Emerging Gambian Author Launches New Book  

The book is part of African Kid series story book, which is centered around the societal perspective of gender roles, environmental cleanliness, young girl’s aspirations and expectations.

With this new literally work, the emerging author remains committed to promoting justice, gender equality, and environmental advocacy.

Born and raised in The Gambia, Abibatou developed keen interest in writing to contribute to the country’s literary domain especially children’s books for more reading skills.

Her story features the captivating story of Fatou, a seven-year-old Gambian-girl and main character in the book, who dreams of changing the world.

Through her love for the environment, particularly the Atlantic Ocean and River Gambia, she embarks on a transformative journey that challenges gender stereotypes and inspires young readers to dream big.

At the launch, Juka Jabang, renowned Gambian educator & Poet, emphasised the importance of literature in today’s world, saying “A priceless resource in our mission is to build literate and empowered generation.”

She hastened to add that ‘art spreads and inspires more readability at an early stage, to accomplish the mission of high standards learning by supporting the need to invest in the upkeep and maintenance of libraries, and archives in order to encourage reading in schools, in homes, and also to cultivate a culture, in which books are regarded as treasure in our societies.’

For his part, Hasoum Cessay, Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture and a renowned Gambian historian, who launched the book, explained that NCAC continues to work with writers to not only promote the art of writing, but also provide solutions.

NCAC director challenged writers of their role to serve as activists in highlighting the need for interventions to better societies.

In closing, Abibatou Jarra, the author extended heart felt gratitude and appreciation to all those who supported her in making the launch a success.