Jambur / Lower Basic School
Adjustments to existing elementary school:
new construction of wing with four classrooms, library and office,
renovation of wing with four classrooms, staff room and storage space,
renovation / expansion of water supply and toilets, new furniture.
Jambur is a village near Brikama.
The population is very poor, living from agriculture.
Besides the school and the mosque, the village has no facilities.
Jambur Lower Basic School has 450 students.
Students come running from neighbouring villages.
This project is funded by the Dutch Foundation ‘KOS Oost Gelre", with grant of
the Dutch organisations Wilde Ganzen and NCDO.
Wilde
Ganzen has positively evaluated the project and is giving financial assistance,
the grant application is pending at NCDO and is seen as positive.
Foundation BUGANALA is the coordinator of this project.
Foundation to Build is the constructor. KOS Oost Gelre uses the first part of
2010 for the fundraising, the constructions are planned to be started in
September 2010.
The Ministry of Education in The Gambia supports this project.

November 2009
