{"id":31123,"date":"2026-08-14T04:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=31123"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:43:31","slug":"lonase-sends-120-children-to-gambia-for-2026-summer-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-sends-120-children-to-gambia-for-2026-summer-camp","title":{"rendered":"LONASE sends 120 children to Gambia for 2026 summer camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONASE said the decision to hold this year\u2019s camp in Gambia was linked to the close historical and cultural ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Senegal.- Senegal\u2019s National Lottery, Loterie Nationale S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise (LONASE)<\/strong>, has sent 120 children to Gambia<\/strong> as part of its 2026 summer camp, continuing an annual initiative that combines educational activities, social interaction and personal development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The children left Senegal on Thursday, August 6, following an official departure ceremony at LONASE\u2019s General Directorate in Dakar. Parents, instructors, LONASE management, social works officials and programme partners attended the send-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants gathered at the General Directorate early in the morning, wearing caps and identification badges and carrying their bags before boarding buses for Gambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summer camp is one of LONASE\u2019s annual social programmes, giving children the chance to take part in organised activities outside their usual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to LONASE, the programme combines recreation with learning and group activities, with participants interacting with their peers under the supervision of instructors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONASE said the decision to hold this year\u2019s camp in Gambia was linked to the close historical and cultural ties between the two countries. Senegal and Gambia share strong social and geographical connections, with Gambia almost entirely surrounded by Senegal apart from its Atlantic coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of destination also gives the participants exposure to a neighbouring country and its social and cultural setting. The children will spend the entire camp period in \u201cThe Smiling Coast of Africa\u201d before returning to Senegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> The Gambia advances nationwide lottery rollout with five-year Techlott deal<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONASE said the decision to hold this year\u2019s camp in Gambia was linked to the close historical and cultural ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":25378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Loterie Nationale S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise (LONASE), Senegal's national lottery, has deployed 120 children to Gambia for its annual summer camp, a significant corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. This program, combining educational and social development activities, underscores LONASE's commitment to community engagement and stakeholder relations beyond its core gaming operations. The choice of Gambia highlights regional ties and the broader societal role of state-backed gaming entities in West Africa.","focusai_entities":"LONASE, Loterie Nationale S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise","focusai_location":"Senegal, Gambia, Dakar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.75), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"LONASE CSR Strategy?","query":"What is the strategic rationale behind LONASE's sustained investment in corporate social responsibility programs like the annual summer camp, and how does this initiative contribute to its social license to operate and long-term stakeholder engagement within the Senegalese gaming vertical?"},{"label":"CSR Governance & KPIs?","query":"What specific governance frameworks and budget allocation mechanisms are in place for non-core activities such as this summer camp within state-owned lottery entities like LONASE, and what key performance indicators (KPIs) are utilized to measure the societal impact and reputational return on investment of these initiatives?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[61010,60012],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social","category-west-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31123"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31127,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31123\/revisions\/31127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}