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Iʼve raised £7,198 to give Erenjang Nursery School the renovation it is in desperate need of.
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Funded on Thursday, 13th April 2017
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Erenjang Nursery School is situated in the very pool village of Kotu, The Gambia, West Africa and is in desperate need of renovation.
The nursery school houses 118 children aged 2-7 years old. Sadly, funding through local support or from the nursery itself is near impossible.
For the majority of children in Kotu, school is their only opportunity to live a normal life. Out of education the reality of life is tough. Gambia is one of Africa smallest and poorest nations, ranking 168th out of the 187 countries in the UN. Children are often raised by their not much older brothers and sisters and required to work from a very young age.
Education gives hope of a better future. It is their start to equal opportunity, development and gives them a place they can learn, play and grow like every child deserves to.
The current condition of Erenjang means teachers are untrained, learning takes place in an unsanitary, run down and dark environment with limited resource. Our mission is to transform Erenjang into a safer and brighter environment bringing the best possible start and a hope to its children.
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- 8 years ago
Madeleine Penfold
8 years agoThank you so much for everyone that donated. We need to raise the extra £3000. Our new crowdfunding page can be found here - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/erenjang-nursery
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82
Daniel Rodgerson (Freeman Fisher LLP)
Apr 13, 2017
A great effort for a very worthwhile cause. Keep going, even during the crashes!
£30.00
Daniel Roberts
Apr 13, 2017
Good luck
£3.00
Sergio De Souza
Apr 11, 2017
What you're doing is incredible!
£20.00
Ben Herbert
Apr 11, 2017
Great project Madeleine! It's pretty hard to find good charitable causes where you know a donation will go to such direct use, so I'm happy to give to this!
Paula Fleet
Apr 11, 2017
What you are doing is awesome Maddy. Well done.
£100.00
Lou
Apr 10, 2017
Happy 7k from my other half Ben xxx
£15.00
Anonymous
Apr 10, 2017
£15.00
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Madeleine Penfold
Manchester, United Kingdom
I will be living on £1 a day for the next 30 days to raise the £10,000 needed to renovate Erenjang nursery school in The Gambia.