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MCJSupport Org is a registered non-profit organization incorporated under the companies act 2013, Licensed by the government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Justice under the Attorney General’s Office. With the registration number 2017/C5253 – 16 October 2017.
Partners: US State Department, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education the Gambia, Physics Education Technology (PHeT) and National Youth Council under The Ministry of Youths and Sports, The Gambia.
The NGO was founded to respond to the government’s efforts to recognize the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as prerequisites for skills development, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and employability. It aims to respond to the education sector’s challenges, of which there are many: inadequate infrastructure, an insufficient number of trained teachers in STEM fields, students often less-than-positive attitudes towards mathematics and science, an inadequate number of schools offering science, and inadequate teaching and learning materials, among others.
Aim
MCJSupport Org sole aim is to use Information Technology as a supplement to help improve the educational system of The Gambia.
Objective
The core work of MCJSupport Org is the planning, development, and implementation of educational aid systems for government schools in The Gambia
Vision
Create an environment through Digital means to decentralize and spread quality education through Information Technology and Supplement government efforts to provide universal access to education for all the children in The Gambia.
Mission
Through collaborative and participatory efforts of all-inclusive parties in line with the government’s policy to Education, to develop a computer literate and technologically competent populace with a renewed emphasis on Science and Technology. Developing a productive and capable human resource base for the new millennium, regardless of race, color or religious belief.
People
Muhammed Chuka Joof
President and Founder
Muhammed has a BSc in physics and is knowledgeable about mathematics and information technology. He is also the executive director of an education non-governmental organization, the “Mentorship, and Community Joint Support Organization” in The Gambia. Muhammed is a STEM educator and a 2-time grantee of US State Department PAS funding to promote and improve all-inclusive education, using PhET as the main educational tool for deaf education. His longtime plan is to establish the Gambia Scientific Center for Research and Development, which will focus on building the capacity of Gambians on researched-based development strategies. The PhET Fellowship is one way he is getting close to achieving that dream.
Ebrima Jatta
Vice President
Chief Executive Officer of Gamdiary Inc and Professional Sales with 10 years of experience at The Gambia Cellular Company.
Muhammed Sawaneh
Design and Developer
He plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice, architecture means to provide services in connection with the creation of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their purpose.
Fatoumatta Ceesay
Public Relations Officer
Bachelor’s Degree Holder in Computer Science from the University of The Gambia, Former President University of The Gambia Information Technology and Communication Association, and Program Manager at Assutech.
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