Save The Children Fund - UK

Save The Children Fund - UK Aims to achieve lasting benefits for children within their communities, to make a reality of children's rights and to work in partnership with governments, non-governmental agencies and local communities in the areas of health, child welfare, community development and education.

Nova Scotia Gambia Association

Nova Scotia Gambia Association The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association is a non-profit, non-government organization (or NGO) dedicated to the creation and operation of sustainable development programs for Gambian and Canadian youth.

Since 1985, the NSGA has carried out more than 25 successful development projects in The Gambia, mainly in the health and education sectors.

International Society for Human Rights

International Society for Human Rights supports local groups and individuals engaged in human rights activities and education.

It facilitates the publication of articles, reports, newsletters and other materials on human rights topics.

An important area of concern is the participation of women in the program and sensitizing young women on their rights.

The society advocates public disclosure against all forms of human rights violation.

Derek Bailey Foundation

Derek Bailey Foundation is a UK charity whose objective is to relieve the need, hardship and distress and promote education and healthcare of the people of Nyofelleh and the surrounding villages in the Gambia, West Africa.

There are two immediate objectives, firstly to provide funds to enable the school to continue to operate and to do so with better facilities, and secondly, to contribute to the completion, equipping and staffing a Medical Dispensary.

June and Brian Cox Educational Project

June and Brian Cox Educational Project, UK Education Charity, email only

West Africa Mission

West Africa Mission, (TANGO), aims to propagate evangelism (Church ministry) among the people and to address the problems of youth through the development of a community, sports, and vocational center.

Schools for Progress

Schools for Progress or here is a Netherlands Charity which has helped Kadeejah Nursery in Serrekunda and Sittanunku Primary School on the North Bank

People in Action

People in Action, TANGO, a Gambian NGO which aims to assist local communities to be better organised, to become productive and develop better educational opportunities at the community level, to introduce modern farming technologies to members and to assist the handicapped and provide medical facilities for poor rural communities.

World Blind Union

World Blind Union The World Blind Union (WBU) speaks on behalf of 180 million blind and visually impaired persons from about 600 different organisations in 158 countries.

The underlying idea of the World Blind Union is that everyone, including the blind and partially sighted, is born equal and entitled to personal dignity and fundamental human rights.

On the basis of these rights, the WBU promotes prevention and treatment of blindness, advances the well-being of blind and partially sighted people all over the world, particularly in developing countries, and takes action against the high prevalence of poverty among people who are blind or partially sighted.

The WBU also provides an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of blindness.

Deafchild International

Deafchild International, is a catalyst for the creation of personal and educational opportunities for deaf and hearing children to communicate with each other throughout the world, by using face to face communication and Information and Communications Technology.

They are working with Deafax on projects in The Gambia.

Forbes Trust - The Gambia

Forbes Trust - The Gambia, (TANGO), Small-scale loans for rural women, skilled workers and school leavers involved in vegetable gardening, tie-dyeing and tailoring

United Nations World Food Programme

United Nations World Food Programme WFP's intervention in the Gambia is intended to support Government policies/goals of promoting 'Education for All', enhancing human resource development, assisting agriculture and rural development, increasing food security, and alleviating poverty.