Help the people of Kemoto
In a small village in Gambia you will find some of the nicest people in the world. These people live a hard life. They are mainly self-sufficient with both food and drink. Fish from the Gambia River and vegetables from the fields run by the inhabitants.
Everyday life is largely characterized by hard work to get food and drink on the table. I want to raise money to help these wonderful people. There is a dire need for a better solution for drinking water, repair of the roof at the elementary school, various teaching materials, solar cells and electronics to operate the water pump as well as various electronics for the population. 100% of all donations will go directly to Kemoto.
For drinking water, they currently have a well that is a bit too small. They lack a well-functioning water pump to pump the water up into a tower. As well as pipe systems to transport the water closer to the village.
There is also a primary school shared between several villages.
But the school is missing the middle part of the roof. So every time it rains, the students will get wet. The roof therefore needs to be patched. At the same time, the students are lacking various equipment.
You are most welcome to donate money and/or equipment. At the same time, you are also most welcome to come down and help us build this.
Drinking water
A new water pump and solar cell system to power this have been purchased.
This will be installed by Seil med Larsen in the winter of 2025/2026.
The current well is 4" and somewhat shallow. This works well during the rainy season but gets a very low water level during the dry season. It is therefore desirable to drill a deeper 6" well to ensure the availability of drinking water all year round.
We hope to raise enough capital to complete the construction of a larger and deeper well. This is an expensive job and is estimated to cost between 150,000 and 200,000 NOK. We are eternally grateful for all donations and help we can get to make this happen.
Access to clean drinking water is something many of us in the West take for granted. But this is a life-threatening problem in many parts of the world. Let's make a difference together.
In need of water
Water tap
water pipe
In need of water
The School in Kemoto
This is an small school in Kemoto.
The school is very primitive but does the job. Alot of pupils goes to the bigger cities after this, but some goes to help at the farms and houses.
The school misses desks and chairs for all the people, so sometimes they have to sit at the floor. The money went out during construction, therefore they could not finnish the roof on the school. There is an hole in the top of the roof all along the school. Therefore every time it rains it will get wet in the middle of the building. All the kids have to go towards the wall not to get soaked.
We wish to complete the work on the roof, so they can use the whole classroom without getting wet.
Front school
equipment for school
Front school
Lærernes bokolektiv
Alle lærerne kommer fra andre byer. De er kun i Kemoto i ukedagene. Det er derfor opprettet et bokolektiv for lærerne. Dette er veldig slitt å lite trivelig for lærerne som bor her i ukedagene. Vi ønsker derfor og gi dette en liten oppusning. Enkel innredning som madrass, bord og stol. Samt montere lys og stikkontakter. Det har vært en hyppig utskifting av lærere. Vi håper at en hyggeligere oppholdsplass utenfor undervisning kan gi mer trivsel. Som kan bidra til at fler ønsker å bli i Kemoto.
Teachers living quarters
Teachers living quarters
Teachers living quarters
Teachers living quarters
Helse senter
Befolkningen startet byggingen av et helsesenter i 2024. Men økonomien tok desverre slutt. Dem måtte stoppe etter bygging av grunnmuren. Det er høyt nødvendig og få laget til et helse senter. Da nærmeste lege er langt unna. Det kommer pr i dag en lege til landsbyen en gang i mnd. Men legen har ingen lokale, derfor kommer lege hjem til hver enkelt pasient.
Det er nødvendig og lage et behandlingsrom hvor lege kan sette opp med nødvendig utstyr for diverse enkle grep som kan gjøres uten sykehusbesøk. Samtidig et lite lager for medisiner til hyppige sykdommer.
making bricks
making bricks
today
making bricks
Demning for risåker
Ris er hoved produktet som spises i Gambia. Som regel starter dagen med risgrøt. Til lunch og middag er det som regel ris, fisk og grønnsaker. Ris er derfor et meget viktig produkt for befolkningen. De har en stor risåker som de produserer mesteparten av risen som de spiser gjennom året. Men de har de siste årene slitt med at saltvannet fra elven renner inn på åkrene i regntiden og ødelegger produksjonen. De har med stor sukssess laget en demning ved hjelp av en bulldozer på en liten del av åkeren. Dette har fungert bra, de ønsker derfor og leie en bulldozer til og demne opp resten av åkrene.
Give your donation
This is a 100% charity project. This means that 100% of all money will go to Kemoto directly. Gofundme takes 2.9% and $0.30 per donation, otherwise there is no administration fee. SeilmedLarsen will be responsible for his own food and lodging and will use his own capital on this project.
When donating, it is important to note that Gofundme automatically adds a 17.5% tip to itself. This can be manually set to 0 by pressing "enter custom tip"
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Martin Augestad Larsen sets sail from Norway to Gambia on October 20, 2025 with the boat Odin. Odin will be fully loaded. Clothes, toys, school supplies and a water pump system.
Work will begin in November 2025 and end in February 2026.
Knut Einar Sem will arrive in early January to make a documentary.
To date (19.10.25) 82,411 NOK has been collected.
A lot of good work will be done with this. More info here.
We hope to be able to collect enough to drill a larger and deeper well, as the current well is too small during the dry season.
