*UPCOMING EVENT!*

On the 9th July 2022, The Gambia Team will be taking part in the Colour Obstacle Rush Manchester to raise money for various community initiatives in The Gambia as part of our fundraising project. We will be taking part in a 5K obstacle run which will most certainly stretch and challenge us!

Donations and sponsorship for the obstacle run of any value would be greatly appreciated by not only us, but for the children of the Mama Tamba Nursery School and the Gambian community, who will receive all proceeds.

Thank you again for supporting this wonderful cause! If you would like to know more about what we are doing, please read our premise below!

Best wishes,

The Gambia Team 2022 ❤️

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Thanks for visiting our Gambia 2022 fundraising page! 

Over the year, we will be raising money to fund various projects within The Gambia, a beautiful and vibrant country that WGS has been supporting since 2006. 

We've planned many exciting and challenging fundraising oppurtunities throughout 2022 to make this happen, and your donations will help us to reach our goal of £8000, which is enough to fufil all of our proposed schemes and provide the Gambian community with enhanced oppurtunities that will allow them to further thrive and flourish.

This year, we propose to continue developments within the Mama Tamba Nursery School, which is a place we have been closely associated with for many years. This includes further improvements to the Multi-Purpose Hall, fencing/repair of the roof caused by the previous rainy season, stationary supplies, sponsorship of the teachers working in the nursery school and the continuation of a feeding programme that ensures that the children have enough to eat during the school day. 

We would also like to support the local community by building a new kitchen area near the Multi-Purpose Hall to be used by both the school and commmunity, as well as four new guest houses which would be able to accomodate visiting Gambian teachers and school groups such as ours. In addition, we will be taking further donations and equipment to other institutions during our trip in December 2022 to other institutions, including the Illiassa Maternity Health Centre.

The projects mentioned above will have such a big impact on the Gambian community. The Gambia initiative has been incredibly important in aiding the advancement in education within the area, providing the children and people with greater accessability to resources that will allow them to develop and thrive as a community. Your donations will help us to turn our proposals for this year into reality!

We are so excited to continue the legacy of The Gambia Project that was started by Withington alumni 17 years ago, and we believe that as students who benefit from a school that fosters excellent academic and pastoral oppurtunities, it is our responsibility to ensure that other children around the world have these same oppurtunities. 

Any donation would be greatly received and appreciated by not only us, but also the children and adults of the Gambia that you will be supporting.

Yours sincerely,

The Gambia Team 2022

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