The donated items including 25kg bags of rice, 5-ltr gallons of oil, and 10kg bags of sugar, was presented to the beneficiaries at the Supreme Islamic Council headquarters in Kanifing.
The move is in fulfillment of the agency’s corporate social responsibility.
At the ceremony, Alhagie Essa Darboe, president of GSIC, expressed gratitude on behalf of the council to TIKA for what he referred to as ‘always extending a helping hand to the needy each Ramadan.’
Sule Bayar, TIKA coordinator in country, said the Turkish charity is always ready to offer help to needy families whenever they can.
She underscored the importance of the gesture, saying helping the needy is the sole objective of establishing the organisation, which she said, is currently helping people in more 150 countries worldwide.
Fatou Kujabi, a beneficiary, expressed gratitude to the donors for the gesture. “We are overwhelmed in receiving these items, which couldn’t have come at a better time.” she said.
The West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP)-The Gambia with funding from GIZ and the European Union on Tuesday began a three-day Specialised Training on Mediation, Prevention, Diplomacy, Advocacy and Dialogue for members of the National Election Response Group (NERG).
The Gambia Copyright Office under the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) recentlycommemorated World Book and Copyright Day under the theme: “Indigenous Language as a Vehicle for Achieving Sustainable Development.”
The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) in partnership World Food Programme (WFP) last Thursday handed over seeds and tools to the Department of Horticulture for onward distribution to women community gardens in the North Bank, Central River and Upper River regions.
Association for the Support of Grassroot Communities, a local NGO based in Kafuta on Sunday embarked on a mass fumigating exercise in various mosques, churches and market venues in Kafuta.
