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Current Feed ContentAid Effectiveness Workshop Wraps upA one-day workshop on aid effectiveness ended recently at TANGO head office in Kanifing. The forum which brought together various stakeholders including NGO officials and journalists was funded by Action Aid The Gambia. Addressing the closing ceremony, Action Aid Policy Manager Lamin Nyangado said the workshop was meant to raise awareness among civil society organisations and other stakeholders about aid effectiveness and the Paris Agenda, build or strengthen common understanding about donor...CSOs, stakeholders brainstorm on ‘Aid effectiveness’At least, 40 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders in The Gambia, last Thursday, concluded a one-day workshop on “Aid effectiveness” at the Tango Conference Hall in Bakau. The forum, organised by The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) through funding from Action-Aid The Gambia, was meant to raise awareness among Gambian CSOs and other stakeholders about “Aid Effectiveness” and the Paris agenda. It was also meant to strengthen common understanding of donor...VAW & Gs consortium launchedThe Violence Against Women and Girls consortium was recently launched at the TANGO headquarters. The VAW&Gs consortium in The Gambia is part of a global network of women organisations, Women Won’t Wait, which seeks to accelerate effective responses to the linkages of violence against all women and girls and the spread of HIV. In her launching statement, Dr Kujeh Manneh, the country director of ActionAid revealed the findings of a study commissioned by ActionAid in 2006 which lists several...Tango Programme Officer Travels to Glasgow, ScotlandMr. Kebba K. Barrow, alias KKB, programme officer withTango, left The Gambia recently to attend a Civicus world assembly in Glasgow Scotland.Speaking to The Point before his departure, he said his trip is to join hisfellow participants to discuss issues of concern with regard to theiractivities, successes and achievements in strengthening citizen participationand the critical challenges they face at a societal level.According to KKB, the first world assembly of Civicus washeld in Mexico City in...‘Invest in agriculture’ -Tango director urgesOusman Yarbo, director of The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) has called on Gambian youths to abandon illegal migration and invest in agriculture. Mr Yarbo made these remarks recently at an open-day forum in North Bank Region organised by Njawara Agricultural Training Centre. According to him, investing in agriculture is vital as the sector has certain potential and will also mean their answer to the back-to-the-land call. He stated that it will not only ensure food...TANGO Holds AGM, Elects New BoardThe Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) held its biannual congress recently at the TANGO Conference Hall. The occasion is organised every two years to enable them to assess the association’s state of affairs. In the meeting, general members of the body reviewed the minutes of the last AGM that was held in September 2006. The general assembly which is comprised of the different local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) were also given the opportunity to access the various...Tango elects new boardThe Association of Non- Governmental Association (Tango) Thursday elected its new board of directors during a general meeting held at its secretariat in Bakau. The 10-member board - headed by Yankuba Dibba, the executive director of the Gambia Family Planning Association - will preside over the affairs of Tango for a three-year term. Mrs Jainaba Nyang- Njie of the Actionaid The Gambia, was elected the vice-chairperson. Other members of the board included Sandang Bojang, Mrs Jarriah Daffeh,... |
