Mr. Kanyi,
Great endeavor and good luck on your efforts; you have my support. When you kickoff this noble idea and host
your initial meeting, please consider the following:

1) Opening your organization to other professions (you may call it Association of Gambia Professionals) – you
can always narrow it down at a later date. Your organization can in the future be a reservoir to government
and companies who are recruiting.
2) Discussing this at a national conference – we need such positive programs to bring to the table in forums
such as ALD, July 4, or February 18 gatherings.
3) Be positive, set goals and focus on them, and ignore the cynics, they’re out there.

Best wishes!

Maila Touray

malamin Kanyi wrote:

> Our goal is to get together Gambian brothers and sisters, mobilize our
> efforts and resources and tap into the sea of opportunities that are our
> there to benefit not just us but our brothers and sisters in Gambia as
> well, most of whom, if not all, deserve help of eminence proportion.  Our
> idea stems from the fact that there are a lot of resources out there that
> could benefit us all.  However, we need to know how to go about exploiting
> those resources: - case in point, company internships and coop programs.  I
> would think students would benefit tremendously from these kinds of
> programs to help them lay the foundation.
> Now if they have someone in one if those kinds of setting I think that
> would help guide them.  It may not necessarily be getting you into any of
> these companies any one of us work at but the kind of info we may have may
> help in landing a coop program type stuff.
>
> On the other hand we could provide ways to help brothers back in the Gambia
> who want to come here to go to school like you and I.  We have to realize
> that some or all these guys are as resourceful and enthusiastic just like
> ourselves. We hope to put up a web site where we can put tones of
> information about the organization and its objectives as well as the
> activities planed in the near future and your support in that regard would
> be highly appreciated.  We may also set up a mailing list for the members
> to keep in constant dialogue with each other.  This may not necessarily be
> a separate entity.  It may or may not be in cooperated into the web site.
> The structure and the frame work is yet to be determined and so we may not
> be able to give you more info about the lay of the land until we are able
> to sketch it out.  In the mean time we like you all to sign up and show
> your support.  The bigger the merrier.  So encourage your friends to join.
> The few things I spelt out in this email are just the tip of the ice berg.
> This is going to be bigger and better than any thing I can muster to
> describe in few minutes.  However, we need you guys.  For once, I think it
> is time for us, Gambians, to come together and help each other out.
>
> For more questions contact: L.Fofana([log in to unmask]),
> D. Singhateh([log in to unmask], O.Demba([log in to unmask])
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