(Issue Tuesday 28 June,2016)
Global
Hands Development Gambia has officially opened a library it built in Manduar
village, West Coast Region, as part of efforts to complement The Gambia
government in education.
Speaking
on the occasion, Bakary Saibo Sanneh, chairman of Brikama Area Council, said
the launching marks “a very important day” for the community of Manduar and its
surrounding.
He
commended Global Hands Development Gambia and its main partner, Global Hands
UK, for the initiative.
He
said the library is very important not only for the community of Manduar but
for the entire Gambia.
Mr
Sanneh said a country with low education would find it difficult to develop,
adding that the library would enhance education development in The Gambia.
“For
the community of Manduar, know that there are other communities who are
interested in having libraries but they could not get it, so when you are lucky
to have one, make use best of it,” chairman of BAC said.
Ramou
Nyassi, customer care service manager at Gamtel, thanked Dr Sallah for coming
with such “an important project”, saying education is a basic necessity of
life, just like food, clothing and shelter.
“I
would like to emphasis that education is a fundamental human right and it is
through education that we can bring meaningful change to our society, to our
people and to our country and the world at large,” she said.
Mrs
Nyassi noted that library is an important educational facility in the conduct
of research to have certain data and information.
“I
would like to seize this opportunity to congratulate Dr Sallah and the entire
team of Global Hands Gambia and Global Hands UK for this laudable achievement
in bringing such a wonderful library facility to the community of Manduar and
the surrounding villages,” she stated.
