Special note - There have been significant changes in the exchange rate between the UK Pound and the Gambian Dalasi since this page was compiled. Also increasing world food and commodity prices are making most essential goods more expensive in The Gambia. We are in the process of revising all the prices on this page, and will update it as soon as this is completed. However, if you would like to give someone a Pageant Ethical Gift, please make your selection from the gifts listed below, and then contact us for an updated price.

	These gifts will be purchased and distributed by Pageant and your friend or relative will get a Pageant Gift Token - see specimen
	These gifts will be purchased and distributed  by GEPADG and your friend or relative will get a GEPADG Gift Token - see specimen

Where possible, all gifts will be purchased in The Gambia, thus avoiding transportation costs, helping the local economy, and providing very good value for money. The gifts marked (UK) will be purchased in the UK. Please look through the list of Ethical Gifts below, make your selection, and then use our order form.

	Gifts	Cost
	Pack of 10 exercise books Your Ethical Gift provides a Gambian family with a pack of 10 exercise books - many schools cannot provide the exercise books needed by all the children, so they must either provide their own or go without. A donation of £60 would provide an exercise book for each child in a class.	£6.00
	Boots for GEPADG rangers or wardens Your Ethical Gift provides a pair of boots for GEPADG rangers, wardens or field workers for their safety in the field. (more info)	£6.00
	Mosquito net + 1 litre of insecticide Your Ethical Gift provides a Gambian family with a mosquito net and insecticide as a preventative measure against malaria. Malaria is the biggest cause of death in The Gambia, particularly in children under five. (more info) (news item about mosquito nets)	£7.50
	Watering can Your Ethical Gift provides a watering can for a school or village vegetable garden in The Gambia. School gardens are a valuable resource. They are they used for teaching purposes and much of the produce is used in the school kitchens. The watering can will be invaluable for caring for the young plants, so much better than the buckets which are all most schools and villagers can afford. (more info) (read about the vegetable gardens)	£8.50
	Gardening set - rake, spade & hoe Your Ethical Gift provides the women or children who tend their vegetable gardens with a set of tools - a rake, a spade & a hoe. Even such basic tools as these are beyond the means of most schools and groups of women. (more info)	£9.50
	Banana plants Your Ethical Gift provides 5 banana plants for the garden of a family compound. The banana plants grow quickly and will provide fruit in their second season - shade is an added bonus as they mature. The plants can be split each year, providing greater numbers and more fruit, both for the family and for sale. A donation of £24 could provide the start of a banana plantation for a school (read about vegetable gardens)	£12.00
	Mango trees Your Ethical Gift provides 5 mango trees for the garden of a family compound. The mango trees do not grow as quickly as the bananas but will provide good fruit and shade in a few years. Mangos provide a welcome source of vitamins and a good mango crop is a real bonus to a poor family. A donation of £36 could start a mango orchard for a school. (more info)	£12.00
	Mangrove seedlings Your Ethical Gift buys seedlings to regenerate areas of mangrove forest, providing a resource for the people of Gunjur, protecting the coastline and providing refuge for fish, birds and animals. (more info)	£12.00
	Large cooking pot  Your Ethical Gift provides a large cooking pot and serving bowl for a family. Such cooking pots are the mainstay of family life and are much prized by the women who use them. When a couple are married these large pots are among the most sought-after wedding gifts. (more info)	£14.50
	School bag Your Ethical Gift provides a Gambian child from a poor family with a school bag, exercise book, pencil case, pens, pencils and other contents. These are the basic essentials for lessons in school, which his/her family would be unable to afford. (more info)	£18.00
	Donation to monkey conservation Many types of monkey are found at Gunjur, but deforestation has caused populations to decline. In their search for food, monkeys come into conflict with local farmers. Your Ethical Gift will compensate farmers for damage caused, giving them an incentive to protect the monkeys. (more info)	£18.00
	Solar powered or wind-up radios (UK)  Your Ethical Gift will be used to buy radios for communication purposes and to enable the local farmers to hear GEPADG announcements and programmes over the air. (more info)	£15.00
	Spades and rakes  Your Ethical Gift will be used to buy tools used in village cleaning days, monthly beach sweeping and annual tree planting exercises in the Gunjur area. (more info)	£18.00
	Sack of rice Your Ethical Gift provides a sack of the best rice for a family compound. Rice is the staple food of most Gambians and a bag of rice such as this will feed a large family for a month. Gambian farmers grow rice during the wet summer months, but there is never enough to last the whole year. Families must therefore buy the more expensive imported rice - many of the poorer people can only afford the scrapings that have burst from split bags when being unloaded from the container ships. (more info)	£21.50
	School uniform (2 sets) Your Ethical Gift provides school uniform for a child of a poor family. Many schools insist on uniform being worn and it is sometimes the cost of this that makes the family unable to send a child to school. Your gift will provide two uniforms and a pair of school shoes for a child that would otherwise not be at school. (more info)	£24.00
	Monthly salary for a volunteer warden Your Ethical Gift will provide one month's wages for one of GEPADG's two unpaid but hardworking volunteers. (more info)	£24.00
	First aid kit (UK) Your Ethical Gift provides a basic First Aid kit for a family compound. Most families cannot afford such items as disinfectant, antiseptic ointments, adhesive dressings for cuts and grazes, cotton wool or painkillers. This means that minor injuries or ailments can cause unnecessary distress, which this kit will go a long way to alleviate.	£30.00
	School desk & seat Your Ethical Gift provides a desk and seat for a Gambian school child. Many schools cannot provide the desks needed by all the children, so they must provide their own. In many schools the overcrowding is so great that even a small desk or table has to be shared, often between as many as 4 children.	£30.00
	Carpentry tools Your Ethical Gift will buy tools for GEPADG's carpenter  to construct beehives and other items for the local community, and also helps train local people, giving them a skill. (more info)	£30.00
	Pageant loan Your Ethical Gift provides a start-up fund to enable village women to set up their own small businesses. An interest-free micro-loan of £36 will finance a business opportunity for one woman - when she pays back the loan, the money will be lent to another woman, and so on... (more info)	£36.00
	Trekker microscope + case (UK) Your Ethical Gift provides a microscope for a Gambian school Science class or club. The microscope is compact, robust and easy to use by children either inside the classroom or outside while collecting plants, insects or other items of interest. This new microscope is called the Trekker and is ideal for use in the Gambian schools, where there is no electricity and in most cases no equipment of any sort for scientific experiment or investigation. (further information about the Trekker microscope)	£35.00
	3-seater desk & seat unit for nursery or Grade 1 & 2 children. Pageant commissioned a local carpenter to design and make this integrated desk and seat unit for up to three small children. These have been supplied to Campama Lower Basic School. (more info)	£48.00
	Bicycle Your Ethical Gift provides a bicycle for a senior student to travel to school or college. Many such students miss vital college lessons because they are unable to afford the bus fare to travel to college every day and it is too far to walk. A bicycle means that they can become self sufficient as far as their transport is concerned. (more info)	£51.50
	Bicycles for GEPADG community wardens and rangers Your Ethical Gift provides a bicycle enabling GEPADG to respond quickly and effectively to illegal activities such as bush fires, illegal hunting, tree felling, poaching and turtle hunting. (more info)	£51.50
	Wheelbarrow Your Ethical Gift provides the vegetable garden of a Gambian school or village with a wheelbarrow. Many of these 'gardens' cover large areas, rather resembling large groups of allotments. The presence of a wheelbarrow will enable large amounts of compost and water containers to be moved from place to place, as well as the plants that are eventually to be marketed.  (read about vegetable gardens)	£54.00
	Wheelbarrow Your Ethical Gift will provide a wheelbarrow for use in village cleaning days, monthly beach sweeping and annual tree planting exercises in the Gunjur area. (more info)	£54.00
	Donkey plus Your Ethical Gift provides a donkey for a farmer in an up-country village. The donation includes a shelter and a regular check by the 'Gambian Horse & Donkey Trust' and the farmer will be provided with the correct bridle and instructed on the proper care for his new helpmate. (more info)   (Gambian Horse & Donkey Trust website) Special Note - The donkey donation scheme has been going so well that there may be a waiting period before YOUR donkey actually goes out - but it will do so before too long. We'll let you know when it is in its new home.	£75.00
	'Glowstar' Solar lantern kit (UK) Your Ethical Gift provides a Gambian family with good solar powered lighting. Many Gambian children often just go to bed when it gets dark, as there is nothing for them to do if they cannot see properly. This gift means that the members of this family will be able to read, play games, do their homework and generally extend their day. These Sollatek lanterns and solar panels were specially developed for use in Africa.  (further information about the Glowstar Lantern)	£90.00
	Solar Panel Your Ethical Gift will reliably supply enough power for all of GEPADG's office and field equipment, thus saving fuel and reducing pollution. (more info)	£360.00
	Wedding Gifts It is now the custom to give the bridesmaids, best man, parents, ushers etc a 'thank you' gifts at weddings. Rather than the usual cufflinks, jewellery or wallet, why not give Pageant Ethical Gift Tokens? At a recent wedding, two Pageant members did just this. Just select your gifts from the above list, and when you send us your order form, tell us the bride and groom's names and any other message you would like on your customised tokens. (see specimen token) (more info)

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