In a message dated 10/26/00 6:54:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << At a meeting of celebrity United Nations "goodwill ambassadors" in New York this week, N'Dour announced the creation of the Joko Project, which seeks to build affordable Internet access centers in Senegal and other African countries as well as a Web site that will contain African cultural content. The Internet-related project is the flagship program for a new nonprofit foundation called the Youth Network for Development that N'Dour has set up in Senegal's capital city, Dakar. >> *************************** This is great. Africa's entrepreneurs and business men and women need to wake up to the need to give back to the communities where their wealth is created. That is one of the duties of successful businesses.It is a duty and a responsibility, and Yusu Ndure is putting his money where his mouth is as they say, and should not only be commended, but immitated by others all over the continent. Jabou Jabou Joh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------