“Feed
our world is a programme under penny appeal which is a Muslim charity operating
in The Gambia.”
The Muslim charity over the weekend
distributed food aids to the needy and religious leaders as well as mosque
heads in the country.
Penny
appeal Gambia office is affiliated to Penny Appeal International based in the
United Kingdom.
The food items that included rice, sugar and
oil were distributed in two fold; small package which included 180 bags of
25kgs, 5kg of sugar and 5litre gallon of oil while the big packages included 18
bags of 50kg of rice, 50kg of sugar and 20 litre gallons of oil.
Speaking
at the presentation ceremony, Lamin Jobe, head of admin and finance at Penny
Appeal Gambia office, praised the Almighty Allah for giving them the
ability and resources to support the needy
Muslims.
Mr Jobe gave a brief background of Penny
Appeal, saying the Muslim charity with its headquarters in the UK operates in
36 countries all over the world. The Gambia is the main office responsible for
affairs of all the West African countries, he said.
Mr Jobe also stated that Penny Appeal has been
operating since 2014.
He spoke at length of the significance
attached to the holy month of Ramadan, saying it is a month of sacrifice and
sharing, helping needy people as well as reaching out to others who are less
privileged.
Mr Jobe emphasized that Penny Appeal is out to
give support to needy Muslims and in doing so, they provide rice, sugar and oil
as well as ‘Ataya’ to needy Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.
He
advised the lucky beneficiaries to make the best use of the food aid as others
are also in need of it.
For
his part, Buba Saidykhan, head of social welfare at Penny Appeal Gambia office,
said the gift was part of their annual Ramadan package to support the needy
families in The Gambia and West Arica.
He
said Penny Appeal is doing the distribution through a programme called “feed
our world”.
He
said the objective was to support the most vulnerable people in society.
Also
speaking, a beneficiary, Alh Bubaccar Manneh of Brufut commended the donors for
the kind gesture, noting that the items would reach those that need it most.
“We
are very appreciative of the gesture,” he said.
Karafa
Ndure from GPF, also a beneficiary, hailed the staff of Penny Appeal The Gambia
office for making the event possible.
He
described the gift as very important and timely considering that this period is
the holy month of Ramadan.
Jim
Touray and Samba Bah, religious leaders, both commended the donor for the
magnanimous gesture and assured them that the food aid would be properly
utilised.
