The commodities donated include; bags of rice, onions, sugar, oil, tomato paste, dates, among others. The clothing line is committed to supporting communities in strengthening their philanthropic efforts, particularly in Africa.
At the event, Youssouph N’Diaye, an African-American and founder of SGDI, said he has been engaged in charity activity for the past 8years in Philadelphia in USA, and has now touch Africa.
“We have been in Senegal for three consecutive years, and this year we decided to visit The Gambia for the first to touch the lives of the needy. We plan to reach every country each year in West Africa.” he said.
“We understand that a lot of people are in need but we just made sure the first people we assist in our first time in The Gambia is the ones who really need it. When we reached out Tampoto was identified and we discovered they need the assistance which is why they are the first beneficiaries.” he explains.
Fatima Muloshi, Chief Executive Officer of GYCC, said they targeted 60 families but due to surplus donations they were able to touch about 100 families.
She indicated that helping a community is a necessity as they are all aware of the economic situation in the country amid the skyrocketing nature of food commodities in the country.
Thus, he said, there is a need for collaborative efforts to ensure they uplift the less privileged.
“You don’t need to be wealthy to help people, you can use your influence and any other means possible to assist people in a way it’s not going to affect you.” she added.
Momodou Badjie, Alkalo of Tampoto Village, thanked the donors for choosing their community and pray they continue growing to touch lives like they touched theirs.
He also called on further collaboration to help improve the livelihood of the community.
