Correcaminos
Solidarious, an NGO based in Spain, recently funded the construction of a two
classroom block in Fass Cham Nursery School in Foni Bondali district in the
West Coast Region.
Speaking
at the inauguration ceremony, Demba Camara, head-teacher of the school,
commended the donors for providing them with the facilities that would enable
them accommodate more students.
The
new building was yet another milestone in the rapid progress registered by
Correcaminos Solidarious within these two years of operations, he said.
This
would go a long way in increasing their capacity to enroll more pupils under a
conductive learning environment, he said, adding that their dream of giving all
the children of this community access to education is being realised.
He
also commended Mr Lorenzo, whose drive and conviction has made it possible for
the NGO to make this tremendous achievement within a short period of time.
Mr
Camara appealed to the community to add more effort to support in the upkeep of
the school, by encouraging the children to be punctual at school and
participate in school development programmes to complement the donor’s efforts
toward realising their goal.
He
also thanked Abdoulie Jallow, who spearheaded the project on behalf of the
administration and the community at large.
The
president of Correcaminos Solidarious based in Spain, one Mr Lorenzo, expressed
happiness to be associated with the construction of the classroom blocks.
He
said by inaugurating this structure their dreams has become true, adding that
this was not the last one, and hoped to see more collaboration in the
future.
Lamin
Jarjue, Amadai Education Sector coordinator, and Abdoulie Jallow, manager of
Amdalai Group in Kombo East, and the principal of Sangajor Basic Cycle, all
expressed the need for support to the local community, especially Fass Cham and
Nyentempto village.
They
thanked the Almighty Allah and Mr Lorenzo and his team from Spain, as well as
Mr. Jallow, for bringing this development project to the doorsteps of the
community.
They
urged the people of Fass Cham and Nyentempo village to take the school
seriously, and be ready to commit to their work in ensuring that they maintain
the facilities.
