Our chair Diane Fisher reports on her third week in the Gambia, where she’s been securing the land for Ceesay Nursery School’s permanent school building and watching a country celebrating a new political era. This week has been a complete contrast to last week. On Saturday evening, former President Jammeh finally left the country andContinue reading “Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 3 Report”
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Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 2 Report
As outgoing Gambian president Yahya Jammeh finally hands over power to his successor Adama Barrow, our chair Diane Fisher reports back on a troubled week in the country. To my dismay, most of our work this week has been delayed due to the stalling of the outgoing president Yahya Jammeh. He was due to handContinue reading “Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 2 Report”
Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 1 Report
On 9th January our chair Diane Fisher and steering group member Mala Gassama flew out to Serrekunda in the Gambia to kickstart our project to build Ceesay School a permanent building. Their first task? To buy some land for the school. Diane reports back on their first week. Happily leaving behind the cold, wet UK,Continue reading “Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 1 Report”
Fred Louradour
It was with great sadness that the fundraisers, supporters and teachers of Ceesay Nursery School heard of filmmaker Fred Louradour’s untimely death in a car accident on his way to Germany last month. As school supporter and Good causes, good karma founder James Scurry put it: “We are beyond devastated at the loss of suchContinue reading “Fred Louradour”
Join Us in London for Our Indian Pop-up Supper Fundraiser
Huge Thank You to Charlton Manor Primary School
After four years of invaluable support to Ceesay Nursery School, Charlton Manor Primary School continues its contribution to its development this autumn by fundraising to sponsor a classroom in the new school building we are aiming to build next year. Charlton Manor Primary School, led by head teacher Timothy Baker, has been an enormous supportContinue reading “Huge Thank You to Charlton Manor Primary School”
Join Us in Bristol for Our Rock Gig Fundraiser
Fundraising Gig Raises £450 for Ceesay School
On Sunday 7th August our chair Diane Fisher and her team of volunteers hosted a fundraising open mic-style gig at the famous Water Rats pub in central London. Between entry money and the raffle and auction, we raised nearly £450, bringing us another step closer to generating the £20,000 needed to build a permanent buildingContinue reading “Fundraising Gig Raises £450 for Ceesay School”
Ceesay School Teacher Adama Graduates
We are very proud to announce that Ceesay Nursery School teacher Adama Ceesay has graduated from the professional Early Child Development Teacher Training course she has been studying at Gambia College in Brikama for the past 3 years. Adama, 23, is the school’s main classroom teacher, having worked there since 2012. She was enrolled inContinue reading “Ceesay School Teacher Adama Graduates”
‘Why Nursery School Education is So Important’
Last month our chair Diane Fisher headed out to Sinchu Alagie, Serrekunda in The Gambia to film a documentary with charitable production team Good causes, good karma about the work we are doing to build a permanent school building for Ceesay Nursery School. During their visit (23rd April) they were entertained by Ceesay Nursery School’s CulturalContinue reading “‘Why Nursery School Education is So Important’”
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