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SAD NEWS
Imam Alhagie Dembeh
It is with great sadness that I have
to inform you of the death of the Imam Alhagie Dembeh in the village of CHEESAY.
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The beginning
Jackie Church runs a travel business 
in The Gambia employing local tour guides and drivers, promoting Responsible Tourism and working with Gambian businesses where possible.
GLOVE was born after Jackie visited the village of Sam Mbollet in the Lower Nuimi Region on the north bank of the Gambia River in March 2007.
Tourism brings much benefit to The Gambia, but not to Lower Nuimi which is rarely visited by tourists. It is an area of great poverty.
Jackie vowed to do what she could to help improve the lives of the villagers of Sam Mbollet and other rural villages and ensure that the future held promise for them.
Facts and figures
The Gambia is a small country in Africa, roughly one fifth the size of the United Kingdom. Apart from its short coastline, it is surrounded by the country of Senegal.
The Gambia is predominantly an agricultural country; its economy is dominated by farming, fishing and also tourism. About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
The Gambia River flowing from east to west divides this narrow country roughly into two parts, the north bank and the south bank.
Area: 11,295 sq km
Capital: Banjul
Official Language: English
Population: 1.7 million (2008 est.)
Religion: 90% Muslim
Climate: Sub-tropical with 1 dry and 1 rainy season
Annual rainfall: 1296mm
Life expectancy: 53 years men, 57 years women