(Friday Issue, 1 July 2016)
On
Tuesday 28 June, the UK Ambassador, Colin Crorkin, signed an agreement on
behalf of the Embassy with the Child Protection Alliance National Coordinator,
Njundu Drammeh, for the implementation of the 2016/17 Bilateral Programme Fund.
The
project, to be implemented by CPA, will establish a child protection system in
schools to enhance protection and reporting of abuse, violence and exploitation
of children.
The
total funding allocated to the project is D569,000 (Five hundred and sixty nine
thousand Dalasis).
In
his remarks on the development, Ambassador Crorkin said: “We are delighted to
partner with CPA in the implementation of a number of activities this year,
that are geared towards ensuring that identified schools have child protection
policies and mechanisms to enhance protection and reporting of abuse.”
In
his capacity as the Youth Coordinator for CPA, Lamin K. Saidy said: “CPA is
proud to be associated with this project. The identified activities are crucial
areas that we want to address, and we hope that this funding will achieve that.
We hope to give it our best to ensure that the desired results are achieved.”
