Contact Address Details:
Child & Environment Development Association
Banjul area Head office
70 Garba Jahumpa Road
Bakau New Town
PO Box 763, Serrekunda
Kanifing Municipality, Ksmd
The Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 4495976
9940239 (Helpline)
Email: cedag@qanet.gm
Branches: 1
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Information:
CEDAG Gambia was founded in 2001 and is a registered non-governmental
organisation which campaigns and advocates for child health,
education,
food
security, health,
social welfare, the environment
and youth development exchange programmes. Due to its fields
of intervention it works in partnership with the Ministry
of Health & Social Welfare.
 CEDAG
is an indigenous grassroots organisation that is committed
to ensuring that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC) and the The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare
of the Child are observed. They are also committed to making
sure that the Children's Act of 2005 and child maintenance
laws of The Gambia are enforced.
The youth body has been operating in the areas of research,
public sensitization, disseminating information, producing
publications, training and making comments in the media about
its work. It is active in child and mother welfare, combats
child prostitution and promotes family planning programmes.
They also provide urgently needed shelter for victims particularly
children as well as psychological counselling.
Areas of Intervention & Concern:
• Child physical abuse / sexual abuse
• Child labor
• Community inspired schemes
• Disaster
preparedness & emergency contingency plans
• Emergency and disaster relief contingency
• Foster care for orphaned
kids
• Mental and social development of children
• Schooling
• Social marginalization
Structure:
CEDAG's headquarters in Bakau New Town is staffed by a team
of Gambian voluntary workers along with the National Coordinator
who heads the office and organisation.
Programmes:
• Community Development Programme
• HIV/Aids
& STIs Programme
• Street & Migrant Children Programme
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