St Michael's Primary School, Withyham

GEMS (Gambian Educational and Medical Services) is a small charity, primarily supporting a small school in Sinchu Balia, Gambia.  The school (known as Jenny and Lynda's Nursery school) is situated in a little village half an hour's drive from the coast.  The school currently has 106 children on roll, with three teachers and a head teacher.

The school in Gambia was originally built and set up by Jenny Saunders in 2000 with the help of friends and family in and around the Crowborough area of Sussex.  The school has gone from strength to strength - crucially with the help, support and sponsorship of some schools here in the UK, along with the organisations GPO and COGS.