The Vets, nurses and support staff from B&W Equine Vets will be participating in the 2.6 Challenge during April 2020 to raise money for two UK charities, one of which is The Gambia Horse & Donkey Trust.

We're taking on numerous challenges around the number 2.6, 26 & 260 - run 260 laps of the equine hospital, 26 cartwheels, 26km run on 26th April to name a few! 

Please support us by making a donation to this wonderful charity if you are able to. Thank you.

The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust (GHDT) is a small charity, registered in both the UK and The Gambia.

The aim of the GHDT is to reduce rural poverty in The Gambia through improving the health, welfare and productivity of working animals.

A healthy working animal can increase a farming family's income by up to 500% and buying an animal is a big investment for a family. If the animal becomes sick or dies, not only the animal suffers, but its owners suffer too. The Gambia is one of the poorest countries on Africa and is unable to provide all the veterinary support that the farmers require, so when the animals become ill, sometimes the owners are simply unable to find help for it. 

Keeping horses and donkeys healthy in The Gambia is a real challenge; insect borne diseases such as Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosomiasis), African Horse Sickness and tick fever are all too common and when these problems are combined with poor nutrition and management caused by lack of knowledge and poverty, the results can be disastrous for the farmers.

The GHDT believes in providing Gambian people with the skills and knowledge to prevent and solve their own problems, creating a long term, sustainable solution.

The charity relies heavily upon dedicated volunteers who offer their time and services to help them and they employ a team of local Gambian staff. The GHDT is a small charity that has many great achievements but to continue its work, your support is urgently sought.