The Gambia - A country that needs your support

Over 60% of the 1.7 million population in the The Gambia - a West African country which was formerly the centre of the UK slave trade - live in extreme poverty. The risk of a pregnant woman or girl dying from complications of her pregnancy or giving birth to her baby is staggering: one pregnant woman or girl out of every 49 will die and for every death, another 30 women and girls are left disabled or seriously injured. There is approximatly five trained midwives for every 1,000 births, furthermore, there is a distinct lack of appropriate training in emergency care which means that women and girls often face life-threatening situations in all stages of pregnancy, and sadly many, die due to lack of appropriate and timely treatment.

Together we can change this

Our fundraising target is £300,000 over the next three years to EDUCATE, EMPOWER and ENABLE in the The Gambia