The foundation supports and promotes programmes in the Educational sector, targeted at increasing the number of school-age children in primary-, secondary- and tertiary education, giving special emphasis on those with special needs, particularly in the rural parts of the country.

The Scholarship fund, set up in 1999, was the first programme established under the Jammeh Foundation For Peace. Based on the funds available, needy and deserving students are selected annually for sponsorship by the Foundation.

SELECTION OF STUDENTS

• Orphans and children in female-headed (single parent) households are prioritised,
• Disability or chronic sickness of parents or student,
• Income level of household,
• The total burden of school fees on the family earning,
• examination results of the student to determine performance.

Ø School authorities and representatives of the community (parent-teacher associations) are involved in the selection of the students per school.

Ø An independent committee does final selection and submits the list to the Board of Directors for its consideration and approval. In addition to the selection factors indicated above, the following criteria are considered:

• As poverty exists throughout the country, we aim at equal distribution between the regions.

• The focus for this academic year is on people with special needs. Disabled children, or children of parents with a handicap are given special consideration as well as people living with HIV/AIDS.

• At tertiary level, the focus is on the training of technicians and craftsmen/ women.

Continuation of support from year to year depends on the continued need and the results of the students. Timely submission of the result slips to the JFP office is a requirement for all sponsored students.

ACHIEVEMENTS

To date, the Foundation has contributed to the education of approx. 400 students. These include students at secondary schools but also students studying Electronic Engineering, construction, accounting, tailoring, etc.

Some of these students have now completed their training.

EXPANSION PLANS

The Foundation seeks to increase the number of students being sponsored, especially for craftsmen and technicians.

WHY THE NEED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS?

Many Gambian children find it difficult to afford their secondary schooling, let alone further education/ training. Various scholarship funds provide support for needy students to enable them to complete their secondary school. Little support is available for further education though. This makes it virtually impossible for the larger part of the students to continue their education.

The result is that most skilled people in the Gambia are foreigners. If you need a chair you will most likely deal with a non Gambian carpenter. Clothes are obtained from a dressmaker, usually a foreigner. This results in a capital flow out of the country rather than the profits being reinvested in Gambian families.

Some students do obtain a scholarship to study abroad. They leave for training purposes, but many dont come back to work in The Gambia.

It is therefore of great importance to support students to learn their skills in The Gambia.

STUDY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GAMBIA:

There are various institutions in The Gambia where craftsmen and technicians are trained. Some examples are:

• GAMBIA TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

Technical courses are provided for electricians, plumbers, construction technicians, carpenters, metal workers, etc.
Exams are taken annually according to the City & Guilds system in England.

• National Youth Service Scheme and various private skill centres provide courses to train tailors and other craftsmen.

The Jammeh Foundation aims at training students in these very important fields. A contract is signed with the selected students to ensure their full commitment and dedication to their studies.

COST PER STUDENT (in Euro) FOR TRAINING IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS:

THE FOUNDATION IS SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SPONSORED:

If you are interested to sponsor one or more students for one of the skills mentioned above, we will ensure careful selection and supervision of the sponsored students.

The amount can be paid to the JFP account, either at once or in annual instalments,

If you wish you can state the subject of your choice and the details of the selected student can be provided.

Like Education, Health is equally important to The Architect and Founder of Jammeh Foundation For Peace, His Excellency the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Dr. Alhaji Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. His desire is to see genuine peace prevail all over the world and The Gambia in particular. Based on his belief that genuine peace is only attainable where there is social justice and his absolute conviction that “… the Health of the People is the Foundation upon which the survival and development of any Nation depends …”. As a cardinal pillar of The Foundation’s establishment, the Health component is meant to complement government’s resolve in mitigating the high morbidity and mortality rate among Gambian children in particular and healthcare in general.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES/ PROGRAMMES

1. DEVELOP THE JAMMEH FOUNDATON HOSPITAL

The great concern and care attached to this important sector of The Gambia’s National Development Agenda by JFP’s Founder, His Excellency President Jammeh, triggered his acceptance, adoption and establishment of the JFP Hospital, formerly Bundung Health Post, which is now being developed into a full fledge Mother-Child Hospital. Whilst Government ensures the development of good public health services, the Jammeh Foundation for Peace Hospital, as a non-governmental health facility, aims to complement Government’s efforts in this sector. The President’s adoption of this health post is equally buttressed by his knowledge and awareness of the needs of the large urban poor in the Greater Banjul Area and the large concentration of the population in the Serekunda area and Bundung in particular.

The Jammeh Foundation for Peace Hospital (JFPH) commenced work in the year 2000 providing essential health services to a large population. The commencement of outpatient services at the Jammeh Foundation Hospital brought significant reduction in the outpatient pressure at both Serekunda and Faji Kunda health centres.

Click here for More detailed information on the Strategic Development Plan and the needs of the Health facility.

2. SUPPORT TO OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES AND INITIATIVES

In line with its aims and objectives, The Foundation continues to give material, financial and moral support to many health facilities and programmes countrywide. Some of materials donated to health facilities includes: hospital beds, wheelchairs, commodes, trolleys, bed sheets, operating theatre tools & equipment, walking aids, elevators, furniture, etc. This has prompted many remote and less fortunate health posts to write to The Foundation for assistance. For instance, there are various communities that have sent in proposals to the JFP office requesting support for their own initiatives in healthcare and sanitation. These requests and initiatives are within the objectives of The Foundation and with little support a lot can be achieved.

The first large distribution exercise was carried out during His Excellency The President’s Meet the People Tour in 2003 when he provided health related equipment to all corners of the country. Another handing over ceremony was presided over by Her Excellency The Vice President and Chairperson of the JFP Board of Directors in September 2003. Finally Her Excellency The First Lady and President of the Jammeh Foundation visited the JFP Hospital where once again resources were shared in abundance with other facilities. In total 50 health facilities have benefited so far.

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This programme entirely depends on benevolent supporters in various parts of the world who provide their time energy and finances in order to provide these equipments for the Gambian people.

3. NEW YUNDUM HEALTH POST

The identification and sponsorship of this health project came as a result of President Jammeh’s supervision and inspection of communities during “Operation Clean The Nation” exercise on Saturday 15th May 2004. On arrival at New Yundum, The President was impressed with that communities’ turnout and commitment to his call. However, he was saddened by the sight of the dilapidated health post which was built in 1952. In that regard, the communities pleaded for assistance to upgrade the health trekking post to a dispensary bearing in mind the strategic location of the facility and the dense communities it serve. In response to that request, The President pledged D300, 000 (three hundred thousand dalasis) towards the construction of that facility through the Jammeh Foundation for Peace.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed for the implementation of the project. The signatories to the MOU include: Jammeh Foundation for Peace as Financier; The New Yundum Community providing land and unskilled labour; The Department of Technical Services as technical supervisors; The Department of State for Health and Social Welfare as service providers when the facility is completed; and the Engineering Squadron of The Gambia National Army providing skilled labour.

Saturday 29th May 2004, a foundation stone for a D300, 000 (three hundred thousand dalasis) health facility was laid in New Yundum by the Honourable Secretary of State for Health, Dr. Yankuba Kassama in his capacity as a JFP Board Member and Chairman of that Board’s Health Committee. The facility will house the bi-weekly clinic for children and pregnant women and also provide a labour unit for the women of the village.

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• Support to women groups
• Support the fight against child abuse.
• Computer- & science labs for schools
• Provide resources for technical schools

HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR

Companies or Individuals wishing to support the Jammeh Foundation for Peace may do so in the following ways:

• You could choose to give a one off donation to a specific project for which a fund raising programme is organised.
• You may wish to become an accredited sponsor of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace as a whole, for which you could make a periodic contribution.

TO BECOME AN ACCREDITED SPONSOR:
Below are the levels of the donations needed to reach the sponsorship category.

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Financial contributions can be paid into the following account:

Bank: Trust Bank Ltd, Banjul, And The Gambia
Swift Address: tbltgmgm

A/c name: Dr Alh Yahya Jammeh Foundation

Dalasis account no: 110-19305-01
US$ account no: 107-19305-02

MADAM JAMMEH PRESENTS WALKING AIDES

The First Lady, who is also the president of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace Madam Zainab Yahya Jammeh, on Monday presented walking aides to several institutions and individuals during a meeting held in Bundung on President Jammeh's 'Dialogue with the people tour'. MORE DETAILS

JFP SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGE FOR CRR LAUNCHED

President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday launched the Jammeh Foundation for Peace Second Phase of all inclusive Scholarship package for 55 Students in 16 Basic Cycle Schools in Janjangbureh in Central River Region. MORE DETAILS

JFP RECEIVES MEDICAL DRUGS, DONATES TO NEDI

The Lions Club of Cape Point on Wednesday presented medical drugs to the Jammeh Foundation for Peace (JFP), which was delivered through President Jammeh by Mr Sebastine Njie, President of the club. MORE DETAILS

JAMMEH FOUNDATION RECEIVES 252 BRAND NEW WHEELCHAIRS FROM TAIWAN

On Wednesday 21^st September, the Jammeh Foundation for Peace received 252 new wheelchairs at the Office of The Vice President. MORE DETAILS

FIRST LADY OPENS RECONSTRUCTED NEW YUNDUM HEALTH POST

First Lady Zineb Yahya Jammeh on Monday officially opened a new health facility at New Yundum sponsored by the Jammeh Foundation for Peace. MORE DETAILS

THE JAMMEH FOUNDATION FOR PEACE DONATES ITEMS WORTH $250,000 TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS

Following the Tsunami disaster that hit south-East Asia and the Indian Ocean countries recently, the Jammeh Foundation for Peace, on behalf of the government and people of the Gambia, on the 14th January 2005 donated to the victims 175 cartons of brand new clothes and educational materials worth over $250,000.MORE DETAILS

PROCEEDS OF THE JFP FUNDRAISING GALA DINNER EXCEED D2,500,000

On Friday 3rd December 2004, a grand Gala dinner was organised to raise funds for the Jammeh Foundation for Peace. The programme was hosted by the JFP President, Her Excellency Mrs. Zineb Jammeh and also graced by the Founder and Chief Patron, President Yahya Jammeh.MORE DETAILS

JAMMEH FOUNDATION FOR PEACE DONATES D1, 000,000.00 TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI PURPOSE SCIENCE LABORATORY

As part of its objectives and in line with educational development agenda for The Gambia, The Jammeh Foundation for Peace on 13th September 2004 donated one Million dalasis (D1,000,000) towards the construction and furnishing of a multi disciplinary science laboratory. The facility when ready will house five disciplines of science including Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agriculture and Computer Science.MORE DETAILS

JAMMEH FOUNDATION FOR PEACE DONATES $60, 000 TO THE LOCUST CAMPAIGN IN SENEGAL AND MAURITANIA

In pursuit of its noble objective of facilitating agricultural productivity in The Gambia and beyond, The Chairperson of the JFP Board of Directors on behalf of The Foundation on Friday 17th September 2004 made a cash donation, of $30,000 to Mauritania and $20,000 to Senegal. MORE DETAILS

UNI PRESIDENT ENTERPRISE CORPORATION FUND LAUNCHED

Vice President Isatou Njie Saidy on Thursday 23rd September 2004 launched on behalf of First Lady Zineb Yahya Jammeh the UNI-President Enterprise Corporation and Jammeh Foundation for Peace (JFP) Scholarship Fund amounting to D887, 596.41. MORE DETAILS

CITY AND GUILDS MEDAL AWARDS

One of our students has been awarded a City and Guilds Gold Medal for his outstanding achievements in the 2002/2003 series of exams. MORE DETAILS

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE JFP – HOSPITAL LABORATORY FACILITY IN BUNDUNG

The JFP – Hospital Laboratory in Bundung was officially opened on Friday 30th July 2004 by Her Excellency The First Lady of The Gambia, Madame Zineb Yahya Jammeh in her capacity as JFP President. She was accompanied by Her Excellency The Vice President of The Gambia and Chairperson of JFP Board of Directors.MORE DETAILS

NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS IN BANJUL

The First Lady of The Gambia, Madam Zineb Yahya Jammeh in her capacity as President of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace has, on Thursday 27th May 2004, inaugurated the 22nd July Square Children’s Playground in Banjul. The playground was rehabilitated and refurbished with new ‘first-class quality’ equipment installed, worth more than D1.8 million. The equipment is made up of aluminium and fibreglass materials to guarantee its durability. MORE DETAILS

MADAM JAMMEH VISITS JFP NEW OFFICE PREMISES AND JFP HOSPITAL