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Every day in Gambia, as in the whole world, there are children living without the presence of their parents.
Poverty, mistreatment, family dramas and sexual abuse cause families to disintegrate – the main victims are children.
Without parental care, they struggle to survive because their parents are not there when they need it most.
These children need love and care and, of course, food, clothing, medical care and education. These kids need your help!
Please help them grow into a family
I spent two years in SOS The Gambia from 1997 to 1999 and completed my secondary education. There I was also chosen among my peers to attend an international college, Red Cross Nordic United World College in Norway from 1999 – 2001. I received an international baccalaureate diploma through this program along with 200 other students from about 80 countries around the world.
n 2001, I was offered a scholarship and financial assistance to attend Luther College in Iowa where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry in 2005. I then moved to the east coast. I worked for three and a half years as a chemist in a pharmaceutical company in Philadelphia. In 2009, I went back to school at the University of Minnesota where I received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree While in Minnesota, I also met my wife, Lydia. We have a 3-year-old son, Melique who has brought so much joy to our lives.
I am living proof of the investment that donors, sponsors, and child advocates have made in SOS Children’s Villages. I believe that every child deserves the same opportunities that I have had
“Without SOS Gambia I don’t know where I would be.”Almami Barrow – In Charge of SOS Gambia Communications & Child AdvocacyAlmami’s father died before he was born and his mother just 7 days after his birth. At only two weeks old Almami’s uncle could not take care of him and gave him up to the Social Welfare who turned to SOS Children’s Village in Gambia.Thanks to SOS Gambia Children’s Village, he was given a very loving mother, Derdo Sanyang, but also several siblings.Derdo showered her love on Almami, nurtured and protected him until he finished High School. Unfortunately, she died on the last day of Almami’s High School Final Exams. Alami has always wished that she could see him now.Today Almami is a dynamic experienced Communicator, Activist and Child Advocate! As a child of SOS, he has an intricate and an innate understanding of what SOS is all about. His motivation and drive to help children and young people is unquestioned. He was showered by love, security and direction.
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