What’s in a name?
Camara and Goddard are the last names of two strong women who raised the founder of Camara-Goddard Hotels, Fatou Jabbie. One was her mother, a kind and carefree Gambian widow and mother to seven children; the other a practical and supportive mentor who enabled Fatou’s education, ultimately pushing her to become the first person in her family to graduate high school, college and pursue higher education.
Camara-Goddard Hotels is part of a vision to give back to the African continent and foster sustainable development imperatives from every sector to create organic change and opportunity for Africans. From using the most advanced building certifications, such as LEED and EDGE, to ensure minimal environmental impact, to partnering with local government and organizations to hire and train locally, the vision for what the next level of sustainable hospitality can look like starts with two luxury hotels in the Gambia.
Location & Details
Camara-Goddard Hotel Group’s inaugural hotels in the Gambia will be located on the seaside coast in Kartong, and along the estuary river in Halahin.
Both hotels will be LEED v4.1 Cities and Communities and LEED v4.1 Hospitality Gold-certified, the first in the Gambia. The development projects aim to achieve economic growth, social equity, and environmental conservation in Kartong, through aligning both resorts with the Gambia’s National Development Plan (2018-2021) and the 2030 Sustainable Agenda outlined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Camara-Goddard Resort-on-Atlantic
Camara-Goddard Resort-on-Halahin
Woman Behind the Vision
Fatou Jabbie is President and CEO of Camara-Goddard Hotel Group and wants to give back to her homeland.
She plans to leverage the 15 years of building, construction and sustainable design to develop resorts that can adapt to climate factors, use clean energy, integrate local communities and pursue economic development for Africans. She has a vision for creating a new era of sustainable tourism that serves local communities as much as it does their visitors.
Timeline and Milestones
Camara-Goddard Hotel Group has an amibitious timeline for achieving each stage — from concept to operations.
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Support
There are several ways to become involved and help support this exciting project.
Whether you are keen to collaborate, donate or invest, learn more about how join us on a transformative journey to create a blueprint for what equitable, renewable and immersive luxury sustainable tourism can look like for the African continent.