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Empower the Gambia

Registered charity 1161200 Registered since 2015

Operates: The Gambia

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
6.8y median 6y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
7.1y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Websitewww.facebook.com/EmpowertheGambia
Emailjoheavenempower@aol.co.uk
Phone01793520557
Address92 DUNSFORD CLOSE, SWINDON, SN1 4PW

Finances

£18,817 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£16,872£15,098
2022£36,508£35,953
2023£22,453£21,783
2024£18,523£18,124
2025£18,817£18,519

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Other FinanceProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

1) LINKING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES TOGETHER TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT. 2) SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF NURSERY SCHOOLS, LOWER BASIC SCHOOLS AND UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR THE TEACHERS TO ENHANCE THEIR TEACHING TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHICH IN TURN BENEFITS THE STUDENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES OF POVERTY. 3) RUNNING A CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TO PAY NURSERY SCHOOL FEES WHERE THE FAMILY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IS IN POVERTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE EDUCATION THAT WOULD ENABLE THE CHILD A HEAD START ONCE REACHING FREE EDUCATION AT THE AGE OF 7 YEARS. IN THE LONGER TERM THIS WOULD IN TURN ENABLE THESE CHILDREN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING IN THEIR ADULT LIVES. 4) RUNNING A PROGRAM OF INSTALLING SOLAR LIGHTS INTO RURAL SCHOOLS TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO PREPARE LESSONS, RUN HOMEWORK AND REVISION CLASSES IN THE EVENINGS, ALLOW COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ADULT LITERACY CLASSES AND FOR SOCIAL EVENTS. THESE COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AND HAVING A COMMUNITY BUILDING AVAILABLE AT NIGHT TIMES MEANS THAT EDUCATION CAN BE ADVANCED AND INTURN POVERTY CAN BE MINIMISED. 5) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING SKILLS AND TRAINING WITH THE COMMUNITIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BY PEOPLE FROM THE UK VOLUNTEERING TO TEACH FIRST AID, TEACHER TRAINING AND SPORT TRAINING. THIS BOTH ADVANCES EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND IN TURN SAVES LIVES THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS AND TRAINING. 6) SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES SET UP OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS BICYCLE MAINTENANCE, POULTRY PRODUCTION, PLASTIC BOTTLE SOLAR LIGHT BULBS AND SOLAR POWERED MOBILE PHONE CHARGING. THIS HELPS RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 7) PROVIDING ANY OTHER ACTIVITY OR RESOURCE AS APPROPRIATE AND NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO REDUCE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAVING OF LIVES.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 JUL 2013

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

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