Community Health Support Gambia

Community Health Support Gambia

Stichting Community Health Support Gambia

Netherlands

HealthWater & SanitationTax-deductible donations
CharityInternational reach
Profile last updated: September 11, 2026

About

Community Health Support Gambia is a charity based in Netherlands working on health, water & sanitation.

Community Health Support Gambia is a Dutch foundation that works to improve access to basic healthcare and preventive health measures in Tanjeh, a poor fishing village in The Gambia. It supplies the local health centre with medicines and equipment, distributes mosquito nets and preventive medication to combat malaria, and supports the less privileged through a dedicated fund. The foundation was initiated by a Dutch general practitioner who volunteers in Gambia and is run by volunteers working with local health workers.

Location

Netherlands

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Community Health Support Gambia

Charity number

862254887

Registration

81878842

Focus areas

malariamosquito netsprimary healthcareTanjehGambiahealth centre

Languages

NL

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthWater & Sanitation

Works for

PatientsChildrenWomen & GirlsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Klamboes voor Tanjeh

Health · Gambia

Distributes insecticide-treated mosquito nets to all households in Tanjeh, with education on net use and malaria prevention, preventive medication for children and pregnant women, and deworming for children aged 5 to 10.

Tanjeh Health Centre support

Health · Gambia

Supplies the Tanjeh health centre with life-saving medicines, materials, testing and equipment, and has funded running water and 24-hour electricity for the facility.

Less privileged people fund

Health · Gambia

Provides the poorest people in the Tanjeh community with access to life-saving care by covering the health centre fees they cannot pay.

Countries of operation

Gambia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Kerkelijke gemeente Oudwoude/Westergeest

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