Who We Are
It all started when…
Mam-Yassin Sarr of The Gambia and Jeff Chant of Nova Scotia met during an international peer heath education program that involved high school youth from Nova Scotia and The Gambia. Twenty years later they reunited in The Gambia where Jeff began to learn about the wonderful work of Starfish International. Three years later, his partner Holly, two daughters, and their close friends, Mike and Cathy Cox along with their two boys, travelled to The Gambia where the youth engaged in an environmental project. While visiting Starfish and meeting the girls, they could see the immediate value, necessity and impact of their work and the benefits Gambian girls would receive if they had access to it.
We invite you to join us in supporting Gambian girls by providing scholarships to help fund their public education.