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Last summer we were proud to announce that Ceesay Nursery School teacher Adama Ceesay had graduated from the professional Early Child Development Teacher Training course she had been studying at Gambia College in Brikama for 3 years. This month she attended her graduation ceremony with her friends and family. Congratulations Adama!

The uncertain handover of power in the Gambia meant our chair Diane Fisher stayed another week in the country, enabling her to oversee the start of work on the permanent school building for Ceesay Nursery School. Due to my original flight being rescheduled for a week later, I was able to personally oversee the startContinue reading “Ceesay Nursery School Construction Project: Week 4 Report”

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”

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”

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”