Fatou
Bah, a young Gambian has donated office and hospital materials worth about
three hundred thousand dalasi to schools, hospitals and police stations,
through the Ebou Mala’s Children Charitable Foundation (EMCCF).
The donated materials include; 255 chairs, 60
tables, 23 cupboards, 10 hospital over bed tables, 24 boxes of clothes including
school uniforms, sport wears and shoes, blazers and 20 cartons of books for
school libraries.
The
beneficiaries of the donation include Nianija, Kaur and Talinding schools and
the Kanifing Municipal Council police.
Speaking
on behalf of the donor, Rob Parkes, EMCCF consultant, said the donation is
meant to help under privileged communities and schools in particular.
“When
I saw children in the provinces sitting on the floor with one book for five
children to acquire their right to education, I felt that we need to do
something for them,” he said.
Parkes
said another project will be coming in June this year, which will include
electronic sewing machines, targeting to engage young people in skills
acquisition to reduce the level of unemployment especially among women and
girls.
Member
of the parliament for Nianija, Amadou Camara, said the support came at the
right time, saying the donated materials will greatly help the beneficiaries.
He
assured the donors that the items will be put into proper use while urging
other beneficiaries to use the items for their rightful purpose.
“This
is the first time of such donation; so we need to put this into good use to
make sure that it benefits the people to ensure more donations in the future.”
Karamo
Ceesay, ward councilor for Talinding South, said the items are gifts and
therefore are not meant for sale, hoping that the beneficiaries would make good
use of them.
Ebou
Mala’s Children Charitable Foundation was founded in The Gambia in July 2017,
as a not-for-profit humanitarian foundation charity dedicated to help alleviate
the suffering of children and their families in Africa. It is a legally
registered charity in The Gambia as a non-government organisation.
