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Children with disabilities project funded by EU

€1.1 Million EU Project Launched to Break Barriers Facing Children with Disabilities

Ismaila SonkoJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 202605 mins

A €1.117 million European Union-funded project aimed at transforming access to education for children with disabilities in The Gambia was officially launched on Wednesday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, bringing together government officials, development partners, disability advocates, and educators. The 30-month initiative, titled “Disability Inclusive Pathways: Empowering Children with Disabilities Through…

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UTG education students condemn alleged armed assault on teacher

Ali JawDecember 23, 2025December 23, 202504 mins

The Education Students Association (EDUSA) of the University of The Gambia recently condemned, with a profound sense of concern, urgency, and dismay, the alleged violent knife attack by a student against a teacher at the Yunus English School. The students’ body, composed of university students on training to become education administrators, some of whom, if…

CRS, EU Tackles Barriers Facing Children with Disabilities in Schools

Madi NjieDecember 22, 2025December 22, 202504 mins

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in collaboration with GFD and with funding from the European Union has commenced the implementation of a 30-month disability-inclusive education project. The project aims at improving access, protection and participation of children with disabilities into mainstream schools in The Gambia. Dubbed, “Disability Inclusive Pathways,” it officially began on 1 March 2025…

Francis DeGaulle Njie Foundation stays course in support of education

EditorDecember 15, 2025December 15, 202505 mins

The Francis DeGaulle Njie Foundation (FDNF) has continued to pursue its cause of supporting the growth of education in The Gambia to empower particularly academically gifted children in science and technology. The foundation, set up in memory of the late Francis DeGaulle Njie, who was reputed to have been exceptionally brilliant and gifted, especially in…

TAKE-M builds students’ math IQs for greater Gambia

EditorNovember 25, 2025November 25, 202505 mins

TAKE-M, an academic pacesetting organisation that promotes education in The Gambia, has continued its unique efforts at building and developing the talents and intelligence quotients of Gambian students with strategic subjects or disciplines in learning. After its recent impressive brain-racking Building-Word Competition for students from various basic and secondary schools in West Coast Region, TAKE-M…

VP Jallow Hails 60 Years of UNICEF Intervention in Health, Education

Ali JawNovember 19, 2025November 19, 202503 mins

Picture Credit: UNICEF The Gambia Mohammed B.S. Jallow, the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, has hailed the efforts of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) The Gambia, especially their intervention in the area of health and education. VP Jallow extended gratitude to UNICEF for the critical support, saying The Gambia has made…

Africa Missions Global launch AI education in The Gambia

Africa Missions Global rolls out AI education for Gambia students

EditorNovember 17, 2025November 17, 202507 mins

The Gambia Chapter of Africa Missions Global has launched an AI Education App for Gambian students to embark on AI learning journey. In this direction, 1000 students across all schools in The Gambia have been offered the opportunity to register for the course paid for by Africa Missions Global (AMG). The launch of the AI…

GPF send-off ceremony for officers to Turkey

GPF organises send-off ceremony for officers to Turkey

Ismaila SonkoSeptember 25, 202503 mins

The Gambia Police Force on Thursday, September 25, 2025, held a dignified send-off ceremony in honour of 14 officers who have been granted the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Turkey. The ceremony, graced by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Demba Sowe and senior officers, celebrated the officers’ dedication to academic…

VP Jallow hosts WAEC delegation, reaffirms commitment to education excellence

Ismaila SonkoSeptember 7, 2025September 7, 202503 mins

His Excellency Mohammed B. S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, on 3 September 2025 received a high-level delegation from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Banjul Office at the State House in Banjul. The visiting delegation, led by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Louis Moses…

Landmark Strategic Plan for Civil Service University validated

Yahya JawoAugust 3, 202504 mins

The first-ever Strategic Plan for the Civil Service University (CSU) has been validated, marking a pivotal step in the transformation of public sector education in The Gambia. The validation workshop, held at Sindola Lodge in Kanilai on July 30, 2025, brought together CSU administrators, technical staff, stakeholders and development partners to review and finalise the…