Family

Recently I took some photos of my family at Sonko Kunda. It's almost impossible to find a time when everyone will be at the compound so this is not an exclusive collection of family members as quite a few are missing!

The lady in the middle with the white top on is Sainabou, Nfamara's eldest sister. The lady sat on her right (with a blue vest top on) is her eldest daughter Mariama and the baby on Mariama's lap is her child Mo Lamin - So here you have three generations! If Nfamara's mother was in the picture that would be four generations!

The lady in the picture is Mimuna (the wife of Saikou, one of Nfamara's brothers) and her two children Ebrima and baby Isatou. Mimuna also cares for baby Assmao (whose mother passed away)

Nfamara's father has two wives (the second wife is called Nkey) so Nfamara has two brothers and a sister from a different mother. The lady on the left of the picture is Fatoumata (she is married to Ebrima, Nkey's son) and on her lap is Assmao (Sheriffo's baby, Sheriffo is also Nkey's son). The lady in green is Binta, she is Nkey's daughter and Nfamara's sister.

The lady at the back of this picture in pink is Nfamara's mother, Sutay. She is surrounded by children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren. In this picture there are four generations!

Two sisters, Fatoumata and Aimee (Fatoumata is Nfamara's sister Sainabou's daughter). Aimee is Sainabou's husbands child to his first wife who is also called Fatoumata.

Fatoumata (Nfamara's younger sister)

Lots of Sonkos. Back row from left to right, Sutay (Nfamara's mother) holding Mo Lamin (her great grandchild), Sulyman (Nfamara's dad), Bakary and Ebrima (two of Nfamara's brothers), Nfamara, me, Saikou and Ba Lamin (two of Nfamara's brothers). On the front row there are the two Fatoumata's on the left of the picture (the fisrt Fatoumata is Nfamara's niece and the second is his siter. Then there is Aimee (with the purple cardigan on) who is Nkey's niece and if you look really carefully you can see Sudaise and Ebrima (Nfamara's nephews)

Me and the in-laws! Nfamara's father Sulyman and mother Sutay

Sulyman with his two wives, Sutay (Nfamara's mother on the left of the picture in pink) and Nkey (in blue). Sulyman has 9 children with Sutay (7 boys and 2 girls) and 3 children with Nkey (2 boys and 1 girl). I now have two mother-in-laws!!!

Sutay with her grandaughter Fatoumata (on the left of the picture) and her youngest child also called Fatoumata (on the right of the picture)

Me and some of the children at Sonko Kunda

Compound life at Sonko Kunda