For those of you who have sponsored children for the 07/08 period and would like to sponsor your child/ren again for the 08/09 academic year your sponsorship is now due for renewal. Due to the rising costs of everything worldwide the sponsorship now stands at £20 for the year per child. This £20 covers the cost of school fees, a uniform and provides the child with a small amount of lunch money. The children who were sponsored last year will receive a mosquito net instead of a uniform. I am also sourcing suppliers of wind up lanterns and torches. If anyone knows of a supplier who will provide them at a reasonable rate please let me know. There are still many children who need sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring a child at The Gambia Reality Nursery School in Sanyang for £20 a year please contact me. You will receive the Childs details and photo and will be provided with an address if you wish to write to them.
We aim to provide basic education to the children in Gambia between the ages of 2 - 7 years by funding the renovations or complete the building of existing nursery schools. The need and hardship of each school and the local community is assessed and acted upon. All labour is carried out by people living in the local community therefore creating employment and providing an income for their daily needs.
We provide funds to make the school furniture eg: desks and chairs and supply them with educational materials plus all recreational items including footballs and skipping ropes.
We plan to finance the teacher training courses for all untrained teachers.In our experience none of the teachers in the nursery schools are actually qualified to teach at any level. The main reason for this is financial hardship.
Each registered child will be provided with a uniform made by a local tailor. This will help to boost their morale whilst encouraging pride and promoting a sense of school/community identity.
We hope to promote the importance of educating the very young by providing communities with a safe and happy environment and a confident trained teacher from whom they can learn.
1 Comments:
Hey there,
I don't know how familiar you are with Compassion International, but they are a child sponsorship program.
You can visit them at http://www.compassion.com
You can also learn more at their blog http://blog.compassion.com
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