Preschool · Bakalarr, north of the Gambia River

ABC Nursery School in Bakalarr

In a small village on the north bank of the Gambia River that has just got electricity, 103 children get three years of preschool — with running water in the kitchen and a hot meal every day.

The preschool in Bakalarr

2009
Opened in January
103
Pupils, aged 4–7
3
Classrooms
9
Employees

The school on the north bank

The preschool in Bakalarr opened in January 2009 — with 60 visiting Norwegian sponsors present on opening day. The school has 3 classrooms, an office and a kitchen with a dining area and running water.

Bakalarr is a poor village on the north bank of the Gambia River, which has recently been connected to the electricity grid. The school is one of the village's few fixed points, and for the children it is the first step towards further schooling.

Head teacher Tida Ceesay leads the school together with three teachers, a watchman and kitchen staff.

Photographs

From the school in Bakalarr

The school building beneath the trees
At the desk in Bakalarr
A classroom in Bakalarr
A teacher with new schoolbooks
The village of Bakalarr

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