Covid-19 response - MBG response

In addition to the over £10,000 of match funding MBG has given from the donations, we have also looked to distribute funds to support both on the ground responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and also to help secure the stability and futures of our partner charities working in the Gunjur area, many of whom come from the 39 year Marlborough-Gunjur link.   

Disability Africa
£10,000 donated to Disability Africa to support their core costs.  We are delighted to say that St. James's Place Charitable Foundation and Bilal Patel of Think Wealth Limited have both also donated £10,000 to specifically support the work of Disability Afirca in Gunjur, securing the future of the fantasic disability centre there.  £30,000 in all. 

Gunjur Project
£1,000 in support of the amazing work being doing by everyone at the Gunjur Project Association and lodge.  They have raised over £10,000 and a re focusing their efforts on the Kajabang area of Gunjur made up of around 175 compounds, 2,000 people.  Find out more about their Covid-19 repsonse here.  https://www.facebook.com/GunjurProject/

Gunjur Development Association
£1,000 to support of teh GDA to distribute food around Gunjur.  There is a more detailed update on the MBG homepage and Gunjur Online News.

Other partners
We have also brought forward our 2020 payments to our charity partners regarless of the time frames that their work would usually be planned for including £2,500 for Thriving Through Venture and £3,500 for Project Gambia.