Aid Projects

Empowering Communities through long term projects

YMO Gambia Water Aid Project

Many remote villages in Gambia do not have reliable access to clean and safe water. Villagers travel long distances over harsh terrains to source water which is often contaminated.

According to UNICEF 43% of water consumed by the population of Gambia is contaminated. This puts these communities at considerable risk from water borne diseases, on top of dehydration, leading to many lost lives.

Borehole’s can provide a reliable source of clean and safe water. This basic human necessity provides a platform with long term benefits to the local population, farmland and animals. Access to safe and clean water for drinking, helps eradicate the risk of contracting water-borne disease. This empowers these communities to flourish, developing irrigation, farming capabilities and safe, healthy eating.

YMO's vision is to provide 20 Boreholes in various deprived villages in and around the capital of Banjul, identified by our team on the ground, which are in urgent need of clean water.

These 20 boreholes will provide water to over 17,000 villagers, their animals and farmland.

YMO’s long term vision is to enable and empower the villagers to shape their futures through education and life skills. We will replicate our model of Education and Life skills that YMO have been providing successfully to children in Bangladesh for since 2013.

Please help us to fundraise for Gambia Water Aid Project to provide clean and safe water to thousands of villagers.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “The best charity is giving water to drink” [Ahmad]

How does YMO identify the children at risk in Bangladesh

YMO Trust staff scout local communities and villages, liaising with schools and other charities to identify children at risk. The efforts are concentrated in areas of deprivation. Poverty introduces barriers to schooling like school fees, transport, uniform, textbooks, school stationery and in some cases, the urgent need for the child to earn. YMO Trust vets these applications, interviewing the families, confirming their needs and financial position and, where successful, puts in place a plan to get the children enrolled into the state school system and supplementing their education with additional learning from our academies. The work of YMO Trust has spread by word of mouth in villages, collaborative scouting with other charitable bodies and local government help. Learn more about their individual stories….