Local Needs

Here in the UK, Gambia United Society seeks to foster unity, co-operation and provide practical help and support to those in need. Often people are faced with issues they can't deal with individually, be it health, deaths, marriages, setting up a business or even regularising immigration status. We have members with diverse expertise who are prepared to help and if necessary financial support from the association would be provided.

As preferred in The Gambian communities abroad, the dead is usually sent back home for burial. This is getting more and more expensive for families and friends of the dead. The cost is around £3000.00. We would like to set up a special fund for this to which people can donate to, so that if the inevitable happens to anyone it won't be so hard on the family and friends.

Malaria Project - Gambia

Gambia United Society supports the fight against malaria in the Gambia. Malaria without doubt is the major killer of children under five years and pregnant women in the Gambia, with over one thousand deaths each year, majority of them in these two groups. Gambia National Malaria Control Programmed recent statistics, indicates that “between one thousand to two thousands children in the Gambia die each year as a result of malaria. And, a significant number of the children who do survive an episode of severe malaria have brain damage".

In 2007 we raised £5,000.00 to purchase and donate long lasting insecticide mosquito nets to the most vulnerable group. As part of the fundraising activities, Jaliba Kuyateh, a renowned Gambian musician and his band agreed to tour Europe for us, during which Gambian culture was widely promoted. The nets were distributed in The Gambia by The Association of Youths Against Malaria on our behalf with our chairman Mr Saihou Jaiteh overseeing the process and they have produced a full report of the excellent work they did.

Educational Project - Gambia