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Momodou
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 Posted - 09 Sep 2006 : 15:46:43
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JAMMEH ON SCHOLARSHIPS PACKAGE FOR CRD
President Yahya Jammeh yesterday launched the second phase of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace scholarship. The package is meant for 55 students in 16 Basic Cycle schools in Central River Division.
Speaking at the launching ceremony at the JanJanbureh Upper Basic School, President Jammeh said the JFP scholarship package has no political connection. He said it was initiated to bail out students who could not pay their school fees. He said the number of beneficiaries is small, but by next year, the number will be increased to 200 students. “I also want you to know that I am not campaigning for votes,” he stated.
For her part, Fatou Lamin Faye, Secretary of State for Education, said the Foundation is non-discriminatory. She said the Foundation is resolved to help needy students. Other speakers at the launching included Juka Jabang, MDI Director, and Yankuba Touray, SOS for Agriculture.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 75/2006, 8-10 September, 2006
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ranga
USA
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Posted - 09 Sep 2006 : 16:39:27
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Sounds very good. In fact, it won't be such a bad thing if everyone campaigned on the basis of how much they're helping schools with scholarships.
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T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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