WHO WE ARE
Why Feel@Home Gambia?
We are an enthusiast team of diverse professionals, with the passion to make our visitors turn their dreams to explore a passion for the exploration and experience the diverse historical and cultural heritage of the Gambia to understand the specific issues that local inhabitants in communities are confronted with so as to make a lasting transformative sustainable positive impact.
We wish to promote and encourage a Unique Alternative Tourism, moving from the mainstream beach urban Tourism to a more rural and local community experience thereby encourage the spread of the gains from Tourism earnings and encourage local product development.
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WHAT WE DO
ABOUT THE GAMBIA
The Gambia is a small country in West Africa. Stretching 450 km along the Gambia River, its 10, 689 sq. km area is surrounded by Senegal, except for a 60 km Atlantic Oceanfront. The country has a population of 2.1 million. With 176 people per square kilometre, it is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. Most of the population (57%) is concentrated around urban and peri-urban centres.
“To transform The Gambia into a tourist paradise, trading, thriving on a vibrant private sector sustained by a well-educated, trained, skilled, healthy, self-reliant and enterprising personell and guaranteeing a Well-balanced ecosystem and a decent standard of living for one and all …”
Socio Economy
The Gambia with a population of two and half million, and with no valuable important mineral resources, highly dependent on Agriculture which over the last decade has been widely affected for various reason.
Hopes are now on its Tourism development that contributes almost 22% to the country GDP.
Youth Migration
The Gambia, has long since a history of both internal and external migration largely due to both social and economic reason, among them the lack of prospects for sustainable livelihood opportunities resulting to widespread poverty among the Youthful population, and its close proximity and easily accessible to the outside world.
Tourism Opportunities
As the Tourism activities are mostly concentrated in a 10 kilometre strip along the Atlantic coast in the designated Tourism Development Area (TDA). We at Feel@Home will Compliment actors in the Tourism industry initiative in the diversification of products, by bringing Tourism to the doorsteps of communities to spread the economic multiplier effects and their by alleviate poverty among the Womenfolk and Youths.
People, Hospitality and Culture
The Gambia is a country of diverse cultural background.
The Land of Peace and Tranquility
The Gambia is a peaceful country with a friendly environment conducive for tourists and businesses.
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We Focus On The Following Sustainable Development Goals
At Feel@Home, Gambia, our understanding of Sustainable Development is based on “Sustainable Development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs” quotes from the Brundtland Reports 1987.
“ Ensuring the alleviation of Poverty by the inclusion of local communities and job creation, stimulating production and solutions for the market”.
“Ensuring the provision of quality education through knowledge transfers in skills training and development of the human resource capacities”
“ Ensuring the provision and accessibility of clean affordable renewable energy to rural and peri urban communities through collaborative efforts”
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What people are saying about Feel@Home Gambia
" Feel@Home Gambia is an exceptional website with relevant information. Keep up the good work. "
"The Gambia is a peaceful country with beautiful people and beaches. I enjoyed my stay there and would definitely come back."
" Ask what you can do for your country, not what your country can do for you. Feel@Home is striving to fight illegal migration. "
" Great country with excellent hospitality. The smiling coast of Africa. "