Gambia (The)GM

UK overseas development assistance to Gambia (The) — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£173.9M

Projects

Sectors

Date Range

2003 – 2026

Closed46(£173.6M)

Implementation3(£305K)

Largest Projects

MRC funding for Programmes and Awards at MRC Gambia Unit

Medical researchClosed2006 – 2026

£132,867,248

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The MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG) is the MRC’s single largest investment in medical research in a low and middle income country. Research including viral disease, maternal and neonatal health, early child development and Nutrition including the evaluati...

GCRF: The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network: a sub-Saharan network for placental disorders

Population policy and administrative managementClosed2017 – 2022

£7,921,898

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UKRI GROW award - The (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) project will gather life stories, pregnancy data and samples from women in The Gambia and Senegal, Kenya and Mozambique. Junior investigators will be trained and men...

The Gambia: Basic Education Support for Poverty Reduction

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2005 – 2011

£3,821,439

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To enhance the capacity of the Department of State for Education to implement The Gambian Poverty Reduction Strategy through the education sector.

O Enhance the Capacity of the Department of State for Education to Implement the Gambian PRSP in and Through the Education Sector

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2005 – 2013

£3,821,439

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This activity O Enhance the Capacity of the Department of State for Education to Implement the Gambian PRSP in and Through the Education Sector is a component of The Gambia: Basic Education Support for Poverty Reduction reported by FCDO with a fundin...

Can improved housing provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice? A household-randomised controlled trial

Medical researchClosed2020 – 2022

£2,750,000

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Malaria remains one of the greatest threats to global public health, with 207 million cases of falciparum malaria and 627,000 deaths occurring in 2012, with over 80% of deaths occurring in Africa. More than 80% of malaria is transmitted indoors at ni...

The Gambia: Legal Capacity Building Programme

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2004 – 2011

£2,452,562

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To improve the impartiality, efficiency and accesibility of the gambian legal system.

PROCOFSERVICES and P0044 for The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2011

£1,981,608

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This activity PROCOFSERVICES and P0044 for The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme is a component of The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £1,981,608. It wo...

The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2006 – 2010

£1,981,608

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To support the development and implementation of a co-ordinated public financial management reform programme delivering sustainable results.

CHild malnutrition & Adult NCD: Generating Evidence on mechanistic links to inform future policy/practice (CHANGE project)

Medical researchClosed2021 – 2025

£1,616,796

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GCRF Mech Nutition award To improve future treatment programmes by better understanding how child malnutrition affects the risk of long-term (adult) NCD.

Can improved housing provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice? A household-randomised controlled trial

Medical researchClosed2014 – 2019

£1,560,221

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Sector Breakdown

Medical research

£142.9M

Population policy and administrative management

£7.9M

Education policy and administrative management

£7.6M

Legal and judicial development

£4.9M

Public finance management (PFM)

£4.8M

Democratic participation and civil society

£2.6M

COVID-19 control

£1.5M

Monetary institutions

£479K

Higher education

£242K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£112K

Multisector aid

£17K

Spending Over Time

2003

£842K

2004

£6.9M

2005

£8.1M

2006

£137.3M

2014

£1.6M

2016

£368K

2017

£9.3M

2018

£867K

2019

£1.7M

2020

£4.5M

2021

£2.1M

2024

£115K

2025

£40K

2026

£150K

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Gambia (The) via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

MRC funding for Programmes and Awards at MRC Gambia Unit

Medical researchClosed2006 – 2026

£132,867,248

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GCRF: The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network: a sub-Saharan network for placental disorders

Population policy and administrative managementClosed2017 – 2022

£7,921,898

DevTracker →

The Gambia: Basic Education Support for Poverty Reduction

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2005 – 2011

£3,821,439

DevTracker →

To enhance the capacity of the Department of State for Education to implement The Gambian Poverty Reduction Strategy through the education sector.

O Enhance the Capacity of the Department of State for Education to Implement the Gambian PRSP in and Through the Education Sector

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2005 – 2013

£3,821,439

DevTracker →

Can improved housing provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice? A household-randomised controlled trial

Medical researchClosed2020 – 2022

£2,750,000

DevTracker →

The Gambia: Legal Capacity Building Programme

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2004 – 2011

£2,452,562

DevTracker →

To improve the impartiality, efficiency and accesibility of the gambian legal system.

PROCOFSERVICES and P0044 for The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2011

£1,981,608

DevTracker →

The Gambia: Financial Governance Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2006 – 2010

£1,981,608

DevTracker →

To support the development and implementation of a co-ordinated public financial management reform programme delivering sustainable results.

CHild malnutrition & Adult NCD: Generating Evidence on mechanistic links to inform future policy/practice (CHANGE project)

Medical researchClosed2021 – 2025

£1,616,796

DevTracker →

GCRF Mech Nutition award To improve future treatment programmes by better understanding how child malnutrition affects the risk of long-term (adult) NCD.

Can improved housing provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice? A household-randomised controlled trial

Medical researchClosed2014 – 2019

£1,560,221

DevTracker →

Sector Breakdown

Medical research

£142.9M

Population policy and administrative management

£7.9M

Education policy and administrative management

£7.6M

Legal and judicial development

£4.9M

Public finance management (PFM)

£4.8M

Democratic participation and civil society

£2.6M

COVID-19 control

£1.5M

Monetary institutions

£479K

Higher education

£242K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£112K

Multisector aid

£17K