Filmed over three years, the documentary charts the extraordinary creation of charity a in the UK and The Gambia. WYCE was the single shared dream of Hilary and Keith Walker, who used every avenue to feed the growth of their education project in the Gambia, including selling their home in the UK. Robbed of their initial investment by a (failed project) in Tanji, the couple started again in the village of Madina Salam (The village of peace).
For the next 13 years, the couple accompanied by their Gambian ally E.K. Sarr, survived opposition on two continents. In the Gambia, opposition from tribal leaders, death threats and a run in with President Jammeh's Secret Service (NIA) and in the UK constant power struggles over policies and money, with the charities trustees. Despite this their 'child' Wonder Years Centre of Excellence (WYCE) was built, and grew to be a school, clinic and village project which is known throughout the region.
But the years of fighting on two fronts, living apart and the death of E.K. Sarr, led, unsurprisingly, to the couples reluctant retirement in 2013. Keith's heart-attack and Hilary's nervous exhaustion meant they were unable to travel long distances. So the couple knew they would never see the project, or visit their friends, again. However, a chance meeting in 2018 would change all that.