Transportainer participates in the shipment of several containers of solidarity material to Gambia

  • September 18, 2017
The freight forwarder of Alonso Group has been in charge of managing the shipment of the solidarity material compiled by the Amigos de Gambia association in Spain to its final destination in a small village in the Central African country. This delivery is part of a series of projects that began in 2010 and have already made it possible to improve the living conditions of hundreds of people.

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Friends of Gambia Association

Friends of Gambia Association

The Amigos de Gambia association has once again chosen Transportainer to deliver its solidarity material. The shipment has been collected through donations from companies and individuals throughout Spain, and aims to support the various projects that the NGO carries out in the Sanyong region, near the Atlantic coast of the country.

Sending aid to other countries, especially to the African continent, requires a series of steps and procedures to ensure that the cargo reaches its destination in perfect condition. For this reason, Amigos de Gambia has trusted Transportainer for several years to manage its solidarity shipments.

Life-changing containers

Friends of The Gambia, an initiative that originated from the visit to The Gambia of a group of friends who, after seeing the reality of its inhabitants and their living conditions, decided to do something else to promote the development of this country that amazed them.

Thanks to the efforts and selfless help of hundreds of Amigos de Gambia’s collaborators, it was able to fill its first solidarity container in 2013, and today, already constituted as an association, there are more than a dozen successful shipments.

Practically since its beginnings, Transportainer has been the freight forwarder in charge of coordinating the logistics necessary to successfully cover the more than 3,500 kilometers that separate Spain from Gambia.

Child-centred aid

The vast majority of the projects promoted by Amigos de Gambia are related to children and health. In a country with an illiteracy rate of 60% and with only 11 doctors per 100,000 inhabitants (in Spain the rate is almost 400), foreign aid can make a big difference when it comes to promoting the development of a community.

For this reason, the association’s shipments are plentiful of sanitary supplies and school supplies. In addition, its members regularly travel to the area as volunteers to coordinate the delivery of the material, as well as to participate in different tasks such as the reconstruction of schools and hospitals.