Nova Scotia Gambia Association

Many thanks to Jakob Conrad, Founder of “Twoonies from Toubabs” for his fundraiser to raise money for the NSGA’s Peer Health Education Programs! Read about his campaign here. To purchase his Valentine cards, you can call the NSGA office at 423-1360 or e-mail cathy.conrad@novascotiagambia.ca You can watch an interview with Jakob on Breakfast Television here and Thank You for supporting the NSGA!

Nova Scotia-Gambia Association Board and staff welcome Muhammed Ngallan as its new Executive Director! Read here for an article about Muhammed and the NSGA in the January 23, 2012 edition of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald!

Muhammed comes to us with over 10 years of service working for the organization in The Gambia. Muhammed recently immigrated to Nova Scotia from The Gambia and looks forward to settling here with his family and taking a senior role in the organization he has been passionate about for so long.

“Having been a witness to the impact the NSGA has in the lives of Gambians over the past decade, I am very excited for the opportunity to guide and direct the efforts of the organization in the most effective manner possible,” says Muhammed.

NSGA currently faces the same financial challenges as many other small not-for-profits. The organization depends more and more on individual donations as governments change their funding priorities. Muhammed aims to build NSGA’s donor base in 2012 to make up for the lack of funding opportunities.

“NSGA is a household name in The Gambia, respected by all for its lifesaving programs over the past 26 years. I am committed to engaging more Canadians in the coming year to replicate the household status NSGA holds in The Gambia here in Atlantic Canada,” says Muhammed.

We’re looking forward to starting this year off with our new Executive Director!
If you’d like to welcome Muhammed, you can send him an email at muhammed.ngallan@novascotiagambia.ca

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For 25 years, the Nova Scotia-Gambia Association (NSGA) has worked with West Africans and Canadians to build healthy communities in The Gambia and, until recently, Sierra Leone. Through education and health promotion initiatives, NSGA staff and volunteers have become a major force in youth and community education in West Africa.