Post-Gambia trip

Although we had achieved so much in one week, and exceeded the targets of our project, we realised that we could never fulfil the need that existed in The Gambia.

We couldn't complete all the work that we had intended to because of the short period of time we spent there. However we identified the best placed individuals and organisations from those we had worked with, and gave them the resources

to continue our work.

They continue to provide us with progress and financial reports on the work they are continuing to do as part of "Giving 2 Gambia".

Since leaving, the solar panels have been installed due to which electricity now runs through the village of Katchung and its people are now able to use computers, the 10 wells we set out to build have been completed (one being in an orphanage), the trophy for the Gambia school football team has been presented, and the tannoy system has also been installed in Mokumbayo Masjid. As well as this, more mosquito nets have been distributed to hospitals and orphanages in Gambia, the Masjid project is still in progress.

Above is one of the wells built

The trophy presented to the football team

The tannoy system for the Masjid in Mokumbayo 

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The Madrasah in Mokumbayo has been half built (if anyone wants to fund the remaining project please contact NLMCC).

Solar Panels installed in School

Electricity available in Katchung because of the solar panels

A computer being used in Katchung via the solar panel energy

A group of young locals with the new goalposts

Work has begun on the development of a second Masjid and finally, the GOVI centre was donated a sum of money to buy the essentials to paint the interior of the building.

Painting for the blind school

The development of the Masjid in progress

The “G2G” team are still exploring other proposals from our contacts on the ground in The Gambia for developments, services and resources to meet the almost endless need that exists in the country.

One of the current projects that the "G2G" team are working on is getting qualified Arabic teachers from South Africa to travel to Gambia to deliver a one week training course in Arabic braille for teachers, so that they can teach this to the blind students.

The Giving 2 Gambia lives on and is still trying to make a difference to many Gambian lives.

If you would like to support our project, then please contact  Haroon at NLMCC

In November 2012 NLMCC organised collection from the local community residents and organisations to helped sister Khatijah ship a 40ft container full of office equipment, clothes and general household items and donation. She was very pleased with the local support and expressed her gratitude quoting ' The help from the community is remarkable, it just keeps getting better and better Alhumdolilah'.