By: Lamin B. Darboe
The Belgian Friends of The Gambia (BFoTG), a charitable organization based in Belgium but currently in the country are to commence distributing a fully loaded 40-foot container to their sponsors’ students next week.
The organization is presently sponsoring over 300 students from early childhooddevelopment to senior secondary school and training centers within KanifingMunicipality (KM) in Region one and West Coast Region in Region two respectively.
Mr. Patrick de Vos, the chairman of the Belgian Friends of The Gambia (BFoTG) said this year, they came with eight (8) professionals in the fields of nursing, IT and teaching while others are retired civil workers from various fields.
According to Mr. de Vos, during their two weeks stay in The Gambia, they will inspect their school projects and visit some students within their localities who are under their sponsorship.
Our sponsor students are in the following schools namely: Jambangjelly Nursery, Lower Basic and Upper Basic Schools, Siffoe Lower and Upper Basic Schools, New Yundum Lower Basic School, New Yundum Health Center and New Yundumtailoring shop all in the West Coast Region.
And also at Bakoteh Senior Secondary School, Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School, Bakoteh Proper Lower Basic School, Nyodema Nursery School, Latri-kunda Upper Basic School and St. Therese’s Lower Basic School all within the Kanifing Municipality (KM).
He assured of his organization’s readiness to continue helping Gambian’s children in order to have meaningful future in their life career as well as preparing them to become responsible future leaders.
“We are always aiming well for the future leaders of The Gambia, this is why, our organization is giving support to the country’s development initiatives especially in the areas of education, health and agriculture,” Mr. de Vos explained.
BFoTG chairman, Patrick de Vos, explained that their organization was established to complement the efforts of The Gambia government in nation building, adding that, they will continue with their humanitarian gesture to Gambians.
