Matarr and others thanks for your efforts and services to our peoples.  What
GESO is doing, many other Gambian organizations are also doing.  It would
have been much better if we can bring all that effort under one umbrella.
However, most in our communities are not on-line and thus, the problem of
logistics.  For example, many in our community are donating books, clothes,
medical products, etc., etc.  The important thing is that our people are
giving back to our peoples back home.  The Gambian Association in Chicago
has donated to the many floods catastrophes and are currently working on
logistics to sponsor the education five students.  Most are not online and
would be reluctant to relinquish control of their humanitarian efforts to a
remote body.  I am in for us to have umbrella organizations, but it seems to
me that most orgs want to direct their own efforts.  I hope more people join
GESO in the future.  Keep up the good work.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: "Matarr M. Jeng" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: PRIVATIZING EDUCATION IN GAMBIA
>Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 09:28:35 +0200
>
>Bro Sidibeh
>Thank you very much for the good PR work you are doing to encourage
>intrested persons to join either of the two GESOs. You are right that we
>should urge one and another to join in a GESO. On my side I shall write
>private mails to all those I know in Scandinavia to join us.
>Intrested persons in scandinavia who have problems in establishing their
>own GESO in their countries could join our GESO Denmark. Who knows maybe
>one day it will be GESO-Scandinavia with branches all over Scandinavia. The
>more members we are the stronger we become. The stronger we are the more
>help we can offer.
>Thank you for keeping the ball rolling.
>Greetings
>Matarr M. Jeng.
>
>Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Sister Jabou and Brother Matarr,
> >
> > Thanks to both of you for the generous vote of thanks from
> > the Satang Jobarteh Foundation and the GESO-Denmark. It
> > feels utmostly pleasant for those of us in both groups
> > riding with the rounds of thanking ourselves. Whatever that
> > says about us Gambians, we cannot ignore the fact that only
> > few of us, relatively speaking, are still registered with
> > both philanthropic groups. GESO-UK has also been quite
> > active and has provided scholarships for many students. We
> > should urge one another to join these organisations.
> >
> > Nevertheless, I am inclined to think that many more readers
> > on this list will consider registering with either groups
> > after learning that the activities of a group of very
> > well-meaning and concerned Gambians and Great friends of the
> > Gambia have pulled efforts and resources together to help
> > SIMMA Vocational Training Centre to continue to provide
> > training for a good number of  Gambians while providing jobs
> > for others.
> >
> > The issue of aid to Gambia especially on the area of
> > education is of particular importance in that this sector is
> > greatly being  privatised. Students and pupils from
> > well-to-do families are able to engage the services of,
> > mostly, immigrant teachers as private tutors. Invariably
> > these are those who score best in exams and are therefore
> > better placed to make it to higher education institutions.
> > This is a very serious issue and I cannot recall where
> > Gambians, even educators and officials in the education
> > sector ever turned their attention to it. Or have they
> > ever?
> >
> > It is becoming a fact of Gambian life that children and
> > students from poor families, because they cannot afford
> > private tuition, are clearly disadvantaged when it comes to
> > scoring well in national high school entrance exams.  Should
> > it be acceptable that ones economic means should determine
> > ones access to education? How then will the poor fare in
> > such a scheme of things? Are the education auhorities
> > concerned about this matter? What do you think about it?
> >
> > GESO and other aid organisations can help in many ways but
> > there still are huge issues wanting debate.
> >
> > Momodou S Sidibeh
> >
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