The donated items included 10 packets of soap, 4 veronica buckets and 20 boxes of Madar bleach.
George Kaleku, chairman of the Ghanaian Community in The Gambia, said they decided to give the donation to the Department of Social Welfare because many people, including the elderly and the disables depend on them for their living.
He thanked the department for accepting their donation believing that it will go a long way in helping the fight against COVID-19.
Permanent secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Rohie Bittaye-Darboe, commended members of the Ghanaian community for the initiative, saying that the donated items will help the department a lot as they are dealing with vulnerable people of the Gambian population.
“The country is in a very critical situation and will need all the help it can get from individuals and bodies and institutions,” she added.
She thanked the community on behalf of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and the government of The Gambia.
The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) last Thursday presented ten internet protocol telephone sets to the Gambia Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) to set emergency call response center for the fire service.
An author, Dr. Morro Krubally, in his latest book titled: ‘Senegambia – Unity is Our Salvation’ has used the book to dilate on revisiting the unification of Senegal and The Gambia with an economic prism.
Jeddah, 10 July 2022 – His Excellency Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for all the necessary support provided to ensure success of the holy rituals for pilgrims coming from different parts of the Muslim world and the entire world.
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