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We don’t just talk about change. We take action.

Friends of the Bamboo Foundation Gambia e.V. supports the Bamboo Foundation Gambia in establishing bamboo as a sustainable resource, expanding planting, involving local communities and developing long-term alternatives to plastic and other environmentally problematic materials.

Your donation helps turn this work into reality.

Less Plastic. More Nature. New Opportunities.

Bamboo grows quickly, is remarkably versatile and offers the potential to create lasting value from a renewable natural resource.

Our goal is clear:

We want to grow bamboo, share knowledge, build sustainable local structures and help reduce the amount of plastic entering the environment.

At the same time, this work can create new opportunities for people in The Gambia — through training, employment, processing and local value creation.

This is where environmental protection and economic opportunity come together.

What Your Donation Helps Make Possible

Your support helps fund practical projects and the infrastructure needed to develop them.

This can include:

• bamboo nurseries and seedlings
• new bamboo planting
• water and irrigation systems
• solar technology
• tools and working materials
• training and skills development
• environmental education
• initiatives to reduce plastic waste
• development of sustainable bamboo products
• building local structures and employment opportunities

Your support can become plants, projects, knowledge and new opportunities.

We Are Not Just Planting Bamboo. We Are Building Something That Can Last.

A single planting campaign is not enough.

Our aim is to create structures that can continue working year after year.

A productive bamboo nursery can generate new seedlings again and again. Those seedlings can become new plantings. The plantings create a renewable raw material. And that raw material can eventually be processed into products, generate income and provide alternatives to selected plastic-based materials.

That is one of the greatest strengths of this approach:

Your support does more than fund a single day of activity. It helps build something designed to grow over time.

What Begins in The Gambia Matters Beyond The Gambia

Microplastics do not respect borders.

Plastic waste can enter soils, waterways and oceans and become part of a global environmental problem.

That is why environmental action in The Gambia is not simply support for a distant country.

Every piece of plastic that can be avoided is one less piece that may later enter the environment. And every sustainable material that can be used successfully demonstrates that practical alternatives are possible.

Your Support Makes the Next Step Possible

You do not need to make a large donation to become part of this work.

Many meaningful changes happen because many people decide to contribute together.

Make a One-Time Donation

A one-time donation directly supports our current projects and activities.

Support Us Regularly

Regular donations provide greater planning security and help us continue projects over the long term.

Become a Supporting Member

By becoming a supporting member, you provide lasting support for our association and become part of a community committed to creating practical change.

Would You Like to Fund Something Specific?

Perhaps you would prefer to support a clearly defined project rather than make a general donation.

For example:

• a bamboo nursery
• a solar installation
• an irrigation system
• new bamboo seedlings
• a planting project
• an environmental initiative

Talk to us.

We will be happy to explain which projects are currently being prepared and where your support can make a particularly meaningful contribution.

Companies Can Make an Even Bigger Difference

We are looking for companies, foundations and funding partners that want to go beyond talking about sustainability and work with us to develop practical solutions.

Support can take many forms:

funding, technology, machinery, logistics, expertise, valuable contacts or joint projects.

Do you have resources, knowledge or an idea that could strengthen our work?

Talk to us.

A first conversation can become a partnership with the potential to create lasting impact.

Donation Account

Friends of the Bamboo Foundation Gambia e.V.

IBAN: DE91 2806 2249 0013 8436 00
BIC: GENODEF1HUD
Bank: Vereinigte Volksbank eG
Payment reference: Donation

You Should Know What Your Support Helps Make Possible

When you support us, you place your trust in our work.

We take that responsibility seriously.

We provide information about our projects, their development and what has been implemented on the ground.

On our Transparency & Documents page, you can also find information about our association, the people responsible for it and its organisational structures.

And if you would like to know more:

Ask us. We are personally available.

Waiting Changes Nothing. Action Does.

We cannot eliminate plastic waste and microplastics from the world overnight.

But we can start today by helping prevent more plastic from entering the environment.

• We can promote sustainable alternatives.
• We can grow bamboo.
• We can help people develop the knowledge, skills and opportunities to build something of their own from it.
• And we can demonstrate that environmental protection and economic development do not have to be opposites.

To make that possible, we need people who are willing to take part.

People like you.

• Help us develop bamboo into a practical alternative.
• Help us reduce plastic waste before it becomes microplastic pollution.
• Help us build something that lasts.

Donation Receipts & Tax Information

If you file taxes in Germany, individual donations of up to €300 can generally be claimed using our simplified proof of donation together with your proof of payment.

[Download German Simplified Proof of Donation]

For donations over €300, we are happy to issue an individual German donation receipt upon request.

For international donors, we can also provide an English donation acknowledgement confirming your donation amount and date. Please note that tax deductibility depends on the laws and regulations of your country of residence.

Have Questions?

Friends of the Bamboo Foundation Gambia e.V.
Wilhelm-Noll-Straße 2
27798 Hude
Germany

Phone: +49 4408 807543
Email: jp@friends-of-bamboo.org

Together for less plastic. More nature. And a future we can start shaping today.