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City College hosts Gambia fundraiser

15 November 2011

City College Brighton and Hove is hosting a ‘Gambia Night’ of traditional Gambian music and dance plus food, licensed bar and a prize raffle at its Main Hall in Pelham Street on Thursday 17th November at 6pm, entrance by donation. The event is to raise funds for the College’s Trades 4 Aid project, in which 14-19 year olds develop both construction and life skills which they can then use on projects in third world countries.

This year’s project involves taking seven students from Foundation Learning and KS4 Engagement construction programmes to the Gambia in December to support the local community by working on skills development and providing resources. Funds raised for the project are used to construct a library, provide improved sanitisation and re-paint the school. The funds also facilitate the young people travelling abroad, purchase materials for them to use in Gambia and pays for accredited leadership qualifications.

Trades 4 Aid

Trades 4 Aid

'This will be City College’s second trip to the Gambia and we’re hoping to continue to forge relationships with the village of Serrekunda and the local primary school', said Meraud Davis from the College’s 14-19 Team. 'The trip’s an amazing experience for disadvantaged and disengaged students from Brighton and Hove to support the children of Gambia by providing sustainable and long lasting improvements in their facilities.'

For more information on Trades 4 Aid, contact Meraud Davis at mda@ccb.ac.uk

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About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton and praised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in its June 2011 report, City College Brighton and Hove is an international centre of vocational excellence and one of the top performing Further Education Colleges in the country. Every year, 2,000 full-time, 7,000 part time, 400 Higher Education and 400 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its ‘City Business Skills’ department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.