Tanji Ex-Students Association

On Thursday the 25th of July, Tanji Ex-Students Association takes pride in recognizing and rewarding exceptional academic and extracurricular achievements among current students. These awards not only celebrate individual accomplishments but also inspire a culture of excellence and community engagement within our Alma Mater.

These Academic Excellence Award is bestowed upon students who have consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in their academic pursuits. Recipients are chosen based on their GPA, academic rigor, and contributions to scholarly activities in the past academic year (2023-2024).

These awards serve as a testament to the Alma Mater’s commitment to nurturing talent and fostering a supportive environment where students can thrive academically, socially, and professionally. They also encourage current students to strive for excellence and contribute positively to society beyond graduation.

The Ex-Student Association of Tanji Lower Basic School remains dedicated to honoring and supporting outstanding students who embody the Alma Mater’s values of excellence, leadership, and service. Looking ahead, we continue to explore new ways to expand our support and recognition programs, ensuring that future generations of students are inspired to reach their full potential.



Written by Alagie Ebrima Njie

The staff and pupils of Tanji Lower Basic School bid farewell to their retiring head teacher, Mr. Baboucarr Bojang, on July 10, 2024. The event featured numerous guest speakers, including the cluster monitor, village imam, deputy head 1 and 2, and most notably, the incoming headmistress, Madam Isatou Colley. A highlight of the day was the cultural dance display by the pupils, with everyone looking beautiful in their colorful attires.

The most touching part of the show was when various community members, both men and women, presented gifts to the outgoing headmaster in appreciation of his decades of service to the community of Tanji and beyond. Mr. Bojang is a living legend and thus needs to be celebrated. The staff and pupils of Tanji Lower Basic School are undoubtedly the very best.

The MC of the day was none other than Mr. Momodou Lamin Colley, who, as always, anchored his position with remarkable entertainment, keeping the audience engaged and interested.

The entire community of Tanji wishes Mr. Bojang a happy retirement!

Below are pictorials of the entire event thanks to our cameramen Lamin Conteh & Lamin Fatty Sukuta 🎥 ❤️✅🤩

Written by Lamin Koopmans

Invitation to Mr. Baboucarr Bojang’s Send-Off….

We are pleased to invite all residents of Tanji and beyond to join us in celebrating the send-off of Mr. Baboucarr Bojang.

DATE: 10th July 2024

VENUE:Tanji Lower Basic School

TIME:4:00 PM onwards

We look forward to your presence at this special event.

Please help share the message to reach out to more ex-students of the said institution!

We love you all 🤲🏻❤️✅💪

TANJI EX-STUDENTS DONATES A PODIUM TO THEIR ALMA MATER ♥️

A legend in any works of life will always remember where it all started from. In other words, if you move your child away from a parent home and to a different home far from his/her parents home. Where the child was nurtured and given the best upbringing and loved unconditionally until aged enough to plough for him/herself; will almost always remember and return to the guidan home with fun memories__ And not only with fun memories but certainly will always take along great things to share with that family to show gratitude and magnanimity for what that family has done for him/her...

To corroborate the above: Tanji Ex-Students Association did exactly just that by doing what a legend will normally do after attaining or achieving immense success and self realization; "remembering where it all started".
On Monday 22nd of April, 2024, the above association presented to their Alma Mater Tanji Lower Basic School a well designed podium holding the school’s only most beautiful emblem (badge). The reason behind presenting this podium is as a result of an event taking place in the school sometime last year, and a few concerned members in attendance noticed a different podium holding a different emblem (badge) had been used for the ceremony, which they feel doesn’t sound well nor appealing to the eye to see - but few months later, they came up in their action plans to make a special podium for their alma mater that will be used for such ceremonies in many years to come.

In the attendance at the handing over ceremony was the association’s president, vice president, coordinator, secretary, council members and other important members in our fold.

We also took up the floor to cheer up and celebrate our recently graduated members who were amongst the thousands of students across The Gambia to have graduated from the highest educational unit/institute in the country ( University of The Gambia) and so beautifully it was our ever-active and smart Sankung Darboe ( Good Child Darboe) who was on the ground with his green-tied neck khaftan that arouse everyone’s interest, yet his smile brought more reasons as to why we should celebrate our members today, tomorrow and forever.

And to conclude the day handing over event, the Vice President Mr. Siaka Nyassi in his professional capacitated suit took up the floor with the podium to give a befitting speech that will forever remain in our memories!

On the most serious note, everyone on the ground was filled with joy and satisfaction as it has been manifested in the photos captured. This is a clear manifestation that we are making waves and progress either knowingly or unknowingly, so let’s keep on striving hard.

We want to thank the school administration for spearing us the platform to speak to our younger ones and most importantly hand over the podium with so much delight.

Special thanks and gratitude to all our members for their steadfastness towards the association’s vision and mission statement. Let’s Keep it rolling. You are the best.

For The Gambia our homeland.

Tanji LBS is our Tanji LBS ♥️✅🤙🏻🎤

Written by Lamin Koopmans

Congratulations on your great accomplishment. Best wishes for the future, with all of its difficulties and possibilities. On your graduation day, please accept our best wishes Tanji Ex-Students Association . Thank you for your well-deserved achievement. We hope your degree opens even more avenues to the success you so well deserve all your hard work. Many people dream, some attempt, but just a few succeed. You have succeeded! Best wishes and congratulations on your graduation Tijan Janha and Dunamba Bittaye

Major snaps and claps on your graduation.
Your hard work definitely paid off. Here's to your next adventure. Make it be as awesome as you. May your future be as bright as your smile! Tanji Ex-Students Association sending you Good Child Darboe good vibes and positive energy for your post-graduation life. This is only just the beginning. You’re a star in the making! Congratulations on your big day! We Know without a doubt that you were made for great things. We are so proud of you.
Congrats, you did it! Tanji is proud of you!!
Tanji Environmentalists
Tanji Lower Basic School Ex-Students Association

After giving out 47 certificates to outstanding athletes in year’s sports day (inter house or inter k***a athletic competition ) on Friday the 17th March 2023.

This year too, Tanji Ex-Students Association will give out 49 certificates to athletes who were outstanding in this year’s competition on Friday the 8th of March 2024.

Join us this Friday at the school to celebrate 🎉 and encourage the young athletes.

The President of the Ex-students Association, Madam Rose L Mendy and the Vice President Mr Siaka Nyassi and some members of the executive board, presented a crate of can drinks 🥤 to the sports department of Tanji Lower Basic School on it’s sport day (Inter House)

We’re setting standards.

Bringing back the hope we all yearn for.

Unprecedented and unexpected.

RED HOUSE came from behind to emerge victorious in the interhouse with 456 point.

BLUE HOUSE finished second with 448 points.

GREEN HOUSE came third with 402 points

And fourth came YELLOW HOUSE with 394 points.

Currently at the school’s interhouse.

On a break after the morning events where exhausted.

BLUE HOUSE leading with 162 points
GREEN HOUSE with 150 points.
YELLOW HOUSE with 144 points.
RED HOUSE with 134 points.

A stiff first half of the event.

Stay tuned.

PLANTING A COCONUT IN THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FRIEND

Tanji Environmentalists will plant a coconut tree in the memory of our friend Alpha Jallow, who was demised two months back.

Alpha has been with us since in the beginning, and he attended all the activities the association embarked on since its inception, until he embarked on the journey to search for a better life for himself, his family, and the whole of humanity.

Join us this Saturday, the 16th of September, to pay our collective respect and grow the plant in his name.

9 a.m. Tanji Beach

Alabaraka.

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2023 [ICCD]

International Coastal Cleanup Day, a day put aside to clean the coastline internationally that falls on the third Saturday of every September every year. ICCD 2023 is slated on September 16th, NEA, GMA, GEA, and together with civil environmental societies, will commemorate the day to clean the 80KM shoreline from Jinack to Kartong.

Tanji Environmentalists, as a coastal coordinator, will not be left behind.

Join us at Tanji Beach this Saturday at 9 a.m. to clean our beach from the bridge to Soliffo.

Alabaraka..

HERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF HEADMASTERS WHO PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE SINCE IT'S ESTABLISHMENT.

For everything, there is a beginning. For when the day did not come, nothing begins.

It was not during the era of Mr. Ousman Demba 1980-85,
Mr. Badou Jeng 1985-87,
Mr. Seedy Y. Jallow 1987-89, and it was not during the double spell of
Mr. Morri Kebba Juawara 1989-93 and 1988-2000, nor was it during the era of
Mrs. Isatou Joof 1993-96,
Mrs. Ared Sarr 1996-98,
Mr. Omar Beyai 2000-03,
Mr. Bolong Touray 2003-08,
Mrs. Fatoumatta Jarjukha 2008-12,
Mrs. Majula Touray 2012-14,
Mrs. Dado Jar 2014-19, nor was it during the time of
Mr. Morri Kebba Camara 2019-2021, but it is during the time of
Mr. Baboucarr Bojang 2021- Tanji Lower Basic School had its first ever graduation ceremony.

Thank you Tanji Online TV-Channel

The 26th of July 2023 will go down in the history books of Tanji Lower Basic School as the day the indefatigable administrators under the leadership of Mr. Baboucarr Bojang had its first ever graduation ceremony since its establishment in 1980.

A school that nurtured, moulded, and mentored almost every resident of Tanji, who are mounting offices both in the public and private sectors, some are now teachers and headmasters in their respective schools. Tanji Ex-Students Association had the privilege to be invited by the school authorities to be part of the history. We gave out 102 prizes to outstanding graduates.

Even though none of the Ex-students had the privilege to wore a gown and be celebrated as a graduate after 6 years of sweat and toil. They felt like they were, in fact, the graduands.

Mr. Baboucarr Bojang, the headmaster of the school, thanked and sent appreciation to the Tanji Lower Basic School Ex-Students Association for their beautiful gesture and a certificate of recognition for the help they are doing since it's inception, February 2021

Staff of Tanji Lower Basic School, guardians, parents of graduates, well-wishers, and their fellow students celebrate their day of glee.

It was a pleasure and an honoured from our alma mater administrative to gave us the privilege to give prizes to outstanding students of Tanji Lower Basic School from primary 1⃣ to primary 6⃣.

When the root is deep, there's no reason to fear the wind! When the family or a group is united, even the troubles will be scared to visit!

Earlier today (15th July, 2023)
Ex- students of Tanji Lower Basic School embarked on a sponsor- walk around the vicinity in seeking donation for the association.

Which will be used in giving out a helping hand to the students of Tanji Lower Basic School.

The walk, which began from the Village Alkalo's home, stretched and ended at the beach.

We thank God it became a successful one.

The reason for the sponsor- walk was to gather funds for our maiden "end of the academic year" speech and prize giving ceremony.

change is to improve 💯

Join us this Saturday.

And to you Samboy Susso we say happy Eid'ul Fitr to you ❤

Eid Mubarak to our able coordinator Lamin Koopmans and his mum

Happy Eid'ul Fitr to our brainbox Good Child Darboe and Ebrima Jobe🙏🙏

Happy Eid'ul Fitr to this pillars of Tanji Ex-students association.

May Allah forgive our sins, accept our fast and duas and grant us goodness.

May Allah grant us the ability and health to witness many more blessings Eid'ul Fitr that are surely ahead of us 🙏🤲🙏🤲

Achievements have no value, if you leave behind the people to celebrate with. Ex-students celebrate with current students of Tanji Lower Basic School after their tremendous achievement.

It's our pleasure to introduce Amie Sonko the treasurer of Tanji Ex-students association. Amie is a highly skilled professional who is a graduate and currently teaching at Tanji Madarasatu Ousman Bun Hass Islamic School.

Amie is one the pillars who stood by us during our rough days up to date. She is well committed, encouraging and an inspiration to the younger ones.

We wish you a good luck to your endeavors!

Thank you!

Earlier today, the 2nd April, 2023 Tanji Ex-students association had their monthly meeting at Tanji LBS.

After giving out 47 certificates to the students of Tanji LBS the Ex-students are still yearning to give more.
The theme of the discussion was to target the end of third term this year's school curriculum. This is to ensure that students with stupendous grades are given prizes at the end of the term. It was agreed that from Grade 1 to Grade 5 to be given exercise books, rulers, erasers, pencils and pens and the Grade 6 will have books, setboxes and pens.
We have a total number of 51 classes.
We will need:
102 books
102 pens
186 erasers
186 rulers
186 pencils and
16 setboxes.
For first and second positions of each class.

Momodou S Jallow the secretary general of the association shared with Good Child Darobe, a contact of a person who sells stationary stuffs. Good Child Darboe will talk to the person and list down all what we need and their corresponding costs.

It was also discussed about the preceding meeting that we write formally to folks around organisations within Tanji to donate us for our upcoming project (end of term award).
Donations are welcomed from all angles and will be well appreciated.
Thank you!
Tanji Ex-students.

An avid-reader and a writer, Lamin K Jadama Tanjeh serves as the deputy coordinator of , alongside Lamin Koopmans, Lamin is working effectively to ensure that the Tanji Ex-Students Association members keeping growing.

His experience from high school, where he managed to be a member of the Press Club, is being noticed.

Mr. Jadama was a distinction student growing up. His writing abilities earned him the best "Essay Writer Award" and he was one time the "Best Presenter" of the Press Club.

Thank You Mr. Jadama

Isiaka Nyassi, the Vice President of Tanji Ex-Students Association is a visionary patriot of Tanji. As someone who did his elementary school level at Tanji Lower Basic School , is filled with nothing but goodness for his alumni, that triggered him to join the Ex-students association and serve as the Vice President to spearhead the association to the fulfilment of it's Mission and Vision.

Mr. Nyassi is currently the Head of Arts Department and part of Senior Management Team in the School at Brufut upper and senior secondary school.

Mr. Nyassi is an Advance Diploma Holder from the Gambia College.

Meet Awa Sanneh the former IPRO and one of the Patriotic members of Tanji Ex-students association.

She is one of the pillars who dedicated their time in making sure the association attain their ambitions.

When it comes to commitment, Awa is magnificent.
We missed you!
Good luck to your new endeavors!

Meet Lamin Koopmans. The initiator of Jamorai Gambia Foundation, who's having a positive impact on people ranging from school kids to household families, serves as the Co-ordinator for Tanji Ex-Students Association.

His magnanimity is known not only in Tanji but beyond. Lamin Koopmans have various small projects like "Clean Drinking Water", where he dig water wells for households and "Education intervention", where he give school kids school materials like school bags, school shoes, books, pens and pencils.

His Co-ordinator role is playing a huge part as we see several people joining Tanji Lower Basic School Ex-Students Association often.