Camp Africa
This project's parent organization is Banjul Challenge
It operates in Gambia
It uses Multiple sports
Entered the Sport For Social Inclusion Award
More about Camp Africa
The Banjul Challenge started in 2003 as the first ever banger challenge that starts from UK or other countries mainly in Europe and travels through Southern Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and arrives in The Gambia after three weeks (a total of 3,700 miles).
When they arrive in the Gambia the cars are auctioned for local good causes. For the past ten years different community projects relating to sports and tourism were supported ranging from building a basket ball pitch for the St. Joseph Skills Centre in Banjul to the building of the fist theatre in The Gambia for training young performing artists. In 2010, the challenge was temporary called off after the media reported the murder of four French tourists on the road to Mali in 2009.
It started again in 2011. However, given the situation in the desert far less drivers ventured the challenge. With limited resources to support more charitable causes, the coordinators of the challenge in Banjul decided to start Camp Africa in 2011 as a social enterprise that will make money to support good causes in sports and tourism in future.