Gunjur Development Association [GDA] in Kombo South over the weekend laid a foundation for multipurpose skill centre and celebrated its one year anniversary, which took a form of a match pass.
The event was held under the theme “Progress through Unity” as the association comprises home and abroad natives of Gunjur.
Meanwhile, the association focused on community development like, Education, health and Environment in particular.
Badara Bajo, president of the association for Gambia chapter The association said: “The association today can be fully proud of some of the vital development areas it has provided to individuals and the community in particular this including the total refurbishment of the village health center and the restoration of the community’s lost forest cover by planting over thousand trees.”
He also urges the community leaders to be vigilant in the provision and the allocation of lands for any possible future development structures in the community and the country.
Baai E. Jabang the Executive Director of Trust Agency for Rural Development TARUD a local community base organization at Gunjur, said over 50 per cent of the country’s population is under a youthful hub.
He said this has a serious potential of posing unemployment and food security challenges on many young people and household.
He said the laying of a multipurpose skill center foundation block will create employment and other gainful skill opportunities to the youths.
“Looking at the current environmental and climatic trend that we are faced with today as a country clearly indicate a swift chance from rain-fed employment dependency to other manual skillful engagement as an area of occupation and income generation activities, “he said.
Fatou Touray, vice chairperson of the village development committee said the village development committee of Gunjur is committed to supporting technical assistance to any meaningful projects.
She said the VDC should be seen as a regulatory body to meaningful potential development projects in the community, but not to serve as obstacles to projects.
She said: “We at the level of the village development committee VDC are ever committed to supporting projects that will add to the socio economic advancement of the youthful population and in addition provide them with resourceful and employable skills.”
Author: Yusupha Jobe