Gambia
Pastor Ronald Dauye is the Concern Mission International Coordinator in the Gambia. Since 2014, CMI has supported the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Banjul, the Gambia, and provided hot meals daily for over 110 hungry and needy children. There is a pressing need for more assistance in the smallest country in mainland Africa,
Gambia is a narrow nation that cuts through the interior of Senegal in West Africa. The Gambia River runs through the country to the Atlantic Ocean and was extensively used by slave traders as a transportation system.
Many settlements are found along the river. The capital city of Banjul is located on Saint Mary’s Island at the mouth of the river on the Atlantic coast. Tourism, which has taken a hit by the coronavirus pandemic, helped to boost the economy, as Gambia was one of West Africa’s most visited tourist destinations. Remittances account for approximately one-fifth of the country’s GDP, as high unemployment has caused skilled workers to emigrate to developed nations.
Gambia has a young and diverse population, with nearly 60 percent of its people under the age of 25. While nearly 90 percent of the population is Muslim, the average annual evangelical growth rate is 8.9 percent (compared to the global rate of 2.6 percent). The Mandinka people are the largest ethnic group in Gambia, followed by the Fulani herdsmen and the Wolof. Living along the Gambia River, the Mandinka are farmers, merchants, and Muslim clergy.
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As of Today, Children in the Gambia still face a high prevalence of violence, including corporal punishment, high rates of child marriage, female genital mutilation, and physical and sexual abuse, particularly against girls in schools, communities, and the tourism sector. Your monthly support will help our local pastors and missionaries in Gambia feed the poor and suffering children and reach their communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ
The quickest and most effective way to help us identify with these less fortunate children in The Gambia is to make a charitable donation to Concern Mission International today. Every dollar will reach Gambian children directly. Our Pastors and missionaries are working very hard to make sure that these poor and hungry children are well taken care of physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. You may also send donations in kind such as canned goods, non-perishable food, clothes, and shoes for the children that will be shipped to Gambia through our local shipping company.
Feeding the Hungry and Needy Children.
Concern Mission International is a Christian organization serving the poor globally since 1992.
We reflect the love of Christ in short-term emergency relief and long-term work to end world hunger.
CMI focuses on helping children and suffering communities. We support churches and plant churches, sponsor and support pastors and missionaries, and families in caring for children.