Saul,
I hear you. When this idea came up, we were seeking information from all avenues, and the person who contacted Mr Faal did so because Banjul city council ran a similar programme sometime ago. I bet it has nothing to do with his capacity as Major or affiliation with the APRC. I guess I`ve also mentioned that we`ve been in touch with some ordinary citizens for the same reason and Modou camara is also one of them.
May I hasten to say that we would`nt find ourselves entangled in any "minefields", or to be compromised in any way whatsoever. This is a completely independent body and not answerable to "any"government official. I hope the fear of "a significant segment of the population is allayed". Thanks anyway for the "early morning thought". It is sprinkled with a lot of sense.
Regards,
Omar.
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Dato: 24. juli 2000 14:57
Emne: Re: SV: Re: Scholarship Awards!!
>Omar,
>
>This is a wonderful program, and we really need more of it. One advice
>though: Keep POLITICIANS out of it. Look for ordinary Gambians who aren't
>affiliated with ANY party. That way, you'll side step any mine fields out
>there. Otherwise, this mayor's involvement, as well-intentioned as it may
>be, could come back to bite y'all in the wrong place. So let this Faal guy
>go! In my view, perception is very important in any NGO/philantropic
>venture. And maximum civic involvement/goodwill is of the essence. Given
>that, I find it totally incredible that people fail to see the contradiction
>in wanting to bring a community together, yet involving people who are sure
>to turn off a large segment of the population. Even if APRC is a popular
>party (we all know it's not!,) don't you think that a symbol of that party
>like the mayor of Banjul, will cause a significant segment of the population
>to view your organization as suspect at best? Just an early morning
>thought...
>
>Saul.
>
>
>>Bro Ous,
>>
>>Thanks for the compliments.
>>
>>This programme is meant to be for 3 years, but with the possibility of
>>extending it based on the availability of
>
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