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Here’s the latest on the donations received for the borehole. Thanks to all our donors! Total raised so far = £3467.19. Total needed = £11,500. Help us reach our target.

Borehole income - August 2009

My last week in Seaton was a fitting end to a memorable and happy year, complete with a surprise barbecue, fish and chips on the beach, and even a swim in the sea. I’m used to the same ocean, but a few thousand miles further south, and many degrees warmer.

BBQ at Debbie and Geoff's

Kabiye has recently begun to make an appearance on the internet, with two recent postings by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. A significant moment in Kabiye language development. To my knowledge this is a first, and I’ll be monitoring how it develops. I think the future of many African languages is going to depend on how present they are on the internet. I don’t mean posting linguistic research, though that has its place too. I mean real language use, with languages like Kabiye being used for social networking, blogs, wikis etc. There are now more than 200 Wikipedia articles written in Ewe, the main language of the south of Togo, but none written in Kabiye yet.