In 1980 Rose Dawson, the driving force behind this project, visited The Gambia, and was so shocked by the poverty she witnessed, particularly amongst the children, vowed she would go back one day and make a difference.
Since that time, Rose set up The Bantaba Project, and registered as a Charity in June 2010.
With the help of family and friend
s, we achieved the following efforts:-
The donation of clothing, shoes, stationary for schools, football / sports equipment. Three fridge freezers were donated to assist women in food hygiene and set up small business enterprises, eg. the making of iced water and fruit drinks to sell in the local markets and tourist areas. Our latest achievement was the erection of a small Video hall, to help a local community benefit from the educational dvd’s which we also gifted, and much more which there is no room to print here.
The continuing success of the work undertaken by the group has been recognised by the local Gambian elders and a 22,500 square meter, plot of land has been donated by the village Chief of Brufut for the sole purpose of building the Bantaba Centre, and to achieve its aims and objectives.
Education is the key to eliminating poverty!
Poverty is not an accident. It is man- made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.
This land now needs to be cleared and a perimeter fence built with security hut, gates, and a well dug to start the process of building
The Bantaba Project Educational/Skills training/Community Centre.
We are trying to raise the necessary 10,000 GBP to secure the land with a 6ft. high cement block fence and have the land cleared before we visit in November.
Thankyou for your kind donations. God Blesses all who help.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To build and create an active Educational /Skills Training Community Centre
which will be the prototype for other Community centre developments to be created throughout Africa and the world.
To provide education and skills training to the community.
To focus on helping people to help themselves, thereby benefiting disadvantaged people in issues of illiteracy, health and poverty.
To teach and develop skills in order to produce products and services within identified markets. Trade of these will
therefore be the catalyst for improving the livelihood of Gambian people. In time, the centre will also become a place which will offer facilities for enjoyment and entertainment.
To build a pre-school nursery. This will then enable mothers with young children to take advantage of the training the centre will offer.
The centre will be able to accommodate visitors, teachers and students from all over the world who can come, teach their skills and learn about African life at grass roots level.
The donation of clothing, shoes, stationary for schools, football / sports equipment. Three fridge freezers were donated to assist women in food hygiene and set up small business enterprises, eg. the making of iced water and fruit drinks to sell in the local markets and tourist areas. Our latest achievement was the erection of a small Video hall, to help a local community benefit from the educational dvd’s which we also gifted, and much more which there is no room to print here.
The continuing success of the work undertaken by the group has been recognised by the local Gambian elders and a 22,500 square meter, plot of land has been donated by the village Chief of Brufut for the sole purpose of building the Bantaba Centre, and to achieve its aims and objectives.
Education is the key to eliminating poverty!
Poverty is not an accident. It is man- made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.
This land now needs to be cleared and a perimeter fence built with security hut, gates, and a well dug to start the process of building
The Bantaba Project Educational/Skills training/Community Centre.
We are trying to raise the necessary 10,000 GBP to secure the land with a 6ft. high cement block fence and have the land cleared before we visit in November.
Thankyou for your kind donations. God Blesses all who help.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To build and create an active Educational /Skills Training Community Centre
which will be the prototype for other Community centre developments to be created throughout Africa and the world.
To provide education and skills training to the community.
To focus on helping people to help themselves, thereby benefiting disadvantaged people in issues of illiteracy, health and poverty.
To teach and develop skills in order to produce products and services within identified markets. Trade of these will
therefore be the catalyst for improving the livelihood of Gambian people. In time, the centre will also become a place which will offer facilities for enjoyment and entertainment.
To build a pre-school nursery. This will then enable mothers with young children to take advantage of the training the centre will offer.
The centre will be able to accommodate visitors, teachers and students from all over the world who can come, teach their skills and learn about African life at grass roots level.
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