UTG’s Social Sciences and Humanities Students’ Association, SoSHSA,
and the Science Students’ Association, SSA, said the nationwide tour begins May
27 this year on the topic “Education to end poverty”.
It is aimed at creating awareness among students, particularly those
in Upper River and North Bank regions through teaching, sensitization, and
community services.
The chairperson of the tour-organizing committee Omar Jallow said the travel
around the country is meant “to help broaden the intellectual scope” of UTG
students on fundamental issues relevant to the alleviation of poverty in our
communities”.
“The importance of University education is to serve as a driving force
towards poverty reduction,” he argues.
Mr Jallow noted that some of the students at the UTG are being
sponsored from the tax payers’ money, and hence, they need to plough back the
benefits to the communities.
D168, 435.00, is needed to finance the tour, part of it will be met
through contribution by students, The North Bank Evening Standard
gathers.
Jallow is now calling on the public, government and the private sector
to finance up to a three-quarter of the budget as students work towards meeting
the remaining quarter.
UTG-SSA president Buba Tamba noted his association is constitutionally
mandated to tour The Gambia annually to sensitize and interact with students from
senior secondary schools on the significance of university education,
particularly in the fields of science.
“Students in senior secondary schools lack sufficient information
about university education, it is therefore imperative for us to enlighten them
on issues relating to UTG and University education in general,” he said.
A similar tour conducted last year was supported by the President
Jammeh’s office, Gambia Civil Aviation Authority, Gambia International
Airlines, Gambia Armed Forces, Jah Oil Company, Nusrat Senior Secondary School
and the UTG.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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