Sections:
Freedom of Information Act 2000, request no.
F2008/099
Date of release: 27 May 2008
DFID Support to Gambia
Details of the financial support and schedule of projects provided for the Gambia by the UK Government for the last three financial years.
The figures for spend on DFID bilateral development assistance to the Gambia in the last three years are:
2005/06 - £1.144 million
2006/07 - £2.479 million
2007/08 - £2.00 million approximately (final figures not yet released)
Projects funded by DFID in the Gambia are as follows
Current DFID Projects in the Gambia |
Start Date |
Commitment |
Support to Pro-poor advocacy group (PROPAG) |
26–AUG-03 |
0.565 |
The Gambia: Debt. |
01-MAY-04 |
0.145 |
Legal Capacity Building Programme |
24-MAY-04 |
2.650 |
Basic Education Support for Poverty Reduction (BESPOR) |
01-MAR-05 |
3.500 |
Foreign Private Capital CBP, Phase II. |
26-OCT-05 |
0.250 |
Financial Governance Programme. |
20-MAR-06 |
1.807 |
Support to Gambia Elections |
21-JUL-06 |
0.300 |
Concern Universal: Empowering Civil Society Organisations |
10-OCT-06 |
0.553 |
Civil service reform and capacity assessment |
01-JUL-07 |
0.045 |
You can find more information about DFID’s programme in the Gambia on
our website.