The
Gambia National Bureau of Ecowas Brown Card on Friday donated a set of football
jersey to Ruhagi Football Club of Serekunda London Corner.
Chairman
of the national bureau, Dawda Sarge, said the donation was in line with the
bureau’s corporate social responsibility and public relations strategy.
“We
have a public relations strategy in which we try to inform, educate and communicate
which includes being on radios and on the television and in newspapers so that
people will understand and appreciate what we do,” said Mr Sarge, who is the
managing director of Prime Insurance Company.
“It
is also in line with this strategy that the bureau goes out to support
communities and organised youth groups like Ruhagi,” he said. “As a corporate
institution, we also have a social responsibility and we strive as much as
possible to fulfill that responsibility by reaching out to communities in areas
of need.”
The
National Bureau of Ecowas Brown Card, the chairman said, has been involved in
cross border activities to ensure that motorist plying within the Ecowas
countries can move freely without hindrance.
The
Brown Card is an extra-territorial motor insurance policy introduced in all
Ecowas countries in 1982. It is a legal
requirement for vehicles travelling across the borders to any country within
Ecowas.
Holder
of a valid Brown Card is protected in case of an accident in any Ecowas
country. The card holder’s insurance
company would pay all genuine claims arising from injury, death and property
damage caused by his/her vehicle in the visiting country.
Receiving
the jerseys from the national bureau, Baboucarr Ndow, adviser of Ruhagi Youth
Organisation, said the donation “has come at the right time”, for the team
currently plays a tournament where the need for an extra set of jerseys was
necessary.
“The
boys will now be motivated to do well when they are in their new jersey in
their second game of the tournament,” he said.
“We were having two sets of jerseys but as a club, we need as much
jerseys as possible.”
Mr
Ndow commended the donors for the gesture, saying other corporate entities
should extend a helping hand to the youth, particularly sport.
