Kairaba conservation and leadership organization
The Kairaba Conservation & Leadership Organization seeks to contribute to a peaceful and just society by promoting the vision and work of the first President of the Gambia, using his example, to convene dialogue around critical sustainable development issues.
Brief Biography
GCMG (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019) was a Gambian leader who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994. Sir Dawda was born in Barajally, the son of Mamma Fatty and Almami Jawara. He was educated at the Methodist Boys’ School in Banjul) and then attended Achimota College in Ghana. He trained as a veterinary surgeon at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine, then completed his training at the University of Liverpool and University of Edinburgh.
He returned to The Gambia in 1953 and married Augusta Mahoney, beginning work as a veterinary officer. He decided to enter politics and became secretary of the new People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1960 election. He became the leader of the PPP and then the country’s first Prime Minister in 1962, only the second ever head of government following Pierre Sarr N’Jie’s term as Chief Minister…. READ MORE
About Us
Mission
To gain and distribute knowledge on Conservation, Sustainability, Climate Change and specifically adaptation and thereby helping people to be more aware about Conservation & Sustainability and to adapt to Climate Change with a focus on the global South.
Vision
KAIRACLO aims to be a Pan African Centre of Excellence on Conservation, Sustainability, Climate Change and Development research based in The Gambia, where the impact of Climate Change has a significant impact. As a Pan African Centre of Excellence,…READ MORE
“Concern for the environment is a duty we owe, not only to ourselves, but to our great African heritage”
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara
Activities
Kairaclo gears up for President Jawara's centenary anniversary
To celebrate the legacy of the late former President of the Gambia, the Kairaba Conservation and Leadership Organisation (KairaCLO) updated the media on activities related to Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara’s Centenary Anniversary at the WASCAL conference hall, University of The Gambia,…
Waste Management and Transformation Opportunities in the Gambia
The Symposium will be a key part of the activities to celebrate the centenary anniversary of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the First President & father of our nation.
“His Visionary Message contained in the…
KAIRACLO says they're not activists: Gambia has many activism CSOs on Environment
Mr Almami F. Taal, Chairman of the body, told journalists at the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of The Gambia yesterday, that: “It is a small effort on our part; a national effort towards upholding the vision,…