A
Plus The Gambia, an organization set up to promote good governance principles
through research, advocacy, citizen empowerment, oversight, capacity building and policy advice services and
policy dialogue intended to strength accountability relationship both upward
and downward, recently signed a
memorandum of understanding with ActionAid International The Gambia.
The
signing ceremony was held at the ActionAid head office on MDI Road in Kanifing.
Speaking
at the signing ceremony, Omar Ousman Jobe, Executive Director of A Plus The
Gambia, said they are pleased to be at ActionAid on 16 February 2017, to sign a
memorandum of understanding and cooperation.
Jobe
said the framework set the stage for the A Plus and ActionAid International The
Gambia partnership for supporting national development processes in the
country.
Jobe
further stated that there is a convergence of views and interests with
ActionAid International The Gambia, adding that they both believe in the
rights-based approach to fast track development.
Mr
Jobe also stated that they cherish similar values of inclusion, equity,
accountability, empowerment and solidarity with the poor and results
orientation to add significant values to the national development processes.
A
Plus The Gambia, as an institution, may be new in The Gambia’s development
arena, but not the people behind the setting up of the foundation that has a
team with a good track record of working in governance at both local and
international levels, Jobe went on.
‘’Prior
to the going on international duty, I worked very closely with ActionAid
International The Gambia as a general assembly member and vice-governor of the
assembly,’’ Jobe pointed out.
Jobe
added that as the policy and budget analyst head of programmes and later, the
executive director of Pro-PAG, he worked with ActionAid to promote a very
powerful instrument of ActionAid, called Economic Literacy and Budget
Accountability for Good Governance (ELBAG) anchored on the rights-based
approach.
Mr
Jobe said together A Plus The Gambia has empowered people with knowledge and
skills; impacted lives at the community level and will again bring that
experience to this partnership.
He
added that Action Aid International The Gambia is a household name in The
Gambia, and has since its inception over the past thirty years, been supporting
communities across the country to improve their livelihood; to gain the
requisite skills to demand their rights.
Jobe
said with this MoU they are poised to act together at the national, regional
and community levels to improve the lives of people in the country.
On
behalf of the board of directors of A plus The Gambia, he applauded ActionAid
International The Gambia for their willingness to partner with A plus The
Gambia.
Omar
Badgie, Executive Director of Action Aid International The Gambia, said they
are glad to sign the MoU with A Plus The Gambia.
