The Burr Njie Foundation The Gambia is a youth led non-profit making organization, established on the 13th March, 2017 to work with women and children in enhancing their development to help them succeed in their respective dreams and works of life. We shall work with similar groups in home and abroad in exchanging relevant information and advice with them on issues regarding particular the development of women and children in The Gambia.
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Fr 27.01.2018 | Today, Burr Njie Foundation embarked on a school outreach held at Gunjur Junior and Secondary School. The day long event was aimed to sensitise the students and teachers on the importance of decision making and to also mitigate the influence of the society had on students in choosing their careers. The members of the foundation also lamented on the roles of students in the socioeconomic advancement of the Gambia and Africa at large. After the training, we donated some items to the school which will benefit the students to have conducive environment for learning. We the Burr Njie Foundation , will forever be committed to ensure that children and women are empowered, so that they will become productive assets in the development of our beloved nation and Africa at large. We are calling on all the relevant stakeholders to supports this worthy cause because women and children empowerment is the way to country's development. #WePledgeToSupportEducation

MISSION
The Burr Njie Foundation The Gambia seeks to provide the right instructions, equipment’s and facilities for women and children to enhance their well-being, abilities, artistic talents, adventure skills and their development at large.

It shall equip them to be more independent and create a conducive environment that enables them to endure setbacks, try new things and see that improvement comes when you give something another try.
VISION
To complement The Gambia government efforts in ensuring that women and children attain their full potentials in order to be productive assets for national development.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To provide proper and quality education for students in the Gambia.
To protect the right of children.
To provide guiding and counseling centers in all schools in the country.
To create a conducive environment that enable them endure setback.
To enhances the potentials of youths in their social development in the country.
To make education accessible for the vulnerable and the less privilege ones.
To support young people to engage in skill work to enhance their own potentials.
To empower and protect the right of women.
To empower women in taking the lead in their own development.
Raising awareness on child right issues in the Gambia.
Advocating and lobbying for appropriate actions by Government, Civil Society and relevant institutions in relation to child and women right issues.
FOCUS OF BURR NJIE FOUNDATION
Women Empowerment
Child Right Promotion
Education
Development
STRATEGIES
Capacity Building
Advocacy
Sensitization
Networking
Partnership
CORE VALUES
Non Profit Making
Non Political Affiliated
Gender Equality
Accountability
Transparency
The Burr Njie Foundation The Gambia
since June 2017

Founder: Ebrima Njie
E-Mail: burrnjiefoundationthegambia@gmail.com
Webdesign: Fabian Schneider
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Youth Planet Protector Organisation

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