(Issue Monday June 27, 2016)
Hundreds
of needy Gambians who converged at the office of the Vision Development
Foundation (VDF) on a daily basis to collect their fast-breaking meal, have
expressed gratitude and appreciation to the foundation’s Chief Executive
Officer, Modou Turo Darboe, for his benevolent gesture since the start of
Ramadan.
They
said “Turo Darboe is a Gambian-born philanthropist who believes in the culture
of caring and sharing,” especially during the holy month of Ramadan and
Tobaski.
Many
beneficiaries who spoke to this reporter, during the distribution of hundreds
of bags of sugar at Mr Darboe’s office in Churchill’s Town last Friday, said
The Gambia needs more Modou Turo Darboes, as he is an individual who has been
helping the poor and the needy since the start of Ramadan.
As
usual, some of the beneficiaries described Mr Darboe as a humanitarian,
philanthropist, adding that the Almighty Allah would reward him for his
benevolent gesture as he had continued to help both Muslims and non-Muslims
during the month of Ramadan.
Speaking
also at his office, the executive director of Tango, Ousman Yabo, said “it is
only the Almighty Allah that would reward him for his benevolent gestures”.
He
added that if The Gambia should have many people like Turo Darboe, it would
ease the suffering of most of the vulnerable people in the country as his
gesture is one way of changing lives and driving away poverty.
“I
believe there are Gambians who have more money than Turo Darboe, but their
heart will not allow them to do so,” he said.
Mr Yabo appealed to Gambian business tycoons
to emulate Modou Turo Darboe’s kind gesture, especially during Ramadan, which
is a month of caring and sharing, showing love to each other; hence the rich
should help the less privileged.
Also
speaking, one Salamata Keita said that since the commencement of Ramadan, every
day she would receive some gifts from Mr Darboe for the feeding of her family.
She
added that the intervention by Turo Darboe in providing foodstuffs and other
goods to Musims during the holy month of Ramadan is a big relief on her,
without which she would have found it very difficult to maintain her daily
survival.
One
Kumba Baldeh also spoke at length about the difficulty she used to face in the
month of Ramadan, in getting food for her family.
She
said Ramadan is a month of sharing and caring, which are virtues Modou Turo
Darboe is showing in helping humanity to sustain during the holy month of
Ramadan.
“We
are praying for his long life and good health, as well as for his family,” she
said. “May the Almighty Allah reward him for his generosity.”
Many
other speakers at the occasion praised Mr Darboe for his intervention in
helping humanity.
