‘I come to The Gambia to help the needy’

Ms. Ana Caruana, founder of Mission Gambia Malta Foundation has said that she came into the country to help needy Gambians.

“I come to The Gambia with the objective of helping the needy after knowing that Gambia is one of the smallest countries in Africa and among the poorest, says Ana Caruana, founder of a charity foundation Mission Gambia Malta,” she said.

She added: “I never came to The Gambia as tourist and I will never be a tourist in the country, she told journalists in an interview during the weekend at Brikama, West Coast Region.

She underscored the significant role education plays in developing a nation, saying she will continue to support Gambian schools with education and learning materials for the achievement of quality education.

The Maltese philanthropist who has being supporting Gambian schools particularly within the West Coast Region, notable Sanyang and surrounding for the past four years held talks with the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education at her office in Banjul.

Ms. Caruana expressed her desire to continue complementing government’s effort in helping needy people in the country. She said the mission started in 2015 with the objective to support Gambians, particularly in the education sector.

She emphasized the need for the government to continue supporting the education sector, saying she is currently running a Kindergarten school in Sanyang that has almost 70 pupils.

“I support the school with clothing, education materials and feeding. Whenever am coming to the country, I come with a 40 foot container for not only the students of my school but also the surrounding communities,” she said.

According to her, since the inception of the Malta mission in The Gambia, she has been able to send in seven 40 foot containers with the help of people.

Author: Sulayman Ceesay