External Links


  • The Gambia Horse & Donkey Trust is a charity dedicated to reducing rural poverty by increasing productivity of working horses and donkeys through animal welfare and management education in The Gambia.


  • The Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Trust is working towards giving orphaned chimpanzees the opportunity to grow up free and independent in their natural environment.

Welcome to Stella's School Scheme

Formally known as the CRT’s School Sponsorship Scheme and operating under the umbrella of the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Trust (CRT), a charity registered in England and Wales, it was renamed in June 2009 as Stella’s School Scheme and registered as a charity in its own right.

Latest news

Satu Macdonald has run the New York Marathon! Image

Satu did the New York marathon in 5 hours 15 minutes and Jason did it in 4 hours 25 minutes.

Huge congratulations to you both and Thank you so much for raising over £3000 for Stella's School Scheme


Nursery class rooms Image

The new nursery class rooms were built in memory of Master Musa Darboe the Head Master of Sambel Kunda School and good friend to Stella. Ros Harris and Stella's School Scheme would like to thank all the volunteers who came out to Sambel Kunda and helped paint the 3 new nursery classrooms. With special thanks to Lorna Brown, Hilary Austin, Lyn Whittaker, Roger Gillespie and Linda Harley. Thank you to everyone who donated toys , bikes and slides for the nursery children and thank you to Joni Caswell for all the school class equipment.

Thank you to Gotherington School for fundraising to pay for the shipment of the Gotherington playground equipment. The children really enjoy the swings.

Pictures of the nursery are available in the gallery or you can click here to see a montage of some of the pictures taken during the visit.

In loving memory of Gert de Jonge Image

Though he may not have fully appreciated it, Gert made a huge difference for the better to the lives of a great many people that he didn’t even know when he participated in the epic Calum’s Road trip. The Calum’s Road bikers are considered as heroes in the areas surrounding Calum’s Road. If that wasn’t enough, Annette, his widow has asked that donations in his memory be made to Stella’s School Scheme which sponsors children and provides educational resources in the very poor area surrounding Calum’s Road, thus enabling the children to be able to take that first step out of extreme poverty when they finish their education, so even in death Gert continues to help the people of Niamina.Donations made in memory of Gert will be used to continue developing the educational facilities at Sambel Kunda as a living memorial to a very special man.Stella’s School Scheme and the people of the villages who benefit from the school send their deepest sympathy and profound thanks to to Gert’s family and have asked us to convey the message that they are very touched that even in this time of great sorrow for the family, they should remember the people of The Gambia.