All power to you

Having considered the relative urgencies of totalitarianism and paternalism, I prefer my daily diet of political education on Gambian discussion forums: border closures; IMF reports; Transparency International reports; assault on, and closure, of private media houses; imprisonment without charge, never mind trial; by elections; general elections; torture, arson, murder, corruption, inflation as it affects basic commodities, etc etc etc

In a nutshell, I cannot resist my utter fascination with some of the world's preeminent specialists in the esoteric art of running a country aground

I must hurry to other mail for any unfolding drama in the theatre land of Jammeh's Gambia

Good luck with the Nabuur concept anyway



LJDarbo



Archibald Graham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Thanks Mustapha for the insight and the referral to
the Nabuur site.

Some of us here are really bored of the
disproportionate emphasis on politics and less of
developmental issues going on the list.

If I may quote the words JFK, "ask not what your
country can do for you: Ask what you can
do for your country."

I have just registered with the site and hopefully it
will be an appropriate medium for doing what we can do
for those less fortunate.

Hope to meet you there.

--- Mustapha Hydara wrote:

> Hello Brothers and Sisters,
>
> I am well into the GambiaL postings for several
> months and all what I can
> relate is an issue of exposing the deeds of others
> of which I like to hear
> together with others.The level of what we can
> describe our country is to
> make people to know this is all what I can tell and
> this is all what I can
> heard stories.There are multiple concerns towards
> development that we are
> expecting our governments to do for us,which in
> reality we shall never be
> contempt with because of the trend of the current
> governance and what
> Gambian percieved.Because for some reasons there are
> all side to the
> delivering of the service to themselves and to the
> interest of their
> supporters.Even if am to see ne
> xt government to come, the trend shall be
> static.
>
> What is melting for Gambians abroad is to discuss
> politics at most.During
> the Jawara era and the existing Jammeh term in
> office.I do care about
> politics to emphasis my democratic rights to vote.We
> Gambians and Africans
> in general consume much of our energy about Politics
> and picked and tagging
> each others affairs.There is nothing much bad in
> that as long as you are
> having a thoughts to create thought to expose issues
> that can effect change
> toward the weak societies.To my understanding the
> development of the Gambia
> is a wider responsibility for all of us.We rely to
> much on our government
> to do every thing, while not considering that
> connecting our-self to social
> groups or organisation in the Gambia doing on-line
> volunteering can bring
> change in our societies back home.There are great
> philanthropies supporting
> the Gambia and they are recording change to the life
> of the people
> in rural
> and urban areas.If you can be among the
> philanthropiest list, is the best
> time to act.
>
> As this portal GambiaL is exposing much about
> Gambian issues,i guess too if
> we can rely to other on-line volunteering site like
> Nabuur and create a
> Village based on-line volunteering can bring change
> to thousand of Gambians
> that are benefiting little from the
> government.Gambians are innovative and
> I see No reason why we can keep to discuss single
> line issue that is not
> directly viable to adjust the impoverish situation
> of our village
> resident.There is more we can do while talking on
> politics on the other
> hand.
>
> I am so bored most time not seeing tangible
> discussion that can bring
> meaningful community development to grassroots
> people.In the Gambia youth
> unemployment is skyrocketing,Crime rate is high,
> HIV/Aids is at
> increase,Schools are without furniture,women groups
> are without credit
> facilities,youth
> and CBOs are without computers and lot more things
> that we
> can discuss,strategise and address in this very
> forum board.There are
> moments that I doubt if we truly means we care for
> change in the life of
> others.We in the diaspora are bit or much fortune to
> help or address the
> issue of our concern and who you care.But a country
> men in rural area has
> no means beside to cultivate the land,harvest and
> wait for next season.What
> opportunity can be given to this countrymen and how
> best can he maintain
> the opportunity? shall be part of our focus as well.
>
> In the Gambia I have passion of rural development
> and if urban development
> issues comes as a topic I will still contribute.If
> development can be my
> political tools, this is what I will be glued to
> foster change.
>
> Below is a website called Nabuur a Dutch on-line
> volunteering site that we
> Gambians can create support for our partner
> village,town,school or
> organisation.Creati
> ng this village on-line Neighbours will log in and
> register to work hand in hand with you to solve the
> issue in your
> village.Through this we can do alot for home or
> simple if you have an
> opportunity abroad serve as an ambassador for your
> village not necessary
> for the government.What we shall understand is that
> Governments comes and
> go,but the people stay.If any help rendered will
> stay and will continue to
> make the people happy about your achievement.
>
> I hope my points are clear and if I am to be judge,I
> see myself as a true
> believer to development and I love my country and
> its people.You may log
> onto Nabuur site http://www.nabuur.com and find out
> what Neighbours are
> doing and how other African countries benefiting
> from the help of on-line
> volunteers.I hope to meet you all in the site for a
> wonderful discussion.
>
> Bravo to all GambiaL management for letting us to
> get in touch.Have a nice
> day all and take care
> NT
> ATAAH-am gone
> Mutapha Hydara
> South Korea
>
>
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