Taiba
Charity Centre, a charitable foundation operating in The Gambia recently
distributed 30 bags of 25kg of rice, 30 gallons of 5 litres oil, and 15 bags of
onions to communities of New Yundum and its satellite villages.
The
items distributed worth D96, 000, was part of Ramadan gifts to the Muslim
Ummah.
The
charitable foundation, according to officials, was established in 2010 with the
ultimate aim of helping the poor and needy people with a view to enable them
sustain their lives and livelihood.
The
distribution ceremony held at its office in New Yundum was attended by the
beneficiary communities and a cross section of the public.
Each
of the 30 beneficiary families went home with 1 bag of 25kg of rice, a gallon
of 5 litre oil and a half bag of onion.
Speaking
at the presentation ceremony, the Director of Taiba Foundation, Abubacarr
Camara, dwelled on the significance of the forum, adding that his organisation
was committed in assisting needy people.
Mr
Camara added that they are involved into lots of activities ranging from
agriculture, education, health and religious interventions among others.
He
recalled that they also made a similar presentation where 11 people each was
given D1,000, all geared towards supporting their families in enhancing their
living condition.
For
his part, the Chief Executive Officers of Taiba Charity Centre, Haruna
Muhammed, spoke at length on the importance of the gesture, noting that helping
the poor and needy people are among their top development aspirations in The
Gambia.
“We
are working closely with the government in ensuring that we complement their
effort in the quest for national development. We will continue our effort in
supporting the less privileged people in our society,” he stated.
The
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Foundation, Sulayman Jammeh, said the foundation has being supporting needy
people in the country since 2010 in order to sustain their livelihood.
They
have engaged in building mosques for communities, supporting women in
microfinance, supporting women in their gardening, digging local hand pumps and
boreholes, building schools, hospitals, among others.
PRO
Jammeh explained that part of their target was to support the physically
challenged in communities.
“We
felt these are people who cannot do much for themselves; thus the need to
support them to improve their living condition,” Jammeh remarked.
Sulayman
Bojang, Lamin SaidyKhan, the coordinator of Taiba charity and Amie Bojang on
behalf of the beneficiary communities, all spoke at length on the significance
of the gesture, especially in the holy month of Ramadan.
