Emergency rice

In February 2020, amidst the Covid pandemic, we responded to a distress call from the isolated village of Kerr Layen in The Gambia, where failed crops left approximately 1,500 residents facing severe food poverty. We launched a fundraising campaign to purchase rice, the villagers’ staple diet, and ensure its safe transport to the area. This initiative successfully delivered over 15,000 meal portions, making significant strides in alleviating the crisis. By the end of March 2021, our first project was completed, providing 100 sacks of 25kg quality rice—13,000 individual portions. Remarkably, within 72 hours of receiving donations, food was on the plates of the villagers.