Turkey and The Gambia have a strong friendship. The two countries work together in many ways. This helps both nations.
Turkey's TIKA agency gave The Gambia $347,400 for 16 projects in 2024. The money went to things like:
Equipment for Gambia's TV and radio station
Fixing up the Banjul airport
Lowering deaths of moms and babies
A waste project in Brikama
Supporting women's gardens and markets
Training for judges
The Tanka Tanka Hospital
Turkey's police and soldiers also help The Gambia. They train security officers and provide equipment like drones and riot gear. Gambians can study at Turkey's police and army schools.
Turkey has a school in The Gambia called Maarif. It opened in 2017. Over 300 students go there, and some Maarif...
Sadio Mané grew up in a small village in Senegal. Life was hard there. But he loved playing soccer with his friends. They played with balls made from rags.
Mané worked very hard to become a great soccer player. He joined a soccer academy in Senegal and played for a team in France.
Mané kept getting better and better. He played for teams in Austria and England. In 2016, he joined Liverpool. He became one of the best players in the world there.
Mané won many titles with Liverpool. They won the Champions League and the Premier League. Mané was named the best African player in 2019.
But Mané does not just care about soccer. He also cares about helping people. He has given a lot of money to his hometown, building a school, a hospital...
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, recently preached on the importance of spending money for God's sake. He explained that true righteousness comes from sacrificing things we love, like our wealth.
The Promised Messiah, founder of the Ahmadiyya Community, taught that being too attached to money stops us from giving to God. Early Muslims were willing to give their lives for Islam. Today, Ahmadis around the world make amazing financial sacrifices, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions.
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad shared moving stories of poor Ahmadis who give whatever they can, even if it's very little. They have strong faith that God will reward and bless them in return...
North Bank Sports Face Stadium Struggles.
The Farafenni mini-stadium could become the country's second-biggest sports ground. But right now, it sits empty without grass, lights, water, or bathrooms.
The track meant for runners is the only one besides Independence Stadium. It needs fixing and better care. Many people who love sports felt hope when they heard plans to fix up the stadium, but those plans never came true.
The poor state of the grounds forces local teams into hard choices. EsSau United FC and Young Icons FC must travel far across the Senegambia Bridge. They play their home games in Jara Soma. This costs them time and money. Their fans find it hard to come to watch them play.
The North Bank area is brimful of young sports...
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