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PAGEANT stands for Projects Aiding Gambian Education And Natural Talent. We are a small UK-registered Charity, providing urgently needed help for education solely in The Gambia, West Africa.

Education is one of the most powerful and cost effective means for improving living standards in developing countries. The Gambia has a well structured education system, but pupils must bear some of the costs. This limits the opportunities available to less well-off children. Schools have dedicated teaching staff, whose efforts are greatly enhanced by improvements to buildings, facilities and equipment.
Pageant works with its agents in The Gambia to provide help with construction projects, and provision of furniture and equipment for schools in several villages. We also help with education and self sufficiency projects in village communities.
Sponsorship - We run a sponsorship scheme enabling students to complete their education when parents are unable to pay school fees. You can be sure that ALL the money goes to help the student.

Donations - We rely on donations from individuals & organisations. You can help us by making a donation. All of our running costs are covered by our members' modest annual subscription, so 100% of donations goes to our projects in The Gambia.

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Take your time to explore our website. We hope it will help spread the word, both to all those people who have experienced the delights of The Gambia and to those who wish to help in any way to improve the educational opportunities for those currently excluded. We are keen to hear from you with further ideas or requests for information. Our contact page gives you our telephone number and postal address.
Alternatively you can send us an email by clicking on this link.

Background

The Gambia is a small narrow country in West Africa, along both sides of the Gambia river. Although there is considerable tourist development on the coast near the capital Banjul, most of the country is relatively poor and under developed. Primary education is provided free, but after that fees are charged. Pupils are also expected to bear the costs of all food, travel, books and materials. Education is seen as the way out of the poverty trap. For many years, tourists have been encouraged to provide help to schools near to the tourist areas, but most up-country schools get little help. Pageant was started by Ian and Pippa Howard in 2002 to provide assistance to these schools. It is a registered UK Charity (Charity No. 1093963). The trustees are Ian Howard, Tina Boswell and Andrew Groves.

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