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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Christ’s Hands on Afrika (CHOA) yesterday donated some school items valued at over D15, 000.00 and also sponsoring 10 children in Living Children Academy School at a presentation ceremony held at the school ground in Old Jeshwang.
As a charitable organisation that provides social aid and educational relief to children and families in The Gambia, its aim and objectives are to provide quality education to Gambian children and the children of Africa at large.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Moses Sonko, the vice president of the CHOA, revealed that their organisation has started its activities when he returned to The Gambia with his wife Ashley Sonko in February 2007. He added that they noticed a considerable amount of school-age children unable to attend school, as a result of the schools lack of tuition fee as well as a fee for the acquisition of materials and uniforms.
According to him, back in the United State, they resolved to launch the organisation during the course of the year 2008. He further advised the children to take their education seriously, respect their parents and teachers, so that they will help the school more. The world, he added, is a competitive world, and in order for the children to become somebody, they have to study hard. “Education is the tool that they can use to help their parents and to also make the world a better place”, he concluded.
For her part, Mrs Agnes E.K. Sonko, the headteacher of the school, thanked CHOA for the donation and for sponsoring their children in the school. She further assured the donors that they will put the items to good use and prayed that God protect and guide and also help them financially for them to do more for the children of The Gambia.
Alex E. Rambo, the treasurer of CHOA, disclosed that this is his first time to visit The Gambia and he is here purposely to make research more on what these children need and the way to help them. “We want to see all the children go to school and to become someone in the future,” he concluded.
As a charitable organisation that provides social aid and educational relief to children and families in The Gambia, its aim and objectives are to provide quality education to Gambian children and the children of Africa at large.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Moses Sonko, the vice president of the CHOA, revealed that their organisation has started its activities when he returned to The Gambia with his wife Ashley Sonko in February 2007. He added that they noticed a considerable amount of school-age children unable to attend school, as a result of the schools lack of tuition fee as well as a fee for the acquisition of materials and uniforms.
According to him, back in the United State, they resolved to launch the organisation during the course of the year 2008. He further advised the children to take their education seriously, respect their parents and teachers, so that they will help the school more. The world, he added, is a competitive world, and in order for the children to become somebody, they have to study hard. “Education is the tool that they can use to help their parents and to also make the world a better place”, he concluded.
For her part, Mrs Agnes E.K. Sonko, the headteacher of the school, thanked CHOA for the donation and for sponsoring their children in the school. She further assured the donors that they will put the items to good use and prayed that God protect and guide and also help them financially for them to do more for the children of The Gambia.
Alex E. Rambo, the treasurer of CHOA, disclosed that this is his first time to visit The Gambia and he is here purposely to make research more on what these children need and the way to help them. “We want to see all the children go to school and to become someone in the future,” he concluded.
Author: By Mariatou Ngum-Saidy
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