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Main Pages & Site Structure
Links to the main pages are available on every page in this site from the menu across the top of the page, and the floating menu on the right side. This sitemap lists all pages on the site in a structured manner. The links in the table immediately below are to bookmarks in this structured list, and not to actual pages. There is also a second floating menu with similar bookmark links. If you still can't find what you are looking for, then try typing some keywords into the Search Box above.
 
General Home page, how to use the site, the search facility and the links page.
Pageant projects A summary of what Pageant does and where.
Fundraising Fundraising such as Pageant's Ethical Gifts scheme and stories of teams in the Plymouth-Banjul Challenges.
General Projects  
Bakalarr Pageants started at Bakalarr, so there are many projects in this area.
Banjul Projects Projects in and around Banjul
Other projects All other projects in the Gambia
News News items and notes about updates to other pages are continuously added to the top of our News Page, and are later moved into the News Archive Page. In many cases there are subsidiary news pages giving more detailed information.
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
UK schools News Blog      
Contact How to contact Pageant by telephone, post or email. How to become a Pageant member, donate to Pageant or sponsor a Gambian child's education. Also a special Members page.
Video Clips There are a number of video clips associated with various projects or news pages. This section gives direct access to all clips.
General

PAGEANT HOME PAGE

Sitemap - this page
 

How to use the website - notes on browsers and navigation tips
 

Search help -  how to use the site search facility (pop-up page #)

 

Map of The Gambia  - showing many of the places where Pageant is active (pop-up page #)

    These two pages appear in new windows as pop-ups. If your browser is not Javascript enabled or you have disabled pop-ups, you can still open these pages by clicking on the # symbol.
Links - Links to information on the Gambia, and other educational charities
Projects

Pageant projects - a structured outline of all of Pageant's activities.

  Schools Index a list of UK and Gambian Schools which Pageant is associated with
Fundraising how money is raised by donations, sponsored challenges etc.
   

Pageant Ethical Gift Tokens

Ethical Gifts in Action
 

Order Form (Word)      Order Form (PDF)

Three Peaks Challenge 2004 - Sponsorship money raised by Pageant member Chris Hyde

2005/6  Challenges Summary

 

Amsterdam-Dakar Challenge 2005 'Dustbusters' team page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2006 'Shap Ahoy' team page

Preparations and fundraising

through UK, France, Spain

Morocco

Western Sahara

Mauritania

Senegal

Gambia

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2006 'Super Trooper' team page

2007 Challenges Summary

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'IceCold2007' teams page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'Ibrakeforcake' team page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'Desert Mice' & 'First to the Bar' team page

 

Shap Ahoy - the T4 Challenge reconnoitring the route for the 2007 Bamako Run

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Cumbria to Sidi Ifni

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Sidi Ifni to Kiffa

   

T4 Challenge Diary - into Mali to Timbuktu

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Timbuktu to Bamako

 

2007 Azores and Back Ocean Race - Bandit fundraising for Pageant

2008 Challenges Summary
 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2008 'Transplant Titans' team page

    Transplant Titans Sponsors
  4Ts Adventure 2008 - Two Toyotas to Timbuktu
    4Ts Itinerary

General projects and background information
   

Ian & Pippa's story - Pageant was started by Ian and Pippa Howard, following a holiday

Wandifa - Wandifa  Saidykhan is one of our agents in The Gambia.

How things get to The Gambia - containers organised by Friends of Gambian Schools

Pageant Loans - micro-loans for small enterprises

The Artemisia Project - an inexpensive and effective treatment for malaria

Millennium Health Microscope - low cost microscope to diagnose infectious diseases

Tina's Art - creative art projects for two nursery schools

Foundation for Disabled People - helping people with a physical handicap in The Gambia
 

Proposal requesting financial help - to expand wheelchair production

Bakalarr projects

 

Bakalarr equipment - Educational equipment, such as microscopes for Bakalarr School

 

Equipment list - Donate the things which are needed in The Gambia

Microscope competition - Prizes for best drawings of things seen under the microscope

 

April 2005 competition

Bakalarr classroom floors - Concrete floors laid at Bakalarr School

Bakalarr new kitchens - New kitchens built at Bakalarr School

Bakalarr perimeter wall - Perimeter wall built at Bakalarr School

 

Wall paintings - How the wall has been turned into an art gallery

Ousman's Artwork - Ousman F Sowe's paintings

Ousman's Exhibition - Ousman's paintings at Horsham Library

Vegetable gardens - Growing vegetables in school and village gardens

 

Vegetable gardens - Update February 2003

 

Vegetable gardens - Update March 2004

Bakalarr toilets - New Toilet Blocks at Bakalarr School for both pupils and staff.

 

Official opening of the toilet blocks at Bakalarr - October 2003

Bakalarr nursery class - Bakalarr School has started a nursery class.

Progress at Bakalarr - December 2004 New classrooms etc.

Home Science Lab & Multipurpose Sports Court

Staff accommodation block

Banjul Projects
   
Abuko Lower Basic School - started as a local initiative. Pageant now helping.
Campama Lower Basic School (Banjul) - help with essential maintenance
 

Campama LBS - 2nd visit Oct 2007  desks & chairs from UK, and new desk units
Crab Island Upper Basic School - help with technical education for 13-16 year olds
GEPADG - an environmental group, based in Gunjur, on the Atlantic coast of The Gambia.
JTT Nursery School - nursery school in Serekunda
King's Kid Academy - nursery & primary school in Temasu, near Lamin, south west of Banjul
 

Kings's Kid Academy - 2008 onwards
Mahmoud Achten Nursery School - nursery school near Serekunda
Saloum Nursery - Nursery school in Nemakunku

Sinchu Baliya Resource Centre

 

Sinchu Baliya Science Club - 22 December 2004

 

Sinchu Baliya Resource Centre progress - microscopy competition prizes

Toilets & Textbooks - building new toilets at Kings Kid Academy
 

Sponsor Nigel Walsh - fundraising for above in 2008 Comrades Marathon

Wesley Primary School, Banjul - help with renovating smoke damaged kitchens

Women's groups - Pageant helps Women's Groups with literacy and numeracy

Yakanu Nursery - Building a new school in Serekunda

Projects in other areas
   

Brikamedina Pipeline Nursery School
Jarreng chicken farm - An attempt to build a new chicken farm.
Jurunku School - needed help with many dilapidated buildings
 

Jurunku School progress Mar 2005 - renovation of classrooms, new concrete floors

 

Jurunku Update June 2006 - garden renovation, solar powered water supply

 

Jurunku Update Feb 2007 - visit to see garden, and assess work required on kitchen

Siffoe Lower Basic School - needed help to complete an unfinished classroom block
 

Siffoe Lower Basic School - update June 2008
News

News - Regularly updated news and events, with links to additional pictures and information

  News Archive - Old news, moved from the news page.
    Pages giving further information on news items (in date order)
  Consignment reaches The Gambia - 8 April 2003
  Horsham Rotary Club Charity - 2 August 2003
  Container load goes to The Gambia - 28 August 2003
  Visits to schools - October 2003
  Computers for Hospital & Schools - December 2003

Packing Day - 31 January 2004
  Raffle of watercolour is bad news for mosquitoes - 2 March 2004
    Kemo Ceesay's visit July-August 2004
   

Kemo Arrives at Gatwick - 8 July 2004
   

Kemo's visit - first week - 14 July 2004
   

Kemo's visit - third week - 3 August 2004
   

Kemo's visit - fourth week - 5 August 2004
   

Kemo's visit - last two weeks - 28 August 2004
  Packing Day - 31 July 2004
  Return from The Gambia - 7 November 2004
  Unloading containers - 22 December 2004
  Visits to Sponsored Children - 22 December 2004

Packing containers - 12 March 2005
  Unpacking containers - 23 April 2005
    Bakary Gitteh's visit July-August 2005
   

1st report - Sussex Schools - 14 July 2005
   

2nd report - visit to Isle of Wight - 17 July 2005
   

3rd report - Meet Mr Gitteh Day, more School visits - 19 July 2005
   

4th report - Bakary Gitteh meets childhood sponsor - 2 August 2005
   

5th report - Singleton Open Air Museum & Globe Theatre - 17 August 2005
   

final report - Visit to London and Shopping - 7 October 2005
 

Mosquito nets and insecticide for village communities - 12 September 2005

 

More infants' school furniture for The Gambia - 5 October 2005

 

Visit to Gallions Mount School - 6 October 2005

 

Harvest Festival with a difference - 8 October 2005

 

Pippa's trip to The Gambia - November 2005

   

17 November - Latri Kunda Health Clinic & Banjul University
    18 November - Saloum Nursery, Sinchu Baliya & Abuko Schools
    19 November - Shopping in Banjul - Albert Market
    20 November - Sinchu Baliya
    21 November - Schools on the North Bank, Essau and Jurunku
    22 November - A day of microscopes, Banjul Hospital, University, Gambia SSS
    23 November - Gambia SSS, St Augustines, Crab Island & Wesley schools
    24 November - Bakalarr school & village
    25 November - Siffoe school & village
    26 November - 'Cleaning your environment' day
   

28-29 November - Our last day & leaving

Donation of Science Equipment by Collyer's - 17 March 2006
  Carole and Franklin's wedding - 20 March 2006
  Fleet Half Marathon - Steve Pitman raises money for Pageant - 21 March 2006
  Ian & Pippa's trip to The Gambia - February 2006
   

7-10 Feb - Crab Island, St Augustine, Jurunku
   

11-14 Feb - beach party, Gambia SSS, Saloum Nursery, Abuko, Bakalarr,  Essau
   

15-17 Feb - KMJ, Sinchu Baliya, Bakau New Town, ICE, GTTI, Sobeya, King's Kid Academy
   

18-21 Feb - Kemo's compound, Sika, Gambia SSS
  News from Banjul Schools - March 2006 - Crab Island, Gambia SSS & St Augustine's
  Horsham Rotary Club Charity Day - June 2006
  Omar Janneh awarded RMS bursary - June 2006
  Meet Omar Day - July 2006
  Omar's Diary, June - August 2006
  North Bank Schools Science Fair - September 2006
  Charlotte May's visit to The Gambia - October 2006
  Ringwood School's link with Bakalarr BCS - December 2006

Primary Science Kit for Gambian Schools - February 2007
  Ian & Pippa's trip to The Gambia - February 2007
   

Sarjo's new wheelchair
   

Seminars for Gambian science teachers
  Fundraising news - July 2007
  Update from Kings Kid Academy - September 2007
  Packing Days - September 2007
  News from Bakalarr - September 2007
  Vivace! concert - November 2007

Touble in Mauritania - January 2008
  Revised Sponsorship Costs - March 2008

  News from UK Schools
  Warnham School, Horsham - Ben's presentation
  Dame Tipping School, Essex
  Christ's Hospital, Horsham
  Oliver's page - how a 7 year old Welsh schoolboy is helping children in The Gambia
  Ridgemede Junior School - has a close relationship with Abuko and sponsors several children

  Pageant News Blog
  Pageant News Blog - Introduction
  Live from The Gambia - Blog postings by Frances February 2008
   

Chris Robertson's Gambia Diary - February 2008 (link to pdf file)
  New members for Blog Team - March 2008
Contacts Membership & Sponsorship

Contact - How to contact Pageant by telephone, post or email

  Enquiry Form - If you don't have email, you can still send us a message using this form
  Website Feedback Form - Tell us about errors, broken links and suggest improvements
  Website statistics - Month by month hits and visitors to the website
  Membership - How to join Pageant and details of subscriptions
    Membership form    form in PDF Format
    Gift aid form        form in PDF Format
    Pageant Members Page - information mainly for members
 

Sponsorship - Details on how to sponsor children's education

   

Sponsorship in action - Information on sponsored children

   

Sponsorship enquiry Students requiring sponsorship - ask for details

   

Sponsorship form       form in PDF Format

 

Donate online - Make an online donation to Pageant - debit or credit card

 

Forms - Direct links to all Pageant forms

Video Clips

Video Clips Index short clips in Windows Media & Real Player formats (low res. wmv links below)

 

Bakalarr nursery class, soon after it opened in February 2004

 

Children of Bakalarr nursery with donated toys in October 2004

 

Life nursery school near Serekunda, October 2004

 

Making Mud Blocks, February 2005 (stills from above video)

 

Bakalarr Cultural Dancing Group, February 2005

  Children of JTT Nursery School play with a Shape Sorter, Feb 2007
    Copyright - all video files are copyright Pageant 2004-2005.