHOTOS
The Orphans
Elikia Urio
Me and two young boys
Samuel
The last photo of Samuel
Children's drawings adorn the classroom walls
Clothes drying on the bushes
A local outside a house
The orphanage school kitchen
Children taking off their muddy shoes
An orphan writing her thank you letter
One of the teachers
Prayer time
Brenda and Sue meeting Samuel
A new construction under way
Brenda and Faustin in discussion
A happy orphan with a new sweater
Orphan boy with new rucksack
Orphan boy with new sweater
A teacher adjusting a rucksack
Teacher and child
Just completed the thank you note
A strapping lad with a new rucksack
A young teacher
Orphan seemingly pleased with his rucksack
Trying a jumper on for size
A good fit
A hopeful looking child
Another new rucksack
Teachers measuring up the children
Paying attention in class
Happy teachers looking on as gifts are distributed
Bags of maize for the foster parents
Selecting a new rucksack
The orphanage is run by Allen and his wife Agatha near Moshi in the foothills of Kilimanjaro.
PHOTOS
The Team
(Clockwise): Lynda, Peter, Kerry, Brenda, Sue and me
Lynda and Peter on the beer
My lovely ladies Brenda and Sue
Peter and Kerry
Francis Mabula from TTCL, Sue and I checking out the menu
TTCL team dinner with the Northumbria team
Lynda and Brenda
Sue and me with Faustin at his lodge's bar
Liam and me on the roof bar of the Kindoroko Hotel
TTCL dinner at the Impala
Me with Hans and his wife
My birthday party
Me in the Dashiki shirt
Team dinner at Faustin's lodge
The team collecting the British Medical Journal Award
THE LINK team dinners were essential team-building events and a great way to learn about Tanzania and its amazing culture
PHOTOS
The orphans on their first day out to the Indian Ocean in their new minibus.
Young boy on the beach, his first time
Kids enjoying a huge floating ring
The first time the children had seen the sea
All the children crammed into the minibus with their huge thank you note
Going to the seaside
The touching thank you note
Photo shot before leaving
Relaxing in the sun
Older girls pose for a group photo
young girl enjoying her first swim
Agatha in the water with the children
PHOTOS
The orphans' picnic in Arusha National Park
The new minibus from the Cambridge "Friends of Kilimanjaro Orphans"
The children arriving to meet us in a second truck
The second truck borrowed for the safari
Allen in quite contemplation
Faustin deep in thought
Flamingos on the lake
Parked up ready for the picnic
Agatha and a teacher preparing lunch
The children ready to eat
I returned a few years later to take the orphans to Arusha - it was a wonderful day out.
PHOTOS
The Safari
Nala (Sue)
A Blue Monkey (Rafiki Faustin)
Pumbaa - me
My new safari hat
Ngorongoro crater from the rim
Maasai boy running to catch up
Rewarding the bot with some purchases
Faustin bodyguarding Sue as she snaps away
Mto wa Mbu roadside artists
Batik style painting
Sue overlooking Tarangire river
A Maasai market en route
Faustin's safari truck
Faustin and I at the hippo lake
Flamingos and zebras at the rain water lake
Sue and Faustin
The dried up Tarangire river
Ngorongoro crater
Giraffe in Lake Manyara
Hippos in Lake Manyara
Elephant in Lake Manyara
Young elephant and her mum
Sue taking in the view at the lake in Ngorongoro
A gurning Zebra
The Masika rains had turned the crater floor green and teeming with wild flowers
The crater resembling Kent after the rains
Wildebeest
The Maasai tend to their animals inside the crater with all the other animals, including lions
Sue taking safari snaps
The elephant family where the mum was not best pleased with us
Simba
A huffy Buffalo
Sue getting a close encounter
Being eyeballed by a large male elephant is not a good thing
Me at the hippo pool
New born wildebeest
Our palatial tent
Rutting wildebeest
My first ever safari with Sue. A trip of a lifetime and an unforgettable experience.