CDDP disburses over D1M to CRR villages

The Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) on Wednesday 18 November, disbursed an amount of one million six hundred and sixty-four thousand two hundred and eighty-nine dalasis (D1,664,284,40) to twenty-four villages in the CRR south and  Janjangbureh Local Government.The presentation ceremony was held in Janjanbureh.

 Alhagie Ganyie Touray, Governor of CRR handing over the money to the beneficiaries, urged them to make good use of the money and implement the target projects which were identified by the communities themselves.  He said if the projects are well implemented, it will ease the hardship of the community and it will reduce poverty. He commended the CDDP management for their hard work and dedication.

 Lamin Jarjusey, the project Coordinator, pointed out that the project aims among other things, to empower communities especially to express and voice out their demands. The project also aims to empower the communities to assume responsibility for their implementation and sustainability of tthe projects. 

He revealed that the fund is a grant and challenged the VDC members to summon meeting as soon as they arrive for the smooth implementation of the project. Other speakers at the presentation ceremony included Mr Balla Musa Konateh, Grant Facility Manager, Maku Ceesay, Chairman Janjangbureh Area Council, Yusupha Manneh,CEO of Janjangbureh Area Council and Lamin Badjie, the CDO South, chaired the ceremony.