The
Management Board of Kombo East Youth and Children Development Alliance (KEYCDA)
Sunday appoints 6 youth to be part of the Alliance’s Secretariat. The
appointments are part of management board plans to reposition and develop new
strategies for new innovation.
Lamin
Jammeh is appointed as Executive
Secretary, Dawda Bah as Programs Manager, Sulayman Darboe as Assistance Programs Officer, Ba - Saikou
Saidy as Child Protection Coordinator , Fanta Darboe as Gender Focal Person and
Abdoulie Njie as Media and Communication Officer.
Chairperson
of the KEYCDA management board, Dembo Kuyateh challenged the youth to work as a
team and come up with new innovations as the new strategy will be focusing on
partnership, entrepreneurship, Gender main streaming, child protection and
sport development among others.
Kombo
East Youth and Children Development Alliance (KEYCDA) is the umbrella body of
all youth and children affairs in Kombo East and the first District youth and children
body in The Gambia. It was found in 2005 to advance youth empowerment, children
protection, sports development, environmental protection and the overall
development of Kombo East.
Mr.
Kuyateh assured the appointees of his committee’s highest support, promising
that they will always try to provide them with all the necessary tools for them
to carry out their work in the most effective and efficient manner.
He
thanked the Alliance’s General Assembly for entrusting him and the team to
carry the responsibilities of the Youth and Children of the District.
Omar
Bah, former Board chairperson thanked the appointees for accepting the offer
and advised them to remain focused and do their job as expected.
“KEYCDA
was established by the Youth and Children of this district and their priorities
should continue to be our business and concern. We are more than willing to
give you all the necessary support you may need as far as the priorities and
the needs of the Alliance remain your concern,” he stressed.
Mr.
Bah wished the new appointees a successful tenure in office and urged them to
remain as professionals as far the work ethics of the Alliance are concerned.
The
newly appointed Executive Secretary Lamin Jammeh, thanked the General Assembly
and Management Board for their appointments, assuring that business shall no
more be as usual. “Based on the trust and confidence given to us as the
Management Board, we shall continue to add value and create a positive impact
on the lives of the people we are serving,” he emphasised.
Ousman
Baba Galleh Bah, chairperson of KEYCDA Credit Union also thanked the young
people for their readiness to push the agenda. He advised the young people to
continue perusing for their higher education and given back to the society.
Please
Take Note of the following people appointed
