Information:
 Africa
Startup Gambia is a Norwegian headquartered charitable
foundation whose main goal is to develop and enhance
occupations in The Gambia through private enterprise,
use of better agricultural techniques and environmental
conservation.
The organisation welcomes volunteers and charity donations
to help run the institution.
 On
the founding of Africa Startup charity in 2008, the
emphasis was on infrastructure programs and starting
new businesses and pushing for an enterprising culture.
As time went by it was soon noticed that the main cause
of difficulties was in large part due to a deficiency
of basic education and to bring in new ways of problem
solving. Because of these factors, the emphasis has
shifted to creating two major programs, MyProduce and
MyFarm.
This almost 2.5 acre charity farm in Sukuta is a live-in
education center for agriculturalists, children and
young people, offering stimulating, customised learning
courses from seed planting to business knowledge, recognising
the significance of self-sufficient food security in
an increasingly changeable international scene.
Products & Services:
• Agricultural practice
• Sales shop for local Gambian products
• Soap production
• Small business enterprise training
• Open day
visits
• School holiday trips & day programs
• Learning through play
Activities:
'Learning through play' is designed for young children
from the nearby community. Here they use books, play
tools, Lego, Duplo, iPads etc. to advance basic math
and language skills.
'Learning through action' is intended for Grade 6 and
over summer camps and school groups in line with the
agricultural science curriculum of The Gambia whilst
introducing novel, sustainable technologies including
solar dryers & ovens, parabolic cookers etc.
Finally, there are extensive training courses at MyFarm
Foundation targeted at young farmers and people who
have left school, integrating environmental awareness
and agricultural training with the necessary enterprising
skills required to add value to produce and sell them
at a profit.
Directions:
Just off the Sukuta Coastal Highway.
Opening Hours:
Open 7 days a week. |
