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COVID-19 FUNDRAISER FOR The GDPGambia
To assist poor families and the elderly to survive the Covid-19 contagion in Gambia, The GDPGambia, has partnered with the Animal Welfare Advocates Association - Gambia and West Coast Radio to raise funds for the remainder of this year.
Our Ad hoc Banner to the left was created by The GDPGambia Board member and Resident Associate Secretary Mr. Abdoulie Jassey.
Thank you for your generous GIFT of Life.
PRIVATE ANONYMOUS Gifts: D11,000.53
The GDP - Board Development Highlights
Mrs. Assetou Kone; USA
Mrs. Kone is from New York, born of Malian parents. She completed High school at Lycee Les Castors in Mali and currently a senior Political Science student of the City University of New York. She plans to complete her Masters in Project Management and Urban Development in France. She is Vice President of Student Government at CUNY.
Assetou is a dynamic young lady. At age 15, she co-founded Emergence Academie to train women in Public Speaking and interned with Vote Run Lead, a non-profit formed to train women to run for elected offic.
Mrs. Kone's volunteer experience includes liaison work among the disparate immigrant communities of New York as well as Online English tutoring for Malian students taking the English language exams in their respective schools in Mali.
Mrs. Kone is fluent in Bambara, English, and French, and moderately so in Turkish and Spanish.
We are proud and honored to have Mrs. Assetou Kone among our Board of The GDP.
Dr. Badou Mendy; Germany
Dr. Mendy is a Gambian, from Mandinaba. He completed St. Peters Technical High School and obtained a Certificate and Diploma in Agriculture from Gambia College.
He obtained a BSc. Hons. in Agricultural Science from the Univ. of Gambia and served asthe Student Govt. Agric Minister. While at UTG, he received the Chancellor's Award for Best Graduating student from the faculty of Agriculture.
Dr. Mendy obtained an MSc. in Agricultural Science Resource Management in the Tropics from the University of Bonn, Germany. He obtained a Doctorate in Agriculture from the same university, with Magna Cum Laude designation. He is currently a Post-doctoral Researcher in the Dept. of Biotechnology at both Ghent Univ. in Belgium and the College of Agriculture at the Univ. of Bonn.
Dr. Mendy's work experience includes a decade with the Gambia National Agricultural Research Institute He has a rich and comprehensive volunteer experience in Gambia including the introduction of Beach Volleyball as a staple sport in Gambia. He's fluent in Manjago, Mandinka, Wollof, English, German, and moderately so in French.
Dr. Mendy is married with a child.
We are proud and honored to have Dr. Mendy among us in our Boards of The GDP and The GDPGambia.
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Mr. Arole Nicholas Louis; Kenya
Arole is a dynamic and intelligent young man from West Pokot County, Kenya. He completed at Chewoyet National High School and is currently a senior student of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Nairobi where he is President of Student Government.
Arole has been a Leader since High School and a vociferous advocate foo student welfare in Kenya.
He speaks Kiswahili, Kalenjin, and English.
Arole is single.
We are proud and honored to have Arole Nicholas among us in our Board of The GDPKenya.
Board Member - The GDPGambia
Mr. BaSambou Lamin Jabbi; Gambia
Mr. Jabbi is from Brufut, Gambia. After he completed at Gambia High School, he trained as a Modern Languages Teacher at Gambia College and at Chiekh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. He obtained an Advanced Diploma in Education and Management at the London College for Education and Management in the UK.
Mr. Jabbi is a veteran Modern Languages Teacher, having taught at one of his Alma Matas Saint Augustine's High School, he was one of the founding teachers and Deputy Principal at Banjulunding High School.
Mr. Jabbi founded several companies in Mining, Construction, and Provisions Supply. He also co-Founded the Brufut Marathon Run Association and served as Vice-Chair of the Gambia Football Federation and head of its Electoral Board. In that role Mr. Jabbi also served as Match Commissioner.
Mr. Jabbi is fluent in Mandinka, Wollof, Fula, Jakhanka, English, and French.
He is married with children.
We are proud and honored to have Mr. Jabbi among us in our Board of The GDPGambia.
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