Every April on our return from the Gambia, we write a report of how thing's are going with the project. From the inception of the project up until last year, these articles give you a personal insight of the project and it's acheivements so far. For the latest news, please see our Updates page.
Again we have just returned from our annual visit to the Gambia, and tis year we would describe as eventful, to say the least.
We have just returned from our annual two weeks in The Gambia, and a very constructive time it was. The down side was that the pound has weakened so much against the Gambian delasi that we lost 25% of what we hoped to achieve.
Since our last visit Badala had up sticks and moved to a new compund. No one bothered to tell us!! It would appear that the school committe had a disagreement with the owner of the land and they had to move. They dismantled the classrooms and moved to a compound owned by the chairman of the committee.
We arrived in the Gambia armed with £4000 and two suitcases full of toys donated by Fun Junction in Aylesbury, and more pens and pencils donated by Officer World. Unfortunately the owner of the land changerd his mind about selling ity to us, but did agree to allow the school to remain on the land for as long as it wanted.
Take a Holiday and help Gambia!!
Our Other trustees, John & Marilyn Priest have an apartment to let in beautiful Montenegro, which can be seen on the following link;
www.ownersdirect.co.uk/montenegro/MN286.htm
John & Marilyn have offered to donate 10% of the rental cost to the charity on any bookings made. Simply mention The Gambian Schools Project when making a booking.
We have been to their apartment, which is easily reached from Dubrovnik airport. It's great, in a lovely location with stunning views, so please check it out. www.ownersdirect.co.uk/montenegro/MN286.htm