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4 Nov 2015

Author:
Adama Jallow & Osman Kargbo, The Point (Gambia)

Gambia: Ecobank identifies 3 schools to benefit respectively from toilet facility, office equipment and monetary donation

'Ecobank doles out more than D300,000 [US$7,700] to Gambian schools in celebration of Ecobank Day', 4 Nov 2015: Ecobank Gambia…has…donat[ed]…learning materials and…cash to three schools…in commemoration of its annual Ecobank Day…This year’s event is celebrated on the theme: “Every Child in Africa Deserves a Better Future”…Ecobank…built and handed over a toilet facility to the Bakau Lower Basic School…a cheque for D40,000 [US$1.000] to Sunlight Creche and a photocopier, printer and computer to SerreKunda Annex…Ecobank Managing Director, Josephine Anan Ankoma… [said] “By these donations, Ecobank reaffirms its commitment to its vision of contributing to the development of Africa. We will continue to support the social well-being and economic development of our local communities…”…[T]he Principal of the Bakau Lower Basic School, Tijan Ceesay, commended the bank for the gesture…“I thank Ecobank for responding to one of our needs,” he said…