(Issue Tuesday 28,2016)
The
Network against Gender-Based Violence (NGVB) yesterday opened a four-day
training for the network members on financial management at Actionaid
conference hall in Kanifing.
The
training is part of a project to strengthen the financial capacity of the
network members from different organisations in the fight against gender-based
violence in The Gambia.
Speaking
at the opening ceremony, Almamo Barrow of Actionaid said financial management
is the foundation of any strong organisation.
He
said in order to ensure that an organisation becomes an entity to be reckoned
with, its financial systems and capacity has to be strong.
“As
a result, Actionaid and NGBV partnership consider financial management training
fundamental in ensuring that the network is strengthened,” he said.
Haddy
Mboge-Barrow, national coordinator of NGBV, said the network in partnership
with Actionaid International The Gambia applied for and got of about 347,000
euros to implement a project to strengthen the capacity of NGBV to eradicate
FGM.
As
part of the project and in order to strengthen the network, members have to be
capacitised which is why trainings like advocacy, M&E, and financial
management are organised for members.
She
noted that financial management is the bedrock of any institution because any
organisation whose finance is not vibrant and strong is weak.
Fanta
Jatta-Sowe, women’s rights specialist and NGBV executive member, said the
training is part of a project they started to implement with funding from
Amplified Change based on the partnership between Actionaid and the network.
“We
have our strategic plan as Actionaid and also the network has its own strategic
plan and based on the mutual interest, we mobilise resources to be able to
execute some of the activities and this is one such collaboration we had with
NGBV,” she said.
