By: Nyima Sillah
The Gambia Red Cross Society on Saturday commemorated World Red Cross Day (WRCD) with theme “UNSTOPPABLE”.
The commemoration of the day was held in the Red Cross office at Kanifing.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Jatto Sillah, President of Red Cross Society said the “World Red Cross Day is a day to inspire, facilitate and also promote all humanitarian activities that are carried out by the Red Cross movement.”
“The idea behind this year’s celebration is to celebrate the strength and reach the global network and the contribution of our staff and the around 17million volunteers through the theme unstoppable,” Sillah said.
Mr Sillah said as more and more lives are being ruined, livelihoods affected, the humanitarian needs correspondingly increase. Adding that it is always the Red Cross volunteers who first respond on the ground when issues arise.
“I therefore encourage all volunteers and staff to sustain the momentum by volunteering new skills to benefit the communities,” he added.
Mr Alasan Senghore, Secretary General Gambia Red Cross Society reiterated that “the theme for this year is “unstoppable” and cannot have a better theme than this especially when within the context of Covid-19 were lives and livelihoods were disrupted and affected by Covid-19,” he said.
Mr Senghore went on highlighted on some of the tremendous achievements of GRSC during this pandemic in which he said: two thousand three hundred institutions were fumigated. Over nine hundred thousand people get the message of Covid and its precautions. And also, two thousand, two hundred and sixty-one sanitization stations. An ambulance that was able to transfer eight hundred and thirty-one cases and also support the most vulnerable in the societies.
He added that CRS does not only deliver in the process of Covid but also on development and humanitarian service.
Ms Isatou M. Bah Gender Vocal Person CRS as well made some remarks at the commemoration of the day.
