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week a group of 26 students from Camel College UK donated to kids at Kuloro and Kitty through the charity, Goal for The Gambia (photo credit: MENjie/Mansa Banko) |
Plan
are in place to repair the roof of the classroom block, install new window
shutters and build a new block of 4 classrooms and an office at Kitty school,
said Kaddijatou Saidy Sanyang, the founder of the charity.
The
weekend donation is a part of 2013 intervention of the organisation set up to
support education and provides training opportunities primarily for young
people in The Gambia.
Mrs.
Sanyang (also known as Sandy) said that since the inception (2006) the
organization has made significant contributions to the education sector by
sponsoring over 100 students in WCR from nursery kids to university students.
Last
week a group of 26 students from Carmel College UK visited project sites and
made donation to Kuloro and Kitty through the charity. The gifts include pencils,
exercise books, reading books, sport equipments, and craft materials.
Perpetual
Jones, a teacher at Camel College, recalls that Mrs Sanyang began to raise
funds to support Gambian children when she came across a school at Kitty
village made of “empty building”.
Then
she thinks how she could help them complete the construction and as well help
the students, Jones explained.
“The 26 students contributed 250 pounds while
Charlotte Henshall and her mother Caroline organize a fund raising and raised
930 pound which we have given to a child at Kitty,” Jones said.
Charlotte and Caroline want to sponsor little girls at
Kitty next year by paying for the childrens school fees.
Mustapha Jobe, a Tourist Guide, he and his
colleagues do encourage tourists to help Gambians in many sectors by linking them
to local communities.
As tour guides, we encourage tourists to help
Gambian children and local communities, he said.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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