A United Kingdom based international charity, called the ‘Chain of Hope’ is poised to raise a staggering £10,000 (ten thousand British pound sterling), approximately D 510,000, to support the treatment of Gambian children suffering from life-threatening heart disease.
This is the result of some visits I made with Mr Abdoulie Cham, the Press and Community Relations Officer at the MRC, who is quoted as describing the Sand to Sea Ride initiative as a ‘blessing’ to Gambians, saying that, every day, there are Gambians who need health attention and support.
We had a very sympathetic and supportive reception at all the newspapers and radio stations we visited, which is a good sign for the broader aim of the ride in raising awareness among Gambian parents and medical staff of the urgent need to improve medical services for children living with cardiac diseases in The Gambia.
It should also provide a little extra motivation for our final long preparatory rides at the weekend – around 130 km on Saturday, we reckon....
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