The Daily Observer (Banjul)

Gambia: Gunjur Community Library Needs Assistance

By Aji Fatou Faal, 14 January 2013

The Gunjur Community Library needs assistance in furnishing the library with books and furniture, said Nuha S. Barrow, the president of the Association of Gunjur Youth for Community Development (AGYCOD) at Gunjur in Kombo South District, West Coast Region (WCR.

Nuha, who was speaking in an interview with the Daily Observer, appealed to the government, NGOs, individuals, companies and other philanthropists to give support to the library. He said the objectives of the community library are to promote education in Gunjur and its surrounding villages, to motivate the youth to cultivate the culture of reading, to empower the youth to be proactive in their own self development and also accessibility to essential learning materials for capacity building and human resource development.

Anyone willing to assist can call the following numbers: 3658204/ 3658205.

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