The
Gambia National Paralympic Committee (GNPC) has received equipment from one of
their partners - the Shine Africa Charity Organization.
The Shine Africa is a charitable organization registered in The Gambia and the United Kingdom, the UK.
The
equipment comprises wheelchairs, Zimmer frames, Walking Sticks commodes and
many other materials use by persons with disabilities.
The partnership between the Shine Africa
Charity Organization and The Gambia National Paralympic Committee has been
going for the last five years. The presentation took place on Sunday at the
Organization headquarters in Brikama.
Speaking
at the presentation, the Project Coordinator Dawda Jammeh, expressed
satisfaction working with the GNPC since they started the partnership. “We are
always ready to help persons with disabilities in The Gambia whenever our doors
are knocked.
Mr
Jammeh urged the GNPC to make good use of the equipment and promised more
donations in the future.
For
his part, the president of the Gambia National Paralympic Committee Sulayman
Colley outlined the important of the received material. Sulayman Colley thanked
the Shine Africa Charity Organization for coming with this support. He assured
the organization through the project coordinator that the GNPC will take good
care of the materials donated yesterday.
Sulayman
Colley also calls on other organization to work with the Gambia National
Paralympic Committee to improve the lives of persons with disability.
