Chronic diseases are affecting us globally. Here in The Gambia with a limited health service many of these diseases become silent killers.

We will hold monthly health screening programs with our partners from Gunjur Youths for Health. Those identified as needing medical assistance will be transferred to Gunjur health Center. Those identified at risk of comorbidities will be offered a health and wellbeing program of activities designed by Rage wellbeing company and delivered by trained coordinators.

There is a huge crisis in our towns with many young people taking the dangerous route to Europe on wooden pirogues. To date in Gunjur we have over 600 people missing at sea.

We believe that offering support to our students at a young age with health and wellbeing classes, opportunities to talk about worries and anxieties of the future, promote confidence building and provide a strong support mechanism may help change attitudes when faced with the decison of boarding a boat.