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Gambia News : President Jammeh Receives Miss Gambia USA Organiser Nyillan Fye
Professor Dr Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, the Gambian leader, yesterday
afternoon, received in his office at State House, Miss Nyillan Fye, the
founder and organiser of Miss Gambia USA pageantry.
Miss Fye's mission to State House was meant to brief the Gambian leader
about the progress of her organisation as well as plans and activities
in the country. Speaking to reporters shortly after her audience with
President Jammeh, Miss Fye told journalists that the discussion with
the Gambian leader centered on the promotion of education through
sponsorship packages for Gambians.
According to her, she informed the president about her organisation's
educational projects in the country, notably, their sponsored school in
Barra, North Bank Region. "This year, we are going to Gambia Senior
Secondary School for the sponsorship initiative. Since our inception in
2006, we have done a lot of things interms of education not only on
sponsorship but also on the establishment of a community library," she
said". According to her, she also had an opportunity to discuss with
the Gambian leader issues relating to youths development.
Miss Fye further told reporters that her organisation had created
links in the United States as part of their efforts to promote tourism
in the country. She then revealed that the next pageantry competition
is scheduled for June this year, and she reminded journalists that the
concept of her organisation is to engage Gambian women to compete
against each other, as well as to promote the country's culture and
tradition.
She then expressed her organisation's resolve to partake in the national development strive.
Src: Hatab Fadera
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