 Queen Anne also plays a part in The Gambia with charity and fundraising to help fund expansion and improvement to the John Pickering Senior Comprehensive school located in the Gambia.From 2010, much of the fundraising has been put towards building a skills centre in the Gambian village of Jibboroh.The school also maintains a social link with the Gambian school as a number of pupils have formed penpals with those in Gambia.