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Home https://kerstintenschert.wixsite.com/handinhandev/en Hand in Hand e. V. Hand in Hand e. V We are an association that supports the promotion of self-help projects for people in Africa. The projects primarily focus on sustainability and the fastest possible transfer of responsibility to local actors. Hand in Hand eV was founded in 2014 and since then has successfully completed numerous agricultural projects. Giving local people a perspective and the opportunity to improve their livelihood by growing fruit and vegetables is our main focus. There is nothing worse than suffering from hunger and thirst. Through many statistics we know how many people die from malnutrition. With your support, we want to give more families and villages access to clean water. For us, water is as normal as the air we breathe, but a rare commodity in many parts of the world. Our work in Germany and our visits in the country are financed by our members, so that 100% of membership fees and donations benefit the projects in Africa. Neuigkeiten News 5/3/25 Our new garden in Mara Kissa The urgently needed fence is installed read more 2/23/25 Water march, they say in Kunjata and Kuloro Two more gardens can be handed over. read more 1/15/25 Overwhelmed by happy eyes Kerstin Gebhardt (Aminata) on her annual visit read more A visit and two new projects Kunjata and Koloro each receive a community garden. read more Urgently needed materials In order for us to continue to advance our projects, we need the following materials urgently: Pump Borehole Fence Solar Panels Sand (for water basin and water tower) Cement (for water basin and water tower) You can also state any materials as the reason for your payment when donating. Are you still looking for a suitable gift! Then give away an orange tree. With the purchase of an orange tree, you support our project work in The Gambia and also give away a unique and personal gift. We would be happy to prepare a corresponding certificate for the orange tree. For this we need the name of the recipient and the number. Send us the data via email. Use ourcontact form . Have fun giving! The donated orange trees are planted on the beds in the garden projects and tended by the families. On the one hand they serve as sun protection and on the other hand the fruits are sold on the market. The proceeds are transferred to an account and possible repairs to solar panels, pumps, fences, etc. are financed from it. They are therefore not dependent on any further support from the Hand in Hand e.V. association. Contact us First name Last name E-mail News Submit Thank you for your message.

Gartenprojekt Kunjata hat bereits Bohrloch, benötigt noch Zaun, Pumpe, Solarpanele und Wasserbecken. https://www.handinhand-africa.com/gartenprojekt-kunjata Hand in Hand e. V. Quick start of the new project in Kunjata In mid-August 2024, our head of association, Kerstin Gebhardt, visited the village of Kunjata. The village is very close to Farafenni. Kunjata has been on our waiting list for a long time. We decided in favour of it because we already have a borehole. The village elder, the imam, the alcalo (mayor) and all the men and women came together at the meeting. It was a very friendly group who were delighted with our support. There was a meeting and, as is customary, the men sat on one side and the women on the other. The women could hardly believe their luck as they had been waiting so long for a garden. We were serenaded by the women as a farewell gift. Just two weeks after we promised our support, work began on building the fence. In mid-September, we received the news that the site had been enclosed with 600 metres of fencing. The subsequent work, such as the water tower, solar panel and water basin, had to be postponed. The melons are still ripening at the planned site. But if the further construction work is realised at this speed, another project can be handed over at the end of the year. But this can only happen with your support. Support us with the campaign, 80 euros for a water basin (click on this link to go to betterplace). 1/1

Statute https://kerstintenschert.wixsite.com/handinhandev/en/satzung Hand in Hand e. V. Statute § 1 Name, registered office, financial year The association bears the name: Hand in Hand It is to be entered in the register of associations and then bears the addition "e.V". It is based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The financial year is the calendar year. § 2 Goals and tasks of the association The purpose of the association is to support and promote self-help projects for people in Africa within the framework of development cooperation. The purpose of the association is to be achieved in particular by: Promotion of agricultural self-sufficiency, preferably of the rural population in Africa (hereinafter referred to as residents) through the cultivation of food and crops Training of the inhabitants in the cultivation and processing of local crops in agricultural schools and field test sites to be set up near the village with the aim of rapid personal responsibility (help for self-help) and independence from foreign aid programs Help with the purchase or provision and installation of technical aids, e.g. wells and irrigation systems, solitary solar systems, mechanical work equipment and small agricultural machines - the latter primarily for the decentralized use of the statutory purpose and insofar as it serves sustainable self-operation by the residents; a permanent dependency on external technical support is to be avoided Supporting the residents in obtaining funds for the purchase of fields or the above-mentioned technical aids, which are not allocated by the association Agricultural activity should be carried out in harmony with the natural fauna and flora, without causing environmental destruction or pollution After completion of the training, the residents should be supported by free advice in accordance with the statutes Material support for hospitals and orphanages as well as schools and students. § 3 tax privilege The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the tax code. The association is selflessly active; it does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes. Funds of the association may only be used for statutory purposes. In their capacity as members, the members do not receive any benefits from the funds of the association. When they leave, they have no claims whatsoever to the association's assets. No person may be favored by expenses that are alien to the purposes of the association or by disproportionately high remuneration. If a member of the association has expenses that were necessary to fulfill the statutory purposes, then this is a claim for reimbursement of expenses. After submitting all documents, a member of the association can receive a donation receipt from the association for statutory expenses, in the event of waiver of reimbursement of expenses to the association Hand in Hand eV, which is based on an expense donation by the member according to § 10 b paragraph 3 sentence 5 and 6 EStG. § 4 Membership All natural and legal persons who support the goals of the association can become members. Membership in the association is acquired by means of a written application addressed to the board of directors. Acceptance is decided upon by the board. In the event of a refusal by the Executive Board, the Executive Board is not obliged to state the reasons. The resignation of a member takes place by means of a written declaration to the board and is possible with a notice period of three months to the end of the financial year. A member can be expelled by resolution of the Board of Directors if it acts contrary to the association's goals or does not meet its obligations to the association. Before the expulsion, the member is to be heard. Membership ends when the association resigns, is excluded, dies or is deleted from the register of associations. § 5 Membership Fee Die Mitgliederversammlung erlässt eine Beitragsordnung, welche die Höhe der jährlich zu zahlenden_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ § 6 Bodies of the association The organs of the association are: General Assembly Board of directors. § 7 General Assembly The supreme body is the General Assembly. It is usually headed by the CEO. The General Assembly draws up the guidelines for the work of the association and decides on questions of fundamental importance. The tasks of the General Assembly include in particular: Election and deselection of the board Advice on the status and planning of the work Approval of the financial plan presented by the Executive Board Resolution on the annual accounts Receipt of the annual report of the board of directors Resolution on the discharge of the board Adoption of the contribution regulations, which are not part of the statutes Resolution on the assumption of new tasks or the withdrawal from tasks on the part of the association Resolution on changes to the statutes and the dissolution of the association _cc781905-14d_bb3b-316 The Chairman of the Board of Management issues a written invitation to the General Assembly at least four weeks in advance, stating the provisional agenda. It meets as often as necessary, usually once a year. An extraordinary general meeting takes place if at least 25% of the members request it, stating reasons. It must meet no later than five weeks after receipt of the application for a written appeal. The General Assembly has a quorum regardless of the number of members present. Their resolutions are passed with a simple majority of votes. In exceptional cases, members who are absent can cast their votes on the draft resolutions in writing. A record is to be made of the resolutions and, insofar as it is necessary to understand how they came about, also of the essential course of the negotiation. It is signed by the chairman of the meeting and the minute taker. § 8 Board of Directors The board consists of the chairman, the deputy chairman and a third board member. They form the executive board in the sense of § 26 BGB. The board members work on a voluntary basis. The chairman of the board is authorized to represent the association alone. The deputy chairman of the board and the third member of the board are authorized to represent the association alone, whereby their authorization to represent contracts with third parties is limited to amounts of €2000 in individual cases. The restriction can be lifted in individual cases by resolution of the board of directors. The resolutions are to be recorded in writing and signed by the Chairman of the Management Board. § 9 Amendments to the Articles of Association and Dissolution The General Assembly decides on changes to the Articles of Association, the change in the purpose of the association and the dissolution. Proposals for changes to the statutes, changes in purpose and dissolution must be sent to the members entitled to vote no later than one month before the meeting of the general assembly. A majority of three quarters of the voters present is required for the resolution. Changes or additions to the statutes, which are prescribed by the competent register authority or the tax office, are implemented by the board and do not require a resolution by the general meeting. They are to be communicated to the members at the latest with the next invitation to the general assembly. In the event of dissolution, the deprivation of legal capacity of the association or the cessation of tax-privileged purposes, the entire property falls to a legal entity under public law or another tax-privileged corporation, with the condition that it be used in accordance with its previous goals in accordance with § 2 in Africa . If such a use is objectively not possible, the general meeting can decide on another charitable purpose for an African aid project. §10 Liability The club is exclusively liable with its assets. A personal liability, also the Vorstandsmitglieder, wird ausgeschlossen, es sei denn, dass grobe Fahrlässigkeit oder Vorsatz present. _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d. Bitterfeld-Wolfen, April 14, 2018

Completed Projects https://kerstintenschert.wixsite.com/handinhandev/en/abgeschlossene-projekte Hand in Hand e. V. Completed Projects School Garden Sanyang (West Coast, Kombo South District) Start of construction in 2014 Area of 500 m² School garden is located directly at an Islamic school Building a wall (made of 7800 stones = 260 bags of cement, 7 trucks of sand) for the school grounds including gate 23 bananas, 13 oranges, 8 papayas were planted First we were able to connect to the school's water supply May 2015: Construction of a tool shed February 2016: Construction of 3 toilets and purchase of school furniture and doors for everyone with funding from a classroom foundation Autumn 2016: the teachers' salaries can be financed by selling fruit and vegetables (all year round). Autumn 2017: Construction of two classrooms from natural materials (own initiative) for the youngest Autumn 2018: The shell of two new classrooms is in place, school furniture has been ordered Spring 2019: Construction of a kitchen, crockery and pots (is a prerequisite for participation in the state-funded food program) Winter 2019: existing well collapsed due to poor quality, new well was built (6 meters deep) 2021: 350 pupils visit the school regulary 1/1 Kitty Compound Project (West Coast District) Start of construction in spring 2014 Construction of solid wall and laying of water pipes Growing fruits and vegetables (selling harvested fruits and vegetables allows the family to afford breakfast for the first time) Garden serves as a sample garden for the unbelieving villagers to imitate Winter 2015, handover to the Saidy family 1/1 Well construction No Kunda (North Bank) Start of construction in May 2016 Fountain construction completed for entire village Gambian cook from Berlin had the dream of having a well built for his home village Hand in Hand took over all the work to dig the well, installed the borehole, the pump and the solar cells 1/1 Kitty (West Coast District) Start of construction spring 2016 Area 2 hectares 550 wooden stakes made of termite-resistant wood and necessary barbed wire (which turned out to be of poor quality) Construction of well (17m deep) including a pump, solar panels and 7 pools of water Use of drip irrigation, not ideal because hoses were often chopped up November 2016: the families receive flower beds and an orange tree to care for 120 orange trees and 10 lime trees from Senegal were planted Spring 2017: Construction of a tool shed March 2018: Completion of toilets August 2019: first harvest from our orange trees April 2020: a new borehole is needed, 30 meters deep (big thanks to all villagers of Rathenow) Spring 2022: 58 sacks of oranges were harvested in Kitty 1 = €540 1/1 Sutukoba (North Bank, Lower District) Start of construction in autumn 2016 Joint realization of the project with Kerstin Strian Area 2000 m² Metal fence and fountain completed in October 2017 Cultivation of rice and findo Winter 2018: handover to the villagers 1/1 School in Rumba (West Coast District) First contact November 2016 3 classrooms were already available, school made a very neat impression Number of students: 150 in February 2017 European supporters withdrew assostance in 2014 The number of students increased enormously, the 3 classrooms were no longer sufficient, teaching was carried out in two shifts November 2016: Construction of 3 toilets March 2017: Construction of a school wall (before that, a wild path led through the school grounds) October 2017: Completion of the bricks for the new school building for 3 new classrooms School garden (to finance part of the teachers' salaries) in planning with a well already in place March 2018: The shell is complete School furniture was made in The Gambia 2023: 450 students will be taught 1/1 Kitty 2 (West Coast District) Start of construction in winter 2017 Area 2 hectares Fencing work completed Spring 2018: Well construction and borehole including pump, solar panels and water tank and corresponding water basin completed October 2018: Handover of the beds to the families 100 donated orange trees from Senegal were planted 1/1 Cable (West Coast Region) Start of construction in spring 2018 Area 3.5 hectares 6 wells (8 meters deep, has enough water) and 2 water basins already existed Some of the fence had to be repaired The area resembled a jungle and had to be cleared first. The biggest problem were the men, they preferred to lie under the mango tree. After many fruitless discussions we withdrew from the project. Our motto is to work hand in hand with people. 1/1 Faraba Banta (West Coast Region, Kombo East District) Start of construction 2018 4000 inhabitants Area 200 x 115 m Initiator of project was a Dutch couple with husband being Gambian Hand in Hand took care of the organizational aspects and brought the materials on site, as well as supervising the construction Wooden fence (termite-resistant wood from Senegal) procts the the property Borehole (20 meters deep), water basin, water tower and solar panels January 2019: Handover of the beds to the families 1/1 Faraba Kairaba (West Coast Region) Start of construction autumn 2018 Area 3.7 hectares February 2019: Borehole (26 meters deep) Metal fence (pasture fence comes from Germany; unfortunately, termite-resistant fences don't last long and we also want to counteract deforestation, for environmental reasons), water basin, water tower and solar panels, toilets December 2020: Completion of all necessary works and distribution of the areas to the families. Each family got an orange tree to care for 1/1 Kayal (North Bank) Start of construction in spring 2019 Borehole with 4 water extraction points (28 meters deep) Winter 2020: Work starts on the desired Frauengarten 2.5 hectares Water tank, pump, solar panels and the necessary water basins were installed Area was divided among the families, each family received an orange tree to care for Summer 2021: the garden was handed over December 2022: emergency call - pump does not work, villagers have called a self-proclaimed specialist who ended up destroying the pump completely. Therefore, they had to source a new pump with their own rsources. 1/1 Kolior (North Bank, Kiang East District) Start of construction spring 2020 in 2012 the existing garden was completely destroyed by bush fires with an area of 120 x 150 meters being lost to the villagers Metal fence, 4 wells (6 meters deep), we decided against a borehole because of the shallow depth and because the garden is outside the village and therefore there is no security against theft Winter 2020: Handover to the villagers 1/1 Kerr Mama School (Northbank, neighboring village of Kayal) Start of construction in spring 2020 School was completely destroyed by storm and fire, school density in this region is very low In cooperation with a Dutch foundation, a Dutch-Gambian couple and us, the school was rebuilt from ground 3 classrooms (including school furniture from Gambia), toilet, school kitchen and school garden were added Bricks for the school were made using their own skills and initiative 1/1 Sahadatou (North Bank, Upper River Region) First contact: December 2020 Area: 5 hectares of land for 3 adjacent villages January 2021: Borehole 35 meters deep December 2021: Fenced area, water basin, pipes laid, pump installed and a water tower constructed Christmas 2021: handover to the villagers; Each family receives an orange tree to care for. 1/1 Sittanunku (North Bank) First contact: February 2021 Area: 4 hectares Borehole dug into 35 meters depth May 2022: Fencing of the site Autumn 2022: water basin, pump, solar panels, pipe to the water basin laid Christmas 2022: Solemn ceremony of handing over the garden to the villagers. Each family receives an orange tree to care for. 1/2 Gartenproject Missiranding (North Bank) First contact: March 2022 Area: 5 hectares Bohrloch dug into 35 meters depth (June 2022) Mai 2023: Fencing of the site September 2023: water basin, pump, solar panels, pipe to the water basin (24 pices) laid Oktober 2023: Handover of the garden to the villagers. Each of the approximately 100 families received an orange tree for care. Januar 2024: Visit of the garden by members of the association. The first plants are sprouting. Area was only worked with hand tools, without mechanical help. Go to link Go to link Go to link Go to link Go to link Go to link 1/2 Garden project on Jinack Island (North Bank) First contact: Spring 2023 Project start: Februar 2024 Surface area: 2 Hektar March 2024: Fence construction is completed April 2024: Borehole 30 metres deep August 2024: Project can be handed over to 86 families. 1/1 Garden project Kunjata First contact: August 2024 Project start: August 2024 Area: 150 x 150 Meter September 2024: Property is fenced December 2024: Start with tower, solar panel and water basin January 2025: Water basins fill up April 2025: Women have received their bed 1/2 Garden project Koloro First contact: August 2024 Project start: August 2024 with 18 water basin Area: 4 Hectare Solar, fence, borehole and pump were financed by the former government February 2025: Water basins have been completed and are filling up 1/2