Year 2006

Gambia 

Hi Hearts to Africa,

I just hope that you all got a good trip and a safe journey back home. It has been quite a while since after our meeting at the Brikama Community Radio Station.

May be I should introduce myself again. I am Sheriff, the 15 year old boy who won the computer with the other girl. I am fulfilling my promise of writing to you to tell you how the computer has benefited me.

The computer made a great change in my life and has now helped me to write out my project and submit it on time. My project was the first to be submitted among all the twenty other advocates and my work was found to be the most accurate.

All this is thanks to the help of Hearts to Africa. You are people who have truly devoted your Hearts to Africa. The report I wrote was about the state of the children, especially the needy and disabled. It also contained some vital information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional Protocols and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

You have done what all African descendants in the Diaspora should have done. They need to follow your footsteps and emulate what exactly you are doing. There is no adjective in the dictionary that I can use to describe the kind gesture and generosity that you have shown to the people, especially the children of Africa.

Without withstanding, I would like to tell you that the child based organisation that I have founded, which Alwyn knows about is ready to work with Hearts to Africa. I am the Executive President of the organisation. It is called The Young Talented Organisation (TYTO). At the time of your visit to The Gambia, we were preparing for the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. Simpson (Marcus Carvey) was briefed about that too.

We also have a weekly radio programme but it is now at halt. The Young Talented Organisation is ready to work not only as partners but special representatives of Hearts to Africa in The Gambia. This is because we have a lot in common as we are all on the path of helping the needy and disabled children of Africa and promoting African history, culture, tradition, norms and values.

The organisation will formally write to you via the internet and through the P.O Box. They will send some pictures that were taken during the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. You will also receive the full report of the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, which was compiled by myself.

Oh, I nearly forgot to tell you that the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting is a special event celebrated every year on the 10th December. On the day, children take control of media airways and only their voices are heard on radios and they are the only ones who appear on TV. They do all broadcasting and reporting. This year, I was elected by the children to be the co-ordinator and I did well.

I promised to send you a copy of my school report for last term. The results are not yet out because we resumed back to school just on the 3rd of January, last Wednesday. But I will make it a duty to ensure that you have it.

I wish you all a happy 2007. Go into 2007 with much pleasure and success. Prosperity and happiness will be yours. With all the best wishes from the sea bed of my heart.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. I miss and love you all.

In the name and well-being of children I remain.

Yours Sincerely,
Sheriff

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10 February 2007

Lambai Nursery School In The Gambia

Dear Hearts to Africa members,

I wish to register my heart felt gratitude and appreciation on behalf of my staff, pupils and the entire community, we wish to thank you for the valuable donations you have rendered to our school.

This timely gesture will go on a long way to reinforcing teaching and learning in the school and I do hope that my school will benefit more and more from you, WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL. IF due consideration is giving to my school in terms of help.

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Mr Mohammed Kora

President of the Federation for the Disabled and Chairman for the Visually Impaired in Gambia

Hi, Samuel,

This is MAJABOU GAYE the teacher from the blind school in the Gambia.

Samuel I will first wants to inform you that I am really happy with the 2006 information in your website, I will therefore waste no time saying big thanks to Hearts to Africa, All the educational materials donated to us are good especially the computers, clothes, shoes etc.

I always read and watch your DVDs on your website and we listen to the Colourful Radio in UK.

We were more than grateful with the computers and other materials. We will ever remember Hearts to Africa especially me because I am a teacher and my students are my concern and you did a lot for them.

Samuel your coming to the Gambia is so important to the nation especially the blind school, if I were to decide to Hearts to Africa, I will say you come to the Gambia twice every year.

We say big thanks again to Hearts to Africa.

Yours Sincerely,
MAJABOU GAYE

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Year 2002