The
project coordinator of BIO-Fortification under the United Purpose formerly
known as Concern Universal, Ismalia Bojang, has said the project target to
reach out to 18,000 rural beneficiary households across the country.
He
said the project funded by the European Union under global inclusive and
sustainable value chains and food fortification of which Gambia was one of the
ten or so eligible countries facing severe challenges with improving
nutritional status of their populations.
He was speaking during the national launching
of the Bio-fortification project held at the regional education directorate
region 2 in Brikama West Coast Region, recently.
He
said the project was aimed at reducing micro-nutrition deficiencies of women
and children in The Gambia through sustainable and integrated approaches to
food fortification.
According
to him, sustainable, access to good food that is nutritious, diverse and well
accepted, available all year round is the aim of the project.
Mr
Bojang said United Purpose is an international development charity with an
innovative community led approach to delivering the sustainable development
goals and eradicating global poverty and inequality.
“We
work in partnership with donors in this action and EU is the largest donor,” he
said, adding that their unique approach combines with high quality intelligent
development, innovative and enabling independence.
“Our
purpose is to tackle poverty and inequality by enabling people to improve their
lives for the longer term,” Mr Bojang noted.
He
said they also challenge the dependency culture by providing practical local
implementation of the sustainable development goals and placing communities in
the leadership of innovative solutions.
He
cited that their strategy for the current 5-year period focuses on livelihoods
and job creation, resilience and capacity building of civil society
organizations to support effective decentralisation.
