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A fun and sporty day for SOS Kindergarten pupils from Bakoteh |
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4 April 2009 was the Kindergarten sports day for all the children attending the SOS Kindergarten in Bakoteh, The Gambia. Most of the 216 children registered in the morning and afternoon Kindergarten shifts gathered at the SOS Children's Village Bakoteh sports field to engage themselves into fierce competition... well, much more fun than competition to be realistic!
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The story of a little dog going to SOS Children's Village Basse |
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'Woofy' is a travelling dog! He'd already taken the car towards Brussels airport, the plane to go to Banjul and his travel was not yet over! He still had to take another car, cross the Gambia River by ferry and drive another six hours to meet his new family in SOS Children's Village Basse. But luckily, Woofy was not travelling alone! Plenty other stuffed friends, dolls and toys joined him on this long journey!
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Corporate Sponsors Celebrate Christmas and New Year with SOS Children's Village Bakoteh |
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3rd January 2009 was a day awaited by the children in SOS Children's Village Bakoteh. Sure Christmas and New Year had just passed, but yet another big party was to happen. On that day, Total The Gambia, Standard Chartered Bank, GT Bank and CFAO, four corporate sponsors* of SOS Children's Village Bakoteh, joined hand to offer yet another Christmas and New Year party to the children.
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The Gambia Gets its First 35 Graduated Social Workers |
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On 12 December 2008 in Bakoteh, the Gambia, SOS-Kinderdorf International Regional Office for North West Africa certified 35 students who underwent a one year intensive training programme in social work. Several key institutions and government bodies attended the graduation ceremony held in SOS Children's Village Bakoteh and showed their support to the newly graduated.
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In The Gambia, just like in many other African countries, many girls are still kept home to help with the daily chores or withdrawn from school to be married. Even though the government is doing its best to promote and support girls' education, early marriage is still not forbidden by the law and sensitisation is the only key to make things change. Join Ndey's fight and help her spread the message! |
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Have you ever noticed there's always someone taking pictures during major events as well as snapping the daily lives in a children's village? What happens to all these pictures? In the Gambia, the old ones, taken with reflex cameras sure ended up in the archive files of the SOS Children's Villages administration, for communication purpose and records. But now, they've all moved from their dusty boxes to the SOS Children's Village Bakoteh family houses they belong to, bringing a lot of excitement and giggles in the village! |
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17-year-old Adama sensitizes her peers on HIV/AIDS through words. Read the poem of this 11th grade student from SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Bakoteh, The Gambia.
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