The
Gambia Volleyball Federation had entered into the second year of the
implementation of the Africa Dream Project.
The
Dream Project is an initiative of the FIVB president, Dr Ary S. Graca and is
meant for Africa with the sole aim of seeing the continent at the center stage
of world volleyball championships.
The
project is a 4-year flagship programme in volleyball development for Africa
with a funding amounted to $30,000USD per year for each recipient.
Over
the weekend the GVBF project management team embarked on an inspection of three
of the four centers, namely Banjul, Brikama and Farafenni.
At
the Banjul center, the project director, Bai Dodou Jallow, reaffirmed his
support to the Africa Dream project.
He
advised the coaches to strategize their plans and make good use of the project
to train and equip kids on the basis of the games.
The
dream project is a pilot project of FIVB president and The Gambia is among the
few countries in Africa that have benefited from it. “So it is a pride as well
as a challenge; therefore we should work hard,” Jallow said.
He
acknowledged his Federation’s willingness to promote grassroots
volleyball.
“I
want to see every school-going Gambian kid play volleyball, and that is the
goal of Dr Ary Graca FIVB president; that’s why he is funding this project,” he
said.
‘His
dream is to see one day an African nation on the gold medal Podium at the world
championship, so we should make him to see that and God willing it will be The
Gambia, he told participants in Brikama.
The
Volleyball Federation concludes its monitoring and evaluation in Farafenni
where a three-man team led by Kalilou Bayo together with Alfousainey Jarju and
Pa Barrow went onto to see the progress made at the North Bank settlement.
The
management team will finalize their inspection at the Serrekunda East centre
after the Christmas break.
