Suntou may i join you to thank these good people for their efforts shown to
the Gambia and hope the Almighty shower them his blessings for their good
work....

By the way Ramadan greetings to all and hope the Jarankos are fasting.

Niamorkono.

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From: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Subject: Ramadan Food Distribution completed, Thanks to Caravan of Mercy
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*Hi guys, you may have already read this news item on the Observer and daily
news. The Caravan of Mercy is a U.K based charity. This year, it distributed
food stuffs across different parts of the Gambia. The food items included,
rice, sugar, and vegetable oil. This charity is friendly to the Gambia, we
did a radio funding raising last week and Muslims in the U.k have seen that,
our brotherhood in faith is far stronger than apparent. It is hope that,
this efforts will continue. All the charity workers are volunteers.*
*May Allah bless Mawana Ebrahim for emphasising the Gambian case at all
level. This year, the URR region benefited immensely. The Charity reached
five hundred Widows, old aged men and women and the poor. The August month
is always a time of hardship in the rural areas. As Kid's, we use to
remember our elders frowning on August. May Allah reward the generous
donations by well meaning British Muslims. And also the Gambia office of
Caravan of Mercy did well in accessing difficult places. The roads are bad
and some places around Basse were flooded. check their website at **
www.caravanofmercy.org* <http://www.caravanofmercy.org/>
Suntou




PLEASE READ THE DAILY OBSERVER AND TODAY NEWSPAPER 12 AUGUST 2010 FOR
> YOUR DONATION STORY. www.dailyobserver.gm and www.today.gm.
> Am sorry for sending the information late, i was in the up country on
> assignment. Below is the stories but you can also read it for yourself
> by going through the websites. Also visit dailynews.gm 9 August 2010
> stories.
>
> BEST REGARDS
>
>
>
>
> Caravan of Mercy donates to over 900 families
> Africa » Gambia
> Thursday, August 12, 2010
> The Caravan of Mercy, a charitable organisation, recently dsitributed
> food items; such as sugar, rice and oil to over 900 needy people
> including orphans, widows and other vulnerable groups of people at a
> ceremony held at Farato Village in Kombo South, Western Region.
>
> Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Ebrahim Iqbal Patel, the
> chairman of Caravan of Mercy, said it was not the first time they gave
> such donations to the needy within and outside The Gambia. He
> indicated that the organisation was established to complement the
> efforts of the government and to contribute to the socio-economic
> development of the country by giving a helping hand to the poor and
> the needy in the sub-region. Patel further disclosed that his
> organisation had also distributed food items to about five hundred
> families in fifteen villages in the Upper Region Region (URR), one
> hundred and sixty families from four villages in the Central River
> Region (CRR) and more than two hundred and fifty families in Western
> Region.
>
> According to him, the Caravan of Mercy is currently operating in six
> countries namely: Ghana, Kenya, Bangaladesh, India, Senegal and The
> Gambia. He emphasised that the organisation do not discriminate in
> giving out charity; that it does so irrespective of age, race, tribe
> and religion. "Our consignment is not for our friends, family members
> or close allies but to support people based on humanitarian grounds,"
> he remarked. He then disclosed that they do assist people in Senegal
> particularly in the southern region of Casamance.
>
> He then highlighted some other projects his organisation has embarked
> on for some communities in the country, which include the construction
> of two Arabic schools where people can learn at no cost." All these,
> he added, is geared towards complimenting the efforts of the
> government in the education sector.
>
> He assured the gathering that his organisation will continue to help
> the poor, the needy particularly the ophan and the widow. Pa Modou
> Sillah, the Caravan of Mercy's overseas coordinator, recalled the
> previous donations his organisation made especially during Tobaski
> feast and Ramadan.He expressed his profound gratitude to the
> government of The Gambia for allocating a land to his organisation for
> the construction of its headquarters in Brikama, Western Region.
>
> Muhammed Shabir Sacranie, a member of the Board of Trustee of Caravan
> of Mercy also expressed similar sentiments, promising that their
> organisation will continue their good work. Imam Alhaji Momodou Bah of
> Medina Mannen, a beneficiary, thanked the Caravan of Mercy for
> assisting them during the month of Ramadan and Tobaski by giving them
> sugar, rice and oil, among their other needs. Rohey Bah, a mother of
> three orphans also expressed similar sentinments, while calling on
> other people, individuals, NGOs and philanthropists to emulate the
> Caravan of Mercy.
> Author: by Fatou Jallow
>
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> Charity donates Ramadan food to over 900 families
> 12 August, 2010 08:53:00
> SALOUM SHERIFF JANKO
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> An Islamic charitable organization, Caravan of Mercy, has Wednesday
> donated food items which include sugar, rice and oil to over 900
> needy, poor, orphans, widows and vulnerable groups of people at a
> ceremony held at Farato Village, Western Region.
>
>
> Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the chairman of the
> organisation, Ebrahim Iqbal Patel said it was not the first time they
> would be giving out such donation to various target groups within and
> outside The Gambia. According to him, the Caravan of Mercy
> organisation was established to complement the efforts of the
> government and to contribute to the socio-economic development of the
> people by giving a helping hand to the poor, needy, widows, and
> orphans among other vulnerable peoples in the West African sub region.
>
>
> He added that his organisation has distributed food items to about
> five hundred families in Upper Region Region (URR) in fifteen
> villages, Central River Region (CRR) one hundred and sixty families
> from four villages and more than two hundred and fifty families in
> Western Region.
>
>
> While noting that the organization currently operates in six countries
> namely: Ghana, Kenya, Bangladesh, North India, in the Cassamace region
> of Senegal and The Gambia, he further noted their core value not to
> discriminate in giving out alms, irrespective of the receiver’s age,
> race, tribe and religion. "Our consignment is not for our friends,
> family members or close allies but to support people based on
> humanitarian grounds."
>
>
> Speaking further, Patel said that the organization has taken it upon
> itself to deliver assistance to many people in the country who
> actually need aid, and have engaged in many development projects. "We
> have also built two Arabic schools from which people can learn at no
> cost,” he said, adding that his organization also pays teachers’
> salaries, allowances and takes into consideration other necessary
> social welfare packages. All these, he said, are geared towards
> complementing the efforts of the government in the education sector.
>
>
> Mr. Patel further assured that his organization would not relent in
> its efforts to continue to help the poor, orphans and widows, saying
> that giving out the food packages thus constitute an important step in
> helping these people. The organization, he noted, conducted a study to
> determine the people that are most entitled to the food aid, and they
> do everything humanly possible to ensure that the target beneficiaries
> get the aid first.
>
>
> For his part, the overseas coordinator of the charity, Mr. Modou
> Sillah recalled other donations the organization give out especially
> during the Ed occasions (Tobaski and Ramadan), which involve the
> distribution of the Holy Quran as well as other learning and teaching
> materials to the Muslim communities and schools.
>
>
> Sillah also expressed his profound gratitude to the government of The
> Gambia for allocating a land to the organisation to construct its
> headquarters in Brikama, Western Region.
>
>
> Muhammed Shabir Sacranie, a trustee of the organization also expressed
> similar sentiments promising that their organisation will continue
> their good work.
>
>
> Imam Alhagie Momodou Bah of Medina Mannen, on behalf of the
> beneficiaries thanked the Caravan of Mercy for bailing them out during
> the month of Ramadan and Tobaski with gifts of sugar, rice and oil
> among their other needs.
>
>
> Mrs Rohey Bah, a mother of three also expressed similar sentiments.
> She also used the opportunity to call on other people, individuals,
> NGOs, and philanthropists to emulate the Caravan of Mercy. "We need
> help and we are calling on Caravan of Mercy to continue their
> benevolent gesture," she said.

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