There are large numbers of adult Gambians unemployed partly because they have never been trained in work skills and partly because being the 14th poorest country in the world no one has any money so anyone with a good education tries to leave for Europe where even totally untrained workers can earn many times more than a Gambian at home.

It is a situation that GTS is trying to change. The process is slow and not without difficulties but over the last 5 years we have made progress, it sometimes feels like one step forward and three back but overall the movement is forward.

What is needed is an army of helpers who can give a few months of their time and skills working in the Gambia's sunshine, in just about every vocational occupation there is.

Every skill we take for granted is needed by many Gambians, willing to work but with no experience of techniques or tool care in their particular field, be it gardening, building, woodwork, electrical fitting, plumbing etc.

All these trades are needed and can earn a trained person enough to support their families.

Can you help - please think about 3 or 6 months in Gambia as a volunteer who can pass on your skills to GTS associates who can then become self sufficient.