As of October 2016, there has been a new committee taking over the reins of the running of The Swansea Gambia Link. We have been settling into each of our roles over the last couple of months and have been getting stuck in with fundraising to allow us to bring over 4 medical students …
A welcome from our new SGL committee for 2016/17 Read More »
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, …
The Swansea Gambia Link Committee warmly invites you to celebrate our Gambian colleagues’ visit to Swansea, and wish them a fond farewell before they leave next weekend. Where: Room West, Fulton House (Singleton campus) When: 3:30 pm on Wednesday 5th November. After tea, we plan to take our Gambian friends to St Helen’s road to …
The Swansea Gambia Link society is pleased to welcome four Gambian elective students to the UK. After months of arduous planning and the dedicated work of our local committee, we successfully secured four visas and flights for Bella, Kitabu, Saikou and Yafatou – four final year medical students from The Royal Teaching Hospital of Banjul. …
In December 2013, 10 medical students, 2 midwifery students and two paediatric nursing students – accompanied by the Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Simon Browning – visited The Gambia as part of their respective courses. With 2012 being the first year a midwifery student had been part of the group, it was with great pleasure that …
