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Membership Subscriptions One of the major sources of GTS's income |
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Funding 60% of members who join in the UK each year, do so after reading the website. 30% & rising from a recommendation from an existing member 10% rejoin for a further year Aug
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All our early members joined having seen our pages on the
website. Annual Membership is £15 a year for individuals or a £50 annual charge for families up to 6 in number. More and more members now join via a recommendation or after visiting the GTS Bar & Restaurant in Senegambia we hope that GTS Kololi offering accommodation and the Members Zone will further increase membership Over the years we have had more than 1000 members join and visit Gambia. All of the income generated from GTS membership in the UK goes into the GTS charity account - initially it was used to sponsor education and provide small loans (maximum of £50) to families, to setup or establish small businesses. (Although the businesses supported the families for a short length of time none lasted 12 months and none paid back any of the loans). GTS has dropped this funding approach until we have a stronger structure in Gambia that can provide the real support needed to start a business and run it profitably. We don't know of one example of a business setup for a Gambian that continues to run without continual inputs of money from the initial sponsor or subsequent ones. Since 2008 - 100% of GTS membership subscriptions (after expenses), goes towards the wages and training of GTS staff and their training. 5 Top
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