The gesture which came from Humanity First USA Branch was facilitated by Yankuba Sinayoko, Director of Operations and Food Safety for Humanity First Gambia during his visit to the United States.
According to Mr Sinayoko, “Upon my arrival in the United States of America, I had a meeting with the Humanity First team led by chairman Munum Naeem. It was there we reached a conclusion that Masroor Senior Secondary School urgently needed chairs for their hall.. Over 400 chairs were put together and shipped to The Gambia. It cost Humanity First over 5,500 United States dollars which is equivalent to over D400, 000.”
Mr Sinayoko revealed that Humanity First USA are ready and willing to expand their support in other areas such as health, agriculture, provision of potable water and food security.
Ibrahima Bayo, principal of Masroor Senior Secondary School expressed gratitude with the gesture which he said the school has been longing for years.
“Since the hall was built in 2018, we did not receive any chairs purposely for the hall until this recent intervention from Humanity First USA.”
He explained that before, whenever they had activities in the hall, the students used to take classroom chairs to the hall and return them after the program.
Principal Bayo went on to say that, with these chairs, that burden is no more. “The school is very much relieved by this magnanimous gesture. We profoundly thank Humanity First USA for their generosity.”
He promised that the chairs would be used for the intended purpose. He added that they will also do their utmost best to protect and preserve the chairs in order to ensure they serve a longer period.
The school headboy, Saikou Camara on behalf of the students thanked Humanity First for the benevolent assistance.
Masroor Senior Secondary School was built in 2005 by Humanity First International through the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, The Gambia. The school started with a student population of 165. Today over 1,400 students are learning at the school. Currently it is among the top four performing schools in the country.
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