Nordam,

Women's participation in politics is a necessity in any development,
developed, under-developed or developing country.  We see ourselves as
partners who could effectively assume such responsibilities equally well.
Irrespective of sex or party, whoever is capable should be considered.
However, women being under-represented should be given opportunity as they
strive for equality.  This is bring along a lot of changes in our political
arena.

Satant


>From: Asbjørn Nordam <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: has  APRC started to mobilize the women ?
>Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:19:55 +0200
>
>Friends,
>has APRC changed or started a new strategy ? To enroll, engage the women.?
>Will they succeed in that after the april- incident ? I doubt but who can
>tell ?
>Over the years when I discussed progress in Africa, the Gambia, the
>village,
>the family with my african/gambian friends, I have always stressed that to
>me the key to obtain progress was in the "hands of the african/gambian
>woman". Many times I am corrected by my friends, who do not agree on that.
>But I still think the women, our mothers are key-persons to also obtaining
>"political" power. And I come to think about it once again, when I read
>this
>in  GRTS-News from saturday.
>
>Regards Asbjørn Nordam
>
>
>From
> >Home News
> >   African News
> >    GRTS Radio News - Today's Headlines
>  >
> >GRTS RADIO NEWS:   SATURDAY JUNE 3RD 2000
> >The Ruling APRC party on Thursday held a sensitisation meeting in Bakau
> >Newtown.   It was attended by party militants including women.
>Addressing the
> >meeting the party's campaign secretary Yankuba Touray said both the party
>and
> >president Jammeh look up to women as a springboard for the party's
>continuous
> >success, adding that they will do everything possible to empower them.
>The
> >majority leader in the National Assembly Honourable Tamsir Jallow
>emphasised
> >that the party has the support of women folk noting that those who have
>women
> >behind them would win in any elections.  Other speakers included the
>national
> >women mobilizer of the APRC Aji Fatou Sallah, the Director of press and
>public
> >relations office of the president  Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the KMC
>Chairman
> >Abdoulie Conteh, and the national assembly member for Serrekunda east
>Fabakary
> >Tombong Jatta
>......
>......
>
> >Four more people have been appointed as members of the Commission of
>Inquiry
> >into the incidents of April 10th and 11th.  The new members Ndey Kumba
>Sosseh,
> >Joseph Wowo, Almamy Fanding Taal and Abdul Cole yesterday took the oaths
>of
> >office and secrecy, at a ceremony held at the Vice President's office.
> >Speaking at the occasion, the chairman of the 12 member commission chief
> >Justice Felix Lartey noted that the presence of a female member would
>give,
> >much more credibility to the commission.
>.....
>.....
>
> >.  In a separate engagement,   Mrs Njie-Saidy received guests of the
>Gambia
> >Islamic women Association from Senegal, who are in the country to join
>their
> >counterparts on a series of activities to sensitise their fellow women on
>the
> >teachings of Islam.  The head of the Gambian delegation Aja Jainaba Dibba
>said
> >their programme of activities includes conferences on the role of women
>in the
> >upbringing of the child and in nation building.  The Vice President
>commended
> >both groups for taking such a laudable initiative to share their
>knowledge with
> >their counterparts.   Mrs Njie-Saidy said that women too have a crucial
>role to
> >play in the strengthening of the Islamic religion in the family and the
> >community.
>
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