The NGO, Happy Gambia Got 20,000 kroners from Flea Market In Alstad School this WeekendShare"It could have been more", says Bente H. Hanssen of Happy Gambia was not very happy with this weekend's earnings of around 20,000. She explains that there is a huge demand in the village of New Yundum, where the organization has helped with the construction and operation of a kindergarten."We recently had built a well, a nursery school and trained teachers for the school", says Hansen, who along with Evelyn Jacobsen and Tone M. Sverresborg do voluntary work.Few VolunteersIt's the same that pops up every time, says Hanssen.She explains that there has been little sleep the last few days, due to few hands and enormous amounts of objects to be retrieved and brought. She says they need more enthusiasts, but it has been hard to find volunteers to help.“I commend those who have participated in the weekend, you become exhausted with so much work divided among a few people” she said.You Cannot Save the World, AloneVibeke Kulsvehagen is one of those who helped with the weekend flea market. She said that what the organization does and what they have achieved is amazing.“It Costs so little to give some of your time, but it helps so much. No one can save the world alone, but you can do something for someone”, she concluded.Sad StoriesBente Hansen’s Happy Gambia has seen several things, both good and bad. She pointed out one of the strongest experiences from Gambia:Read MoreComment (0)Hits: 5
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:59:36 +0100
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Subject: Fatou Jaw Manneh Collaborates with Other Freedom Fighters on Ideas to Defeat Dictator Yayha Jammeh At The Oslo Freedom Forum.
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Fatou Jaw Manneh Collaborates with Other Freedom Fighters on Ideas to Defeat Dictator Yayha Jammeh At The Oslo Freedom Forum.ShareBy Neneh Bojang - Neneh B Touray’s Feminist Column For The Gambian Daily NewsFrom the 20 to the 22 October 2014, dissidents, activists, world leaders, journalists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, philanthropists, and scholars converged in Norway at the annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) a thriving global community of human rights defenders, dissidents, Nobel Laureates, to share their stories and collaborate on ideas with this year’s theme: Defeating Dictators.The Speakers, representative of 13 countries, gave inspiring speeches on a wide variety of issues including strategies for nonviolent resistance, using art and film to promote freedom, Courage and survival under authoritarian regimes, combating the growing global threat to journalists, beneficial and harmful impacts of technology on human rights.From former Russian political prisoner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Ukrainian pro-democracy activist Yulia Marushevska, Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, American actor Jeffrey Wright to BBC journalist, Ian Flemming, who all joined 25 other remarkable speakers and a diverse global audience at the sixth annual OFF to share experiences and discuss how to best promote free and open societies. Amongst the remarkable and inspirational speakers was Gambia’s own Fatou Jaw Manneh, a Gambian journalist and former political prisoner of the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. Fatou gave an inspirational and heart-warming speech that clearly put the Gambia on the map of countries with despotic dictators. She spoke on her incarceration and persecutions by the despotic regime and highlighted the plights of other prisoners of conscience and journalist, who were killed by the tyrannical regime.Read MoreComment (0)Hits: 10
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 13:50:38 -0700
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Subject: Re: What Should We Do?
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Yeap Burama. All the signs are there we just need to organize and organize. Let's get the ball rolling. I think a lot of Gambians have come to terms that we need change and if we don't bring that change through our actions, change will be imposed on us again. Changing a government of any kind which has grip on power is a difficult task... So again, I encourage you to take a lead, let's not wait for someone to lead us, let's call for discussions and actions... currently there is citizens again rallying around a common purpose - mobilizing resources and fight at a position of strength. We need the resources and the organization to get something done... Are you up to a challenge to start organizing now? It is going to take several attempts to get the right forces to take off but as long as we don't stop we can make way... I look forward to joining like minded folks to organize and organize...
Demba
On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
That's exactly part of that technique - those fighting forest fires know wind direction and intensity.
Burama
On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Interesting way to counter fire but wise to check where the wind is blowing before starting the back fire.
Says an old forester
-------- Original message --------From: Burama Jammeh Date:26/10/2014 12:40 (GMT-05:00) To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] What Should We Do?
Would you be surprised if/when Yahya decreed marriage/divorce and their terms? Would that be a trigger for you?
What would you do then, if anything?
When I worked at Forestry - we used back firing as a technique to counter an advancing wildfire. Just a thought - how can we counter Yahya
Burama
On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Yahya overthrew our government - we didn't stop and some even rejoice over it! Probably they never like Yahya but their hate for Jawara was overriding. The same such traits are in our midst with our so called struggle.
Yahya illegality humiliated our people in the streets of Banjul and his kangaroo courts!
Yahya unlawfully fired/hired our people from their earned government jobs!
Some killed, other disappeared mysteriously and some in exile - no one is brought to justice over any or most of these events and our national security budget is larger than agriculture and health combined. For who's security all our meager tax dalasis are paying?
Yahya has put public and private real estate to his name all across the country? Great leaders are measured for how much they improve the quality of livelihood of their people. If Yahya thinks Gambians buying ram, sugar and bread from one of his many outlets and/or turn the lands I his so called farms is development - we are probably taken aback pre-colonial era.
Recently Yahya ordered his arms men to stopped Muslims from praying at their chosen dates, time and places. By accepting such or fold behind our house doors - I question national commitment to faith. Although am probably the least moral Gambian but how about the teaching of Islam. I thought that should have been his last day in office if in fact he still hold alive. Oh my/our Gambia.
What is left before we take our land? Waiting for so called triggers? Who're we that we can't seem to see the real problem? Each of us owe it to our people to take that nation forward - what have you done? Isn't it a shame with all the quality behind the names of people that come to mind in a second? Why are we so divided over the only thing that define us as a citizen of a nation? Why insisting over matters that are naturally divisive world over?
Fellows lets come up with ideas/solutions of the REAL ISSUE!
We will never agree on the presidency of anyone person, no matter how idealistic we justify such a first step.
However, regardless of who is in power, we as citizens have legitimate claims to make of our republic - with the right organization and mobilization we can push any government behind the laws of our people.
A democratic republic regardless Yahya or Burama is the president or anyone else for that matter.
Although not our intent but our current strategies, if works, will result to removal of one dictate to be replace by another, even if that new guy/gal is Burama Jammeh. Our problem is one individual but a systemic problem.
Let's make our legitimate claim and never avoid it because is hard.
Burama
On Friday, October 24, 2014, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Are you counting on next elections to remove Yahya?
Are you hoping that Yahya will evaporate in thin-air?
Are you hoping that venting frustration about him will bring him to sanity to give up his grip over state?
Are you hoping/wishing somebody will remove Yahya for us? Who's s/he?
Even if all or any of these happen- what's the best likely outcome? Those that outcome meet your goal? In fact what's your/our goal?
Please tell us one thing we could do that will lead us to what you thing is the goal.
Burama
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