The TCHC Team

Sheikh is better known as TJ. He worked closely with the German founding charity to set up and establish the Centre. He has been managing it from the beginning. Previously, he worked for the Council as a tax collector; this is when he learnt his accounting skills and how to handle money. Be assured that any money you may donate is in safe hands despite the amount of juggling he has to do!

 

TJ is fully committed to the Centre and the community it serves…NO-ONE is turned away. His key aim is that the Centre will expand to provide ante-natal care especially as there are only three places that offer this provision in the whole country. This project will also provide badly needed extra revenue to ensure the future of TCHC. TJ is married with three boys.

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5,000 Dalasi

£80 = one month’s wages

Jainaba has just joined the Centre so once we have some information about her we will post it up. We should be able to interview her in November. By then she will have settled in to her new post!

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1,500 Dalasi

£25 = one month’s wages

Ibrahim originates from Sierre Leone, West Africa. He was trained in-house by other lab technicians at the Lamin Health Centre. Ibrahim is married with an 7 year old girl called Miatta; his second child was born in the new year, 2017.  

 

His dream is to get sponsorship to study a 3 year, university, lab technician course. Ibrahim lives in the same village as Lamin above and he joined Lamin at the Centre one month after it opened.

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3000 Dalasi

£50 = month’s wage

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Chernor graduated with an HND in 2014 as a Gambian Public Health Nurse. He is the first in the family to attend college and work in his ‘beloved’ health field. In 2016, he enrolled, committing half his annual salary, on a four year BSc degree at The University of The Gambia. Chernor started work at Tallinding Children’s Health Centre (TCHC) way back in 2013 as a volunteer. After his studies, he returned in 2017 as a key member of full time staff. During all these years, he has completed many in-service professional training courses to assist his dream of contributing to the welfare of the children of the Gambia.

 

He is single, the second born in his family and the first male child. He enjoys medical books and Shakespeare and watching series and films like 24 hours, Merlin and Designated Survivor. He loves Arsenal and Real Madrid as football clubs but insists he is no glory hunter! He keeps fit by playing football and volley ball and eating fruit and veg – his favourite food. In July 2018, In July 2018 Chernor became the first recipient of The Bendon Bursary.

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Can you see a resemblance to a famous athlete?!!

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4,000 Dalasi

£65 = one month’s wages

Lamin is the name given to the male first born in the family.  Lamin was also the first technician at the Centre – he has been here from the beginning – 5 years to date!  

 

He has two daughters, Mariana 5 and Zainaba, 1 year old.  He travels 3 km to work each day and he claims to be a ‘real’ Man United supporter…

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3000 Dalasi

£50 = month’s wage

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Awa has worked at the Centre for 6 years. She works from 8.30 – 4.30 six days a week. For the past three years, she has been working as a nursing assistant after having been trained in-house by the nurses. She dispenses the medicine form the pharmacy. Awa would love to study a 3 year full-time course at the School of Nursing but the cost is too much for her.

 

Awa takes two taxi rides to get to work and it takes her about 30 minutes. Awa lives with her mum, has a girl called Aisha and her favourite food is Okra soup with palm oil.

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2,500 Dalasi

£40 = month’s wages