Updated
August 29, 2009
1997 - GTS Charitable Works - 2009/10
ALL
your membership money
is currently used to develop sustainable employment options
GTS Membership money has been used for a variety of projects it contributed
to the rebuilding of Bakoteh Nursery school, it is currently used to support
the employment of 4 staff at GTS Kololi which eventually is aimed at providing
a total of 10 positions.
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Sheila the GETSUK Trustee for Sponsorships
Approaching 2010, GTS and GETSUK will be employing
over 40 and approaching 50 Gambians in tourist support, domestic and educational
provision positions.
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The Gambia with a population of around 1.5 million is small enough for
us to make a massive difference.
Over the years we have provided training positions for Gambians to add to their CV's real work experience, we would like to add to this - and with GTS Kololi at last ready to operate commercially we hope we can train and give work experience to a new sector of students leaving full time education.
GTS grew from the act of making an interest FREE loan to one Gambian.
With it, Lamin bought a car, so he could make a better living by taking tourists round the local communities in The Gambia. It was still difficult because there are so many 'bumsters' trying to sell trips and tours, so he was still having to hassle for business.
Gambia Tourist Support and the idea of having members grew from the need to introduce people to him before they even arrived for their holiday.
This was not for profit (neither ours nor Lamin's) - it was to help Lamin get contacts for his business, so he could earn a proper living and repay his loan, it also provided a charitable fund from the membership fees to help a much broader group of people in the Gambia.
Slowly the fund grew, each new membership fee was banked in the Halifax account "The Gambia Tourist Support Fund" In December 2000 the funds allowed £500 to be transferred to a Gambian 'GTS Charity Account'.
GTS now concentrates on developing sustainable employment and the training of adult workers both at the Senegambia Bar and Restaurant employing between 16 and 20 staff & at GTS Kololi, our accommodation & members zone facility. (During construction GTS Kololi had a contractors team of between 5 & 10 building workers, labourers, masons, capenters & roofers, floor tilers, painters and metal workers for over three years, as well as a growing team of domestic workers.) When fully operational GTS Kololi will provide 10 job opportunities making a total of 25 employed staff.
GETSUK now pays the teaching & support staff at the 3 Nursery schools a work force of a further 20 Gambians employed.
In 2005 due to the incredible effort of Julie Limbrick, GTS developed into a UK registered charity GETSUK (Gambia Education and Teaching Support) Julie Limbrick is now the elected Hon. Sec of GETSUK
GETSUK, now administers support for over 350 children (Aug 2009) by paying their school fees, and / or supervising the sponsorship paid by members.
Much Charity work in Gambia and around the world, has got a bad name because money is spent on charity workers rather than on their clients and all too often because it is targetted on the wrong people.
You can help in a number of ways.
- Joining GTS - cost just £15 per member & improves your holiday
- Sending contributions to GETSUK increases our charity capability.
- Fund raising for GETSUK or getting sponsors for children all helps.
- Promoting our web sites increases membership and support.
- Encourage people to visit The Gambia, supports the local economy.
- Collecting old but useable spectacles, is another way to help.
- Involving local schools, introduces our children to 3rd world needs.
- Bringing out old books, helps to grow our Kololi library project
If
you are interested in what GTS/GETSUK is doing...
please contact us.
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