Businessman Abubakary Jawara on Tuesday travelled back to Sanyang to deliver on a D100,000 pledge to the women of the village.
The businessman had earlier this month pledged to give D100,000 to the women as part of his support to the people of Sanyang.
“My company had the thinking to give this to see how the women can be empowered, so the promise of D100,000 made is what I have come to present,” Jawara told the women on Tuesday while handing them the money.
The women thanked the businessman for his support and prayed for his continued prosperity.
“We are women who specialise in gardening and we’re happy. We pray for the VDC because they are our eyes, they stand for us all the time.
“Abubakary Jawara has also stood by us and we will from now on also stand by you,” Fatou Darboe speaking on behalf of the women said.
Jawara’s company GACH has in the part two years been the company authorised by government to mine sand in Sanyang but there have been a lot talks about its activities in the village. But Jawara is welcomed in Sanyang, if the comments of village development committee chairman Lamin Bojang are anything to go by.
“We’re much happy about Abubakar. Abubakar is part of Sanyang. Whatever Sanyang is in for, when we knock on the doors of Abubakar, he is ready to render that service for the community of Sanyang,” Village Development Committee chairman Lamin Bojang said.
The people of Sanyang say for the first time in nearly 100 years since mining started in Sanyang that the people of the village are benefitting from it. Jawara’s D100,000 donation comes quickly on the heels of him donating 1,000 bags of cement to Sanyang geared to ways the construction of the village’s car park.
