Senegambiagroup

Foundation building : 3 classrooms + 1 office + 1 store

The architect of the village made a traditional plan for the building. Everything is done officially.

Preparations for the roof. The steel arrives and finally - after one year - the roof can be fixed.

Now it starts becoming a real school.

Inside a classroom

Traditional toilets: a separate "house" for girls (2 toilets) and another one for boys (2 toilets)

July 2006 : the building is completed
Painting is done inside and outside, floor tiles are placed inside and a small pad outside

July 2006: choosing the colors of the uniforms:
red trousers and red/white blouse for the boys and red/white dress for the girls

July 2006: going to the Staehouse to the Minister of Education for help. Only promises are done !

July 2007: the Director of Education in Kerawan and Mr. Susso gives the permission for the opening in September 2007

The rest we have to manage ourselves : providing the school with school materials, paying the salary of the teacher(s), …

The land for the school is donated by the community of the people of Suwarehkunda and registered as property of Mr. Baba Fatty - the responsible of the school.

22th of September 2008: the new academic year has started. We tried to make the 2nd classroom ready for use. New young children have the opportunity to go to school for the 1st time. Mister Fatajo is educating the 2nd class and the new teacher - mister Touray - is teaching the 1st class.

If you are interested in our project, you can donate on 000-1122246-53 for Gambia, Rita De Backer.