ECCO’S PARTNERS
ECCO The Gambia is working closely with Governmental Institutions in the country, with private sector and with local communities. Officially ECCO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Department of Education, Department for Community Development, and National Council for Arts and Culture. ECCO also has received a letter of recognition from the State Department of Tourism and Culture. Njawara Community, Tumani Tenda Community and the group of musicians and music teachers, Daikyl Chosan, are all ECCO’s partners in the development of our models.

Through the European office the partners we are currently working with are:

• NORAD - Norwegian Agency for Development cooperation (Norway)
• The Norwegian College of Dance (Norway)
• Malmö Academy of Music (Sweden)
• Örebro College of Music (Sweden)
• Ingesund College of Music (Sweden)
• Piteå College of Music (Sweden)
• Royal College of Music, Stockholm (Sweden)
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama (UK), i2i trans-cultural network (UK)
• The Prince Claus Fund of The Netherlands

Through our African networks our present partners are:

• Amani Music Ensemble, Bagamoyo (Tanzania)
• Environmental Foundation for Africa-EFA (Sierra Leone)

The networks in both music education and cultural tourism are in the building-up phase and we are currently discussing with several potential partners.
Contact ECCO Europe – Contact ECCO The Gambia