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Art Exhibition Fundraiser at Thenga Cafe in North London

On Sunday 7th October at Thenga Cafe in north London, from 2pm to 6pm, we are hosting an art exhibition fundraiser to raise money for our ongoing work with charity MyFarm educating local women in Mandinari, the Gambia to start their own enterprise or business. One of our volunteer fundraisers Lina Kochanske has organised theContinue reading “Art Exhibition Fundraiser at Thenga Cafe in North London”

Training Ceesay Nursery School’s Staff and Parents in Basic First Aid

As well as beginning to work with Gambian charity MyFarm, we are also pleased to have started a partnership with First Aid 4 Gambia. First Aid 4 Gambia are a UK charity that aims to provide Gambians with basic first aid and healthcare knowledge in order to ease the burden on the country’s few hospitalsContinue reading “Training Ceesay Nursery School’s Staff and Parents in Basic First Aid”

New Partnership with Gambian Charity MyFarm to Enable Local Enterprise

We are pleased to have begun a working partnership with MyFarm, an educational and entrepreneurial charity located in Sukuta, a town near Ceesay Nursery School. Managed by Kelly Taboure, a friend of our chair Diane Fisher, the charity is a residential education centre that runs programmes for children, young people and farmers with a focusContinue reading “New Partnership with Gambian Charity MyFarm to Enable Local Enterprise”

Working Towards the Sustainability of Ceesay Nursery School

Our chair Diane Fisher spent some time at Ceesay Nursery School last month – the main purpose of her trip being to progress work on making the school a self-sustaining establishment. As part of that work she: Met with local women to discuss ways of getting new children enrolled in the school Spoke with aContinue reading “Working Towards the Sustainability of Ceesay Nursery School”

Our Chair Diane Is Visiting the School!

Our chair Diane Fisher is in the Gambia at the moment, continuing the work to establish Ceesay Nursery School as a place of education for generations of Gambians to come. While there she is continuing to improve the sponsorship process, having employed Fatou Jallow, an interpreter we met on our last trip, to manage itContinue reading “Our Chair Diane Is Visiting the School!”

Ceesay Nursery School Library Takes Shape!

Work continues on fitting out and filling the school library, named the ‘Virginia Stuart Library’ after our chair Diane’s 99-year-old Mum! The shelves are in and Diane has secured a large selection of books from a local book supplier Timbooktoo Gambia for just over £200. This includes reference books, story books about African children suchContinue reading “Ceesay Nursery School Library Takes Shape!”

Work Continues on a Water Borehole for the School

The borehole was tested on 17 March and it was all working very well. The tall metal structure you see in the photos was used to help the engineers sink the borehole deeply enough to make sure there was water at any time of year. Now we are applying for electricity from NAWEK (National WaterContinue reading “Work Continues on a Water Borehole for the School”