Fatoumatta Kassama from Gambia

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                                      Fatoumatta Kassama from the Gambia



My name is Fatoumatta Kassama from Banjul in the Gambia. I have over 7 years’ experience working for the ministry of health and social welfare in the Gambia. Currently, I work as an Ophthalmic Medical Assistant. I have a diploma in ophthalmic Nursing from the Regional Ophthalmic Training School in the Gambia. I started my project in December 2016 called “Eye Care For All”. This is a community-based organization that provides free home-based and community eye care services for the less privileged, the elderly, orphans,  prisoners,  refugees and people with disabilities in the Gambia. So far, we have impacted the lives of more than 19, 000 people in different ways. We do community sensitization, home visits, community eye screening, cataract surgery for the blind. We do fundraising for visual impaired who need to oversee treatment and other activities.

We collaborate with communities organization that provides mental health and counseling or free health clinic to provide service for the community members. So far, we have been able to reach all the regions in the Gambia.

I have 45 volunteers and we have been working together to raise funds. So to sustain our project each member, volunteer, every month and contribute $2 from their salaries. We use the money when we are going for community screening to buy eye drops, buy fuels, pay accommodation and feeding for our volunteers.

To reach out to us, you can follow us on facebook @Eyecareforallgambia  
or send us an email on eyecareforallgam@gmail.com
Or if you want to learn more about what we do, you can call us +220 9991280/
+2202985966.

My word of advice to the young people out there is that :
Do not wait to become rich to help people. You can start with whatever you have. It could be a smile, it could be a hug, it could even be $1. The earlier the better!

Together we can change this world to a better place we all need.


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Je m'appelle Fatoumatta Kassama, je viens de Banjul en Gambie.
J’ai plus de 7 ans d’expérience dans le poste d’assistant ophtalmologiste au ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être social en Gambie. J'ai un diplôme en ophtalmologie de l'école régionale de formation en ophtalmologie en Gambie. J'ai commencé mon projet en décembre 2016 intitulé « Des soins oculaires pour tous ». Il s'agit d'une organisation communautaire qui fournit des services gratuits de soins de la vue à domicile pour les démunis, les personnes âgées, les orphelins, les prisonniers, les réfugiés et les personnes handicapées en Gambie. Jusqu'à présent, nous avons eu un impact sur la vie de plus de 19 000 personnes. Nous sensibilisons la communauté, nous faisons des visites à domicile, nous effectuons des opérations de la cataracte, nous collectons des fonds pour les déficiences visuelles, et pour les personnes nécessitant des traitements suivi ou d’autres activités.

Nous collaborons avec des organisations communautaires fournissant des services de santé mentale ou des cliniques de santé gratuites afin de fournir des services aux membres de la communauté. Jusqu'à présent, nous avons pu atteindre toutes les régions de la Gambie.

J'ai 45 volontaires et nous travaillons ensemble pour collecter des fonds. Donc, pour soutenir notre projet, chaque membre ou bénévoles verse une contribution de 2 dollars de leur salaire. Nous utilisons donc cet argent lorsque nous effectuons des dépistages pour la communautaire afin ’acheter des médicaments, du carburant, des logements et de la nourriture pour nos volontaires.
Pour nous contacter, vous pouvez nous suivre sur Facebook à sur la page «  Eye care for all Gambia”, ou nous envoyer un email à l’adresse suivante « eyecareforallgam@gmail.com”.
Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur ce que nous faisons, vous pouvez nous appeler au +220 999 1280/+2202985966.

Mon conseil aux jeunes est le suivant:
N’attendez pas que l’on ait besoin de vous pour aider les gens. Vous pouvez commencer n’importe quel moyen que vous avez à votre disposition. Cela peut-être un sourire, un calin, un dollar, le plus tôt le mieux !
Ensemble, nous pouvons changer ce monde en un lieu meilleur dont nous avons tous besoin.

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