NSGA uses education to improve public health in communities throughout The Gamiba. Peer education, theatre, community cinema, radio and other interactive education methods provide youth and communities with the knowledge and skills needed to build healthier communities. Current NSGA projects work to encourage positive change in relation to HIV, malaria, and the environment.
Children’s Rights
Donor: UNICEF, The Gambia Time Period: January 2010-December, 2011 Based on NSGA’s success in the field of education and community interventions over the years, UNICEF, through its Child Policy and Advocacy Project of the Country Program, supported our child protection … Read More
HIV/Aids Awareness Education
Donor: Global Fund through Catholic Relief Services Time Period: January 2010-December 2012 A new Global Fund for HIV project was approved for the The Gambia in December 2009. It is a five-year project with two phases of two and three … Read More
Healthy Water, Healthy People: Water Safety, Scarcity and Conservation Education
The NSGA is excited to partner with Saint Mary’s University to educate Gambian youth and community members on the importance of clean water. This fall (2011) we are initiating a Peer Health Education program on water quality and water quantity … Read More
Advancing Gender Equity & Youth Leadership through Health and Human Rights Education
Donor: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Time Period: June 2008-October 2011 Through our peer education project NSGA recently completed implementation of this three-year project and has been able to make exciting strides in the educational areas of sexual reproductive health, healthy relationships, … Read More
Malaria Education & Prevention
Global Fund through Catholic Relief Service Time Period: May 2010–December 2012 This project built on the success of the country’s previous five-year Global Fund Malaria Project, and the Rolling Continuation Channel (RCC), which focused on increasing usage of insecticidal bed nets … Read More
Landmine Awareness and Child Rights Advocacy
DONOR: UNICEF; Handicap International The civil unrest in the Senegalese region of Cassamance has caused turmoil and significant human suffering over the past few decades. This has resulted in a massive influx of refugees into The Gambia and most have … Read More