People's Progressive Party (PPP) Development Projects From 1965-1994
People's Progressive Party (PPP) Development Projects From 1965-1994
1. The Gambia Central Bank
2. The Gambia Commercial and Development Bank
3. The Gambia Port Authority
4. The Gambia Public Transportation Corporation
5. The Gambia Ferry Services
6. The Gambia National Trading Corporation
7. The Gambia Civil Aviation
8. The GUC/UHC/MSG
9. The Animal Health and Production Unit
10. The International Tryphano-Tolerant Center ITC
11. The Radio Gambia
12. The seven Division Districts Area Councils
12. The Livestock Marketing Board
13. The Gambia National Army
14. The Gambia Law Reform Commission
15. The Gambia National Arts and Culture Center
16. The Gambia Technical Training Institute
17. The National Insurance Company
18. The Gambia Agricultural and Development Bank
19. The G.P.M.B-Cotton Gingery –Basse
20. The Social Security Housing and Finance Corporation
21. The President Office and Line of Ministries Offices
22. The Management Development Institute
23. The Gambia Telecommunication Company (Gamtel)
24. The Maintenance Service Agency (MSA) Kotu
25. The Gamworks
26. Children’s Village—Bakoteh (SOS)
27. All Government Departments
28. All Government Ministries
29. Jahaly Pacher
30. Rice Development Projects
31. Small Scale Development Projects
32. Low Land Development Projects
33. Forty Sales in the Gambia
34. Albert Market, Banjul
35. Central Abattoir Abuko
Public #Service and Offices Buildings Constructed by the PPP from 1965-1994
- The Gambia Central Bank HQ/Office Buildings
- The Gambia Commercial and Development Bank HQ/Office Buildings
- The Gambia Produce-Marketing Board (Constructed 7 Provincial Depots)
- The Gambia Port Authority HQ/Office Buildings and Harbor
- The Gambia Public Transportation Corporation HQ/Office Buildings and Depots
- The Office of the President, Quadrangle, Banjul
- Denton Bridge and Oyster Greek Bridge
- The Brumen Bridge
- The Supreme Courts HQ/Office Buildings
- The Attorney Generals’ Chambers
- The Gambia Police Force HQ/Quarters
- The Banjul Police Barracks—New Lines
- The Gambia Post Office HQ
- The Yundum International Airport Complex
- The Banjul/Barra Ferry Terminal
- The Banjul Sewerage System
- The Banjul Public Latrines
- The MacCarthy Squire Stadium
- The Royal Victoria Hospital (R.V.H) Children’s Wing
- The Gambia School of Nursing
- The Social Welfare HQ/Office Buildings
- The National Independence Stadium, Bakau
- The Kotu Power Plant
- The I.T.C Complex—Sololo (C.R.D) AND Kerr Serign (KMC)
- The Education Department Regional Offices
- The Gambia National Army –Yundum Barracks
- The Corporations Union Headquarters—Kanifing
- The 82 Cooperation Managers Quarters Offices and Stores
- The 82 Concreted Cooperation Seccos
- The Management Development Institute Kanifing
- The Gambia National Army –Farafenni Barracks
#ROAD CONSTRUCTION
1. The Banjul/Serekunda Highway
2. The Brikama/Mansakonko Highway
3. The Soma/Basse Road
4. The Bassee/Fatoto Road
5. The Barra/Kerewan Road
6. The Sabiji/Kartong Road
7. 13 Provincial Wharves/Jetties constructed from Albreda to Basse.
#Health Services in the Gambia in 1965-1994
From categories of health-care facilities were established after independence particularly after the “ALMA-ATER Declaration” Introducing primary health care throughout the world
1. Village Health Workers and TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS were appointed in all villages in the Gambia to give healthcare attention.
2. Over 400 health posts were established throughout the country for healthcare delivery by public nurses
3. Forty-five Dispensaries and Sub-Dispensaries units
4. Major/Minor health centers—with funds from various donors were established
A) People’s Republic of China: Farafenni, Kaur, Sami Karantaba and Kudang, Kutaur and Kiang Karantaba health centers
B) British Government: Bakau, Serekunda, Essau, Kuntaya, Kerewan, Banjul Maternity wind, Refurbishing of R.V.H and Banjul Central Medical Stores
C) Dutch Government: Provided a disabled centers at Marina Parade-Banjul, and the Social Welfare Office at the same venue
D) Gambia Government: Provided other health facilities in Bwiam, Brikama-ba, Bureng, Sukuta, and Georgetown. The government also encouraged the establishment of health facilities by private individuals and NGO which are: Kololi Clinic, Ndebaan Clinic, Lamtoro Clinic, W.E.C Clinic, Sibanor Clinic, Chamen Clinic, Jajali Clinic,German Clinic, West Field Clinic, and Momodou Musa Njie Memorial Clinic.
E) Italy: Serekunda, Farafenni, and Brikama Clinics, Bundung Health Center (Nov J & P Hospital), Yorobowol Clinic, Independent drive Clinic, Expansion of Basse Health Center and Basse Hospital.
#Water Resources
The PPP government constructed 350 concrete-lined wells throughout the country funded by E.E.C Japanese, Italian, and Saudi Arabian Governments. Fifty of the wells have solar powered/generator powered reticulation (running water system) including overhead tanks.
The PPP government also encouraged the construction of similar wells by NGOs caritas, C.C.F and African Muslim Agency Muslim Aid. Because of the aforementioned developments, all the big towns and villages in the Gambia have clean running water independent of NAWEC.
#Fishing Industry
Fishing Centers were established in the following towns and villages, many of which were equipped with ice-plants. All of the centers had fish drying and smoking facilities. Fishermen were provided with boats, nets, outboard engines within a framework of revolving loans: Kartong, Gunjur, Tanji, Brufut, Albreda, Barra, the ice-plant in Brikama, Jurunku, Salikene, Tankular, Kemoto, Tendaba and Bitant.
#Tourism
At independence, there were two Hotels, namely: Atlantic and Adonis hotels. The number now stands at thirty: the majority of the hotels from Wadner Hotel to Kairaba Hotel where done within the Tourism Development Area creation by the PPP government to facilitate hotel development in the Gambia. This area that facilitates the participation of small-scale Gambia entrepreneurs were established in Banjul, Wadner Beach, Sunwing, Fajara, Kotu, Senegambia, and Brikama.
#Tourism Car Parks
Hotel car parks were also established in several hotel clusters-Atlantic, Wadner, Sunwing, Kotu, Fajara and Senegambia
#Hotel Training School
Hotel training school was established to give Basic to Middle Grade Training to hotel personnel
#Establishment of Educational Schools under the British rule from 1950- 1964
Primary Schools
46
Secondary Schools
5
Vocational Training
1
Under the PPP government from 1965 – 1994
A. Primary Schools
262
B. Junior
38
C. Senior Secondary Schools
17
D. Management Development Institute
E. Rural Development Institute
F. School of Nursing
G. Brikama College
H. Non-Formal Education Center
I. Cooperative Training Center
J. Gambia Technical Training Institute GTTI
K. Chamen Self-Development Center
L. National Agricultural Research Institute
It should be noted that the current Gambia university is still using above institutions since it inception. The Gambia is yet to have university campus which is under construction thanks to the PPP. The university extension program is still ongoing.