From
the week commencing 31 March 2020, Foday Mubaraka Singhateh (son of the last
Governor General of The Gambia, Sir Farimang Mamadi Singhateh) launched an idea
to get everyone active by doing 20 push-ups.
This
then developed into a challenge and quickly spread on Facebook by inviting
people to participate in the challenge in exchange for a bag of rice for the
poor and needy in The Gambia amid Covid-19 pandemic.
It
soon became “The 100 bags of rice challenge” and people from across the UK,
Europe, USA and The Gambia were getting wholeheartedly involved, sending in
videos of their efforts and who they wanted their bag of rice to be donated to.
It didn’t take long for the challenge to be fulfilled and by Friday 3rd April,
all was completed.
Distribution
of the bags of rice has already begun and bags have been distributed throughout
the Kombos and as far as to the interior in Janjanbureh. As the donations roll
in further distribution will continue through next week.
“We
have seen many people who have received a bag of rice and shared with other
poor compounds in their area to make sure that they are fed also,” Stephanie
Turner, one of the founders of Karmic Angels Charitable Organisation said.
Foday
arranged this challenge through his charitable organization, The Sir Farimang
Singhateh Foundation and Karmic Angels Charitable Organisation run by Stephanie
and Alan Turner. They recently signed an MOU to join hands and both
forward-thinking charitable organisations have stepped up their action in The
Gambia.
Besides
this challenge, Gunjur Primary School have had all their school furniture
revamped, Janjanbureh have had a Borehole installed in their large crop field
and have also benefited from a women resting room at the crop field. Nursery
age orphan/less fortunate children have benefited by being sponsored to go to
school and there are other plans in the pipeline once Covid-19 is out of the
way - the sooner the better.
“We
are dedicated to helping as many people as we can through our charitable
organizations,” Mrs. Turner said.
