Gammol is founded in 2002 as a Belgian non-profit organization. In The Gambia we are recognized as Gammol NGO (A115). From previous visits to the African country of The Gambia, the founders want to do something about the needs of the local population.
The availability of pure water always appears to be an essential basic condition. That is why we focus on the further expansion of our water projects. Gammol provides tens of thousands of people in the Gambia with clean, drinkable water every day. In addition, Gammol also focuses on educational projects and healthcare.
The operation of Gammol is based on 5 values:
In 2019, the board was renewed and Gammol moved to Leuven. The new board has formulated a new mission and vision, with clear principles.
(https://gammol.be/index.php/en/how-we-work/mission)
In 2023, we focused on water supplies and education.
We installed five new wells, repaired the water pump of Sanyang Garden and the tank and solar panels of Sohm and took care of the necessary maintenance of the other wells.
We finished the construction of the school in Sanchaba and built a new school in Faala.
The Flemish nurses went to Gambia to train local employees in wound care.
Thanks to our many sponsors.
In 2023 we received € 86 230 in income.
Private individuals gave € 26 447, companies € 54 600. A large group of donors, both private individuals and companies, does that annually. We are extremely grateful for that. This guarantees the continuity of our operations.
We received larger donations from some companies and private individuals who are supportive of our projects.
The most important are: Link/Manage, Lotus Bakeries Corporate, Belscan Continental, Buwez, In-Flow and Bolckmans.
We received € 4 810 in subsidies from municipal authorities and other actions raised € 373.
In 2023, Gammol vzw spent € 81 327. For the operation in Belgium, € 548 or 0.67% of the budget was used for bank costs and insurance. The remaining € 80 779 went to our NGO in Gambia.
In The Gambia we spent € 82 706 on projects benefiting the local population: water supplies (€ 48 213), education (€32 712) and wound care (€1 781).
Our operating costs in Gambia amount to € 5 110. The majority of which goes to salaries for our two permanent employees (€ 2 220) and fuel and maintenance of the car (€ 1 425).
The total project costs in The Gambia in 2023 amount to € 82 705.
The main ones are:
Together with our team on site, and available budget from the past years and thanks to our sponsors, we hope to close the year 2023 with these projects: