Fundraising Update

Hello everyone,
Thankyou for your generous donations and efforts in supporting the fundraising for 16 schools in rural Gambia. A special mention to Williamstown Primary, St Raphael's Primary and Direk PS - thanks a lot for supporting schools less fortunate than you.

I have had a brilliant week of traveling to all the 16 schools I have worked closely with this year. I monitored the training of school staff and community members on their role as committee members in the areas of Teaching and Learning and Teacher’s Professional Development. It was great to visit these schools again, especially the remote ones which are hard to get to and chat to the staff and community members about how their school is going.

It was very exciting to roll out phase one of our fundraising efforts with cash donations to each of the schools. $75.00/ school was handed out, which equates to 1000.00 dalasi for each school. The money was presented at the training in front of staff and community and collected by the School Community Chairperon and Principal. The Gambian like things to be done officially so many speeches were made. I spoke about what a fabulous journey the schools and I have been on over the past 9 months and the faith and belief I have the successful implementation of the Whole School Development Plan we have all worked on.

All schools extend their sincere thanks and gratitude for the money raised and pray you have good health and happiness.

We used the new receipt cash books, the first time a receipt has been used in schools and filled them in. The money is will be used to support the Whole School Development Plan. The School Committee can select where the money will be best spent, things like funding teacher training, teaching resources, fixing a bench, buying a tape recorder for a phonics program.

Phase Two of the money raised in books. I have begun purchasing books for all 16 schools, thebook arebrand new and African based. I have arranged training in January for how to use picture books in the classroom and the activities that can be done. Stay tuned for that.

If you would still like to donate, thankyou. Just give me an email and I'll send you my account number.

The photos are of the Community Chairperson and Principal collecting the money. Thankyou again, your efforts will make a difference.