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turk
USA
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 Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 04:20:17
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I am not gambian but my wife is. Also my daughter. I want, expecially my daughter, to involve with gambian community. Here in Australia, there are not many gambians. We have one very good family friends plus 4-5 families we keep in touch. We have many BBQ parties but no other activities. Last eid I proposed following.
We would establish a community link project doing following.
Each Gambian would organize an event to discuss/inform/teach about different topics every weekend. For example.
turk would help math to gambian youth, every week 1 hour. Gets one credit. Mr. X would inform about particular surah to kids. Gets one credit. Mrs. Y would show gambian kids about gambian child games. Gets one credit. Mr. B host the even at their home. Gets one credit. Mrs. V cooks delicious gambian food to serve the participants and gets one credit. Turk talks about ottoman empire. Mr. X talk about senegambian federation. Mrs. Y talks about village life in gambia, etc... As you collect the credits, you would participate these free activities.
This way we can all benefit from the project and we all contribute something to the project.
They like the idea, but not heard from them. I call them. They say, yeah let us do it great idea. But no one is doing anything. What do I do?
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
Edited by - turk on 09 Nov 2007 04:21:24 |
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mansasulu
997 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 15:24:38
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| Take a lead by organizing something and invite them. That way you can start the ball rolling and everyone will follow suit. Sometimes people just wait, wait, and wait for someone to take a lead. I hope this will help. Let the women be fully involved in the planning as well, because without them it will probably be difficult to gain a lot of traction. |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 15:29:22
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| organise a social event, barbeque something like that, then let the subject be brought inot the conversation gently, if you try and organise something more formal it does not work. |
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anna
Netherlands
730 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 12:03:19
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Yes, organise an exiting 'event' as starting point and hand out a time schedule. Sometimes people need a bit of coaching.
It is important though, to find out if people really want this or if they just want to make you believe they do. Turk, you can be a very enthusiastic guy but sometimes you can be a bit intimidating... |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 17:49:26
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| TURK are you taking notes. ORGANISE A BARBIE, go for it |
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 23:49:01
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Thanks for feedback.
Anna
I am convinced that they want to do it. Because all they talk their community being marginalized, their children are asimilated, losing the values like being gambian, african, muslims etc... (May I point the difference between integration and asimiliation?) So they are convinced there is a need for such action. But no action.
Jambo
I think there were several BBQ parties we have pushed this. We beyond social event. It just does not work. It has to be little formal. (That is actually one of my critism about gambian community, they need to be more formal and PUNCTUAL.)
Mansasulu
That is great idea. From my experience, not men, gambian women are the ones who run the family in gambia anyway. I will focus on motivating women. We (men) are useless :)
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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jambo
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Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 10:58:39
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| stay focused, why do you want to organise it, let the women talk. |
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