THE first group of Project Gambia’s 2015 trip have a jam packed day ahead of them.
After landing in The Gambia following a safe flight yesterday afternoon and a night’s rest in their hotel, the group will spend the morning visiting Kanifing School where they will present awards to the worthy students.
After that the staff and students of Ridgewood High School on the trip will head to Kotusilo village, a poor area of the Gambia which is located next to a rubbish dump.
The group will see firsthand what it is like living in abject poverty as the village has very basic conditions – no running water or electricity.
After lunch back at their hotel, they will then take a trip to the Kotusilo clinic for the first time to take a donation of medical supplies as well as paint one of the outside walls.
The supplies which will be handed over by the project were generously donated by Stourbridge primary schools.
You can read our story about the primary schools' medical supplies donation here.
Group 1had a safe flight and have now arrived at the African Village hotel pic.twitter.com/0YBjjF1ydA
— Project Gambia (@rhsgambia) March 23, 2015
Each day the groups are out in The Gambia, a student will write their own blog post detailing their own thoughts and experiences.
Blog posts and daily information on the trip will be available on both the Stourbridge News website and at http://www.projectgambia.org.uk/
The Stourbridge News has also joined forces with Project Gambia to help raise money to buy and install a water pump at the farm in the Gambian village of Sintet.
Our Well of Life appeal needs to raise £10,000 to fund the pump and irrigation system to serve drought-stricken farming land.
Members of Project Gambia will be visiting Sintet this week where they will see the location of the impending installation of the much needed pump.
To make a donation now visit www.justgiving.com/welloflifeappeal/ or text PROG15 and your amount, either £10, £5, £4, £3, £2, £1, to 70070.
People can also donate cash or cheques in person at the Stourbridge News offices, at St John’s House, St John’s Road, Stourbridge.
Cheques need to be made payable to Project Gambia Trust Ridgewood, and you’ll need to write Well off Life Appeal on the back.
If you are carrying out an event to help raise funds for the Well of Life Appeal please call our reporter Dan Sharp on 01384 358223, or email dan.sharp@stourbridgenews.co.uk with details.
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