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Pageant Ethical Gifts
- Did you know about
Pageant's Ethical Gifts Scheme?
(more details) You can give our
tokens for
any celebration,
providing help for schools, children, villagers and environmental
projects in The Gambia.
27 August 2010 - Packing the container
- The Southwater school furniture, together with more furniture we
have collected over several months, and many items of sports kit and
other clothing have been packed into a 3/4 size container, which is
now on its way to The Gambia. (more details)
12 August 2010 - Classroom furniture from
Southwater Junior School - Pageant has just collected 122
classroom tables and 431 chairs from Southwater Junior School. These
will form part of the next container load to be sent to The Gambia,
which we will be packing on Friday 27 August. (more details)
1 August 2010 - New leg for Modou Lamin
- In May 2010 Pageant launched an appeal to
provide Modou Lamin with a new prosthetic leg, with a target of £700.
We are pleased to announce that your generosity has exceeded our
expectations, with a total of £868 raised. We have closed our appeal
for the time being, though we might re-open it as Modou Lamin grows
and needs further prosthetic treatment. We continue to use
Modou Lamin's page
to keep you updated on his progress.
25 July 2010 - Pageant's summer party
(more details)
Recent News
11 June - JTT Nursery School - the
very last photos as the new buildings are completed. (more
details)
14 May 2010 - New Library at Siffoe Senior
Seconday School -
see photos
12 May 2010 - New kitchen at Sheik Hatab
Memorial Nursery School -
see photos
10 May 2010 - New leg for Modou Lamin
- Pageant launches an appeal to raise £700 to provide Modou Lamin with a prosthetic leg. (more
details)
5 May 2010 - JTT Nursery School building
progress - Work on the new school is progressing very quickly
with all the walls completed up to roof level. The new buildings
will almost certainly be ready for use for the new school year this
autumn. (more
details)
27 April 2010 - Donation of Science Kit
-
Technology Supplies Ltd
has given Pageant a truly amazing £13,000 worth of science kit
for Gambian schools (more
details)
13 April 2010 - JTT Nursery School -
The school hopes to move from its current cramped premises to new
buildings on a new site, with funding mainly provided by the
The African Oyster Trust.
Pageant member Aris Harrison-Price is sponsoring a university
course for teachers at this school. (more
details)
6 April 2010 - Pencil collection at Westdene Primary School
- pupils at this Brighton school have collected 2800 pencils,
crayons etc. for children at two schools in The Gambia. (more
details)
5 March 2010 - Another son for Wandifa
- Pageant's main agent, Wandifa Saidykhan, and his wife
Mariama are the proud parents of a second son, Ebrima Ian, born on
21 February 2010. (more
details)
23 February 2010 - Microscopy Workshops
- The Pageant team have nearly completed the workshops, and we have
updates from Kathy Groves on our
News
Blog, with an edited version on
this page.
2 February 2010 - Microscopy Workshops
- The Pageant team will shortly leave for The Gambia, taking with
them virtually all of the equipment for the workshops. (more
details)
2 January 2010 - Microscopy Workshops
- Two more suppliers Edulab and
Northern Geological Supplies are supporting these workshops. (more
details)
