In January 14 Lush staff went out to The Gambia volunteering with FSF for an experience that would change both their lives and the lives of the children living in abject poverty. To view the volunteering videos please click here
The Fresh Start Foundation was established in 2006 by Lamin and Rebecca Daffeh in order to support orphans and other vulnerable children in The Gambia, West Africa. The Fresh Start Foundation is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and a registered Non Government Organisation (NGO) in The Gambia.
FSF supports children between the ages of 7 to 18 years old, whom, due to poverty are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. FSF's main focus is to provide access to education and health care.
The Foundation provides these children with the following provisions:
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Access to mainstream schools |
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Educational resources |
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Access to Health Care |
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Clean water and sanitation |
Mission Statement - FSF exists to provide a safe and emotionally nurturing environment where extremely vulnerable children can have access to basic and uninterrupted education whereby they can develop skills and self awareness to achieve personal autonomy.
Vision for the future - FSF is looking for stable funding streams from organisations, schools and individual donors to develop and sustain our current projects. FSF will be building a community based centre for children and young people to access: recreational activities, skilled based training that will enhance employment opportunties, emotional support, advice on sexual health, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Country Profile -
The Gambia is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 160 out of 173 countries in the 2002 UNDP Human Development Report. With a population of 1.7 million The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, spanning only 4391 square miles! It is a serpentine-shaped territory running on either side of the banks of the River Gambia completely surrounded by Senegal.
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