Child Fund, YPM salute as ‘champions’ of child rights
By Samsideen Ceesay Information and Communication minister Demba Ali Jawo, has underscored the pivotal role played by Young People in the Media –YPM and…
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UCMAS comes to develop child brain
By Aisha Tamba The Universal Concept of Mental Arithmetic System, (UCMAS) has arrived in The Gambia to assist Gambian children actualise their dreams and…
Child seeks financial aid for eye treatment
By Mustapha Ceesay Fatoumatta Njie urgently seeks financial support to complete her post-eye surgery treatment in Dakar, Senegal. The 4-year old girl through her…
Training of stakeholders on child protection wraps up in Tanji
By Samsideen Ceesay Over twenty officials from Ding-Ding Yiriwa Federation affiliated to Child Fund-The Gambia has recently concluded a one-day refresher training on child…
CPA sensitises child survivors of violence
By Fatou Sowe With a view to mobilizing support and participation of survivors of child abuse and exploitation, the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) with…
Child-Fund launches 16-day activism against GBV
Child –Fund the Gambia on Thursday launched ’16 Days Activism’ against Gender-Based Violence at its office Kanifing with theme “Together We Can End GBV…
On child marriage: wedlock is a padlock for girls
Child marriage is a global problem. Worldwide, a girl under 18 is married every two seconds; 250 million women were wed by 15. The…
Community child protection ToT for Old Yundum ends
By Samsideen Ceesay A 2-day community child protection training of trainers for Old Yundum Constituency organised by Old Yundum Community Child Protection Committee in…
We must put an end to child labour and begging now!
By Essa Njie It may surprise some why this topic is reappearing on this column after discussing it barely two months ago. But the…
‘Spare the rod and spoil the child’ or…
By Aicha You can find this proverb in the Bible and you can find similar ones in different cultures and religions. What this proverb…