Project Gambia

Changing lives... including yours. Registered charity number 1160143

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Groups from Bartley Green School are here in The Gambia with us this week, you can keep up to date with everything they are getting up to on their blog:

https://t.co/AK7laFHuhc

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Thank you to Bishop Milner School for helping us to provide handwriting books for St Peter’s Nursery School 📚

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Well done to students at Spring of Life school for achieving these awards. Thank you to students at King Edward VI Collegs Stourbridge who designed the certificates.

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The people of Kotusilo live in basic conditions. It is situated on the edge of a rubbish dump with no electricity….but thanks to The Rotary Club of Lickey Hills and Rotary Heart of England they now have running water! (More pictures to follow) #water #thankyou

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Children from Omega school learning how to knit and crochet! If you are able to donate wool etc please email [email protected]

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On April 11th students from The Gambia University took part in 2 day training course, funded by Project Gambia and The Gambia Teachers Union.

The training focused on critical topics including the use of reusable sanitary pads, menstrual health and Gender-Based Violence.

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On Friday we fly to The Gambia with students from The Earls High School. A huge thank you to all the staff, students, parents/carers and members of their local community who have donated resources to take with us and raised over £5000 to help us build a new school! 👏

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Children from our new school, Bright Minds Nursery celebrate Gambia Independence Day.

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Please support Ryan if you are able. He is so close to his target!

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New mums receive their baby packs at Bufalato clinic. Thank you to everyone who has donated baby clothes, nappies and knitted blankets .

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What do you buy the person that has everything?

How about giving the gift of food to children who really need it?
1 - £10
2 - £20
3 - £24
4 - £48

Contact [email protected] for more details and to enquire about purchasing.
Other options are available and start at just £5.

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Another massive ‘Thank you’ goes to Ridgewood High School for their continued support in allowing us to store containers on site. We are very grateful!

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A massive thank you to everyone for coming to load the container today ready for shipping!

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Thank you to everyone who supported Sue’s plant sale . An amazing £510 was raised which we will use to help us ship school resources to The Gambia. Thanks Sue for your hard work in making this happen.

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Excellent news! The much needed roof repairs are complete at St Peter's Lower Basic School meaning the pupils are no longer getting wet during their lessons.
Thanks to the schools who raised funds to help us do this; @EarlsHigh @BartleyGreen @KingsHawford and @morleyvictoria

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Plant sale in support of Project Gambia.
For more information contact Bev on:
[email protected]

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As part of our Let’s See Red project we have distributed hundreds of reusable sanitary pads to grade 5 and grade 6 girls St Peter’s Lower Basic School. #letsseered #womenshealth
https://t.co/fBpCAZCunn

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Interact’s latest charitable endeavour! This mountain of baby clothes, blankets, nappies and materials will go to Project Gambia in support of their Baby Packs and Let’s See Red campaigns. Thank you so much for your generosity 👏

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Mums with newborns at Bufalto Community Clinic receive their baby pack.
These baby packs encourage the mums to deliver their #babies in a safer environment at the clinic rather than at home.
For more information about the project check out our website https://t.co/7QnRDS4jJg