We’re having a great time getting to know and hosting our Gambian students. Having already introduced them to beach volleyball (and the joys of the ever-changing Welsh weather!), last night our wonderful SGL committee chair Marianne so kindly cooked for us all. With Ramadan ending this weekend, we wanted to celebrate with Muhammed, Yusupha, Amie …
Today we had some fantastic news – our 4 Gambian Medical students had their visas approved and they will be arriving in Swansea this weekend for their two weeks with us! Muhammed, Yusupha, Amie and Kumba are 4 final year medical students studying out in The Gambia and will be coming over to stay …
A great big THANK YOU to everyone who made the Auction of Promises such a great success! We hope everyone who was able to come had a wonderful evening, and managed to get their hands on what they wanted in the auction! A grand total of over £3100 was raised for the Swansea Gambia Link …
A very special thanks goes out to Hamzah, one of our fundraisers, for putting on such a wonderful evening of entertainment last night! Our first ever Medic’s Got Talent evening went down an absolute treat, full of amazing acts, wonderful judges and exceptional hosts, all topped off with an extra special guest, one of the …
A new academic year, a new committee and we’ve had some fantastic support from both students and staff within the College of Medicine already! Cake sales are going down a treat, with such generous donations from both bakers and buyers, raising a substantial amount for the Link already this term. Watch this space, we have …
We had a wonderful afternoon introducing our Gambian Medical students to a traditional afternoon tea, with students from all years from the College of Medicine attending to welcome the students as well as get a chance to ask them about their experiences of medicine both at home in The Gambia and here in Wales. Bella, …
