Thursday, 19 July 2007
Scan-Aid Senior Secondary School in Brufut last week held its maiden graduation ceremony for 81 final year students. The event doubled as the school’s Speech and Prize-Giving Day.
Scan-Aid International came into being in 2004 through the support of Nowegian Scan-Aid International and the primary objective is to enable those students resident in Brufut and the environs access senior secondary school education.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Principal of the school, Mrs. Mariama Baldeh, said with delight that 350 students have enrolled in the school for the 2006/2007 academic year.
“Out of the 350 students, 135 are girls. The school had registered a 39% increase in the number girls enrolled as compared last academic year,” she added.
According Ms. Baldeh, she’s confident that the enrolment rate of girls would significantly increase in the years ahead.
She admonished students to be diligent and determined in their studies for the realization of their dreams.
“Life is a journey made of steps. Some are narrow whilst others are straight but it depends on how you tread on the difficulties,” she posited.
Ms. Baldeh however lamented the failure of some parents in paying their children’s school fees. This, she added, is one of the major constraints that the school is faced with.
She thanked Scan-Aid International for their continued support to the development of the school.
Meanwhile, Scan-Aid has pledged D1M to sponsor grade 12 students to university and other tertiary institutions but only if they excel in WASSCE.
Author: By Bakary Samateh
Source: The Point
Monday, February 8, 2010
Boost for Scan-Aid SSS
Monday, December 14, 2009
In a bid to promote education in The Gambia, Scandinavian philanthropists on Saturday 12th December 2009 made a handsome donation to Scan-aid Senior Secondary School in Brufut.
The donated items included T-shirts, 90 towels, toys, blackboards, schoolbags, computers, school desk and bicycles for students who live far away from the school.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Mariama Baldeh, the Principal of the school disclosed that the school has been benefiting from the Scandanavian support over the years.
According to her, the support among others include, feeding programme and the provision of textbooks. She revealed that the donors contribute towards the construction of the highway to the school, which she added, is of paramount importance to the school. She urged the government to extend their goodwill gesture to her school.
For his part, Mrs. Jo Ann Hatting, a representative of the donors from Denmark said the items were given to the school to help promote education in The Gambia.
She stated that this is the first phase of the programme and there are many more in the pipeline. She also commended her partners for their immense contribution, urging the students to make the best use of the donated items.
Speaking on behalf of the Regional Director for Region Two, Mr. Faraba Joof, Cluster Monitoring Officer underscored the significance of the gesture, noting that it would go a long way towards helping the school.
Among the speakers was Mr. Andrew Sylva.
Author: Malamin Conteh & Pa Modou Faal
In a bid to promote education in The Gambia, Scandinavian philanthropists on Saturday 12th December 2009 made a handsome donation to Scan-aid Senior Secondary School in Brufut.
The donated items included T-shirts, 90 towels, toys, blackboards, schoolbags, computers, school desk and bicycles for students who live far away from the school.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Mariama Baldeh, the Principal of the school disclosed that the school has been benefiting from the Scandanavian support over the years.
According to her, the support among others include, feeding programme and the provision of textbooks. She revealed that the donors contribute towards the construction of the highway to the school, which she added, is of paramount importance to the school. She urged the government to extend their goodwill gesture to her school.
For his part, Mrs. Jo Ann Hatting, a representative of the donors from Denmark said the items were given to the school to help promote education in The Gambia.
She stated that this is the first phase of the programme and there are many more in the pipeline. She also commended her partners for their immense contribution, urging the students to make the best use of the donated items.
Speaking on behalf of the Regional Director for Region Two, Mr. Faraba Joof, Cluster Monitoring Officer underscored the significance of the gesture, noting that it would go a long way towards helping the school.
Among the speakers was Mr. Andrew Sylva.
Author: Malamin Conteh & Pa Modou Faal
Scanaid Principal Underscores Girls' Education
The Principal of Scanaid Senior Secondary School at Brufut, has put special emphasis on the importance of girls' education and life skills.
Madam Mariama Baldeh, the Principal of Scanaid Secondary School, in her address during the school's speech and price giving ceremony, spoke on the increased enrollment and its significant expansion in girls' intake.
"The donors have not lost sight of the mission's statement for the establishment of the school, that is educating the girl and improving the lots of Gambian children in Brufut and its environs, a goal they have been aggressively pursued with tenacity of purpose," she stated.
She said Scanaid's enrolment was 433, out of which 74% of them are girls, while 26% are boys. The school has registered a significant increase in the enrollment and retention of girls, compared to the previous year, she said. "I am convinced that in the not too distant future, Scanaid Senior Secondary School shall be a girls' school as more girls are coming into school now than boys. We are reaching the government's policy statement on girl's education," she said.
Madam Baldeh ascribed this to the visionary and patriotic leadership of President Jammeh. Ms Baldeh said she has relatively stable staffs, who have been very outstanding in the execution of their duties to the school.
"Mr. Chairman, my school is not experiencing acute teacher mobility as other schools are. Going through 2008/2009 school year, I lost two teachers, one left for transport constraints and the other was dismissed for inefficiency and lethargy by the Scanaid Board of Governors.
Talking about sports, Principal Baldeh said they were moving fast ahead. She said they had received some sporting materials from their Norwegian friends.
She however lamented the lack of standard playing field at the school. She appealed to the Brikama Area Council and the Governor of Western Region, to assist them with a site for the field. She further talked on the pace of development that is taking place in the school.
"We have started a primary school and will be finished in September 09. After the WASSCE exams, 83 candidates took the exams, 20% got 5 credits, 43% got 4 credits, 20% got 3 credits, 10% got passed and 7% got failure rate. Most of those who passed are now pursuing courses in reputable institutions," she explained.
She recounted a litany of constraints they are confronted with, including parents' refusal to pay school fees for their kids, the lack of a school bus, and then warned that the school would soon face a staff problem.
She advised the graduating students to join the old students' association, which she said was formed two years ago. She thanked Access Bank for providing last year's inter house trophy and this year's excellence trophy.
Author: Manlafie Badjie
Madam Mariama Baldeh, the Principal of Scanaid Secondary School, in her address during the school's speech and price giving ceremony, spoke on the increased enrollment and its significant expansion in girls' intake.
"The donors have not lost sight of the mission's statement for the establishment of the school, that is educating the girl and improving the lots of Gambian children in Brufut and its environs, a goal they have been aggressively pursued with tenacity of purpose," she stated.
She said Scanaid's enrolment was 433, out of which 74% of them are girls, while 26% are boys. The school has registered a significant increase in the enrollment and retention of girls, compared to the previous year, she said. "I am convinced that in the not too distant future, Scanaid Senior Secondary School shall be a girls' school as more girls are coming into school now than boys. We are reaching the government's policy statement on girl's education," she said.
Madam Baldeh ascribed this to the visionary and patriotic leadership of President Jammeh. Ms Baldeh said she has relatively stable staffs, who have been very outstanding in the execution of their duties to the school.
"Mr. Chairman, my school is not experiencing acute teacher mobility as other schools are. Going through 2008/2009 school year, I lost two teachers, one left for transport constraints and the other was dismissed for inefficiency and lethargy by the Scanaid Board of Governors.
Talking about sports, Principal Baldeh said they were moving fast ahead. She said they had received some sporting materials from their Norwegian friends.
She however lamented the lack of standard playing field at the school. She appealed to the Brikama Area Council and the Governor of Western Region, to assist them with a site for the field. She further talked on the pace of development that is taking place in the school.
"We have started a primary school and will be finished in September 09. After the WASSCE exams, 83 candidates took the exams, 20% got 5 credits, 43% got 4 credits, 20% got 3 credits, 10% got passed and 7% got failure rate. Most of those who passed are now pursuing courses in reputable institutions," she explained.
She recounted a litany of constraints they are confronted with, including parents' refusal to pay school fees for their kids, the lack of a school bus, and then warned that the school would soon face a staff problem.
She advised the graduating students to join the old students' association, which she said was formed two years ago. She thanked Access Bank for providing last year's inter house trophy and this year's excellence trophy.
Author: Manlafie Badjie
Scanaid Senior Secondary School boosted
Scanaid Senior Secondary School last Saturday received two 40-feet containers with an assortments of school material such as furniture, stationeries, clothing and computers etc. from donors in Scandinava.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the shool grounds in Brufut, Jo-Ann, of Spring Consulting from Scandivina said: "We chose this project because we want to have the personal contact with the school, teachers and students." She explained that Spring Consulting is an I.T company and each of her colleagues donate money out of their salaries. According to her, 175 consultants in Denmark and Norway sponsored this project. For his part, Farba Joof, representing the regional director of Region 2, said he felt happy to receive the wonderful gesture on behalf of the school. He thanked the donors for extending helping hands to the educational sector.
Mariama Baldeh, principal of Scanaid, said the school is sponsored by people living in Scandinavian countries According to her, the senior secondary school started with one hundred and twenty six students and most of the students are sponsored by the school in terms of feeding and providing books. Baldeh added that this is the first phase of the programme and urged the government to extend their goodwill gesture. Shee thanked the donors for their tireless efforts in support of Scanaid Senior Secondary School.
Author: Aji Fatou Faal
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Typical Nigeria Man/Woman.
IBO HUSBAND
Plus
1. He is very loyal
2. He maintains monogamy
3. Could be very yielding/gullible
4. Gives you access to all his assets
5. Follows your advice and directions to the letter
6. Spends money on you for comfort, good looks and happiness
7. Takes care of your kids
Minus
1. Could be very unromantic-Romance is limited to spending money, spending money and spending money
2. May be semi-literate or illiterate.
3. May marry you early and deny you of access to life/youth.
4. More likely to be crude and unrefined
5. Always has a large family to cater to and take care of plus apprentices etc
6. May not be presentable
7. May be horrible in bed and/or sexually illiterate/unwilling to explore.
8. Could be gullible/easy to deceive
YORUBA HUSBAND
Plus
1. Could be very romantic.
2. Could be caring
3. Tries to maintain leadership in the home.
4. Disciplines kids well
5. More white-collar career inclined
6. Literacy level is usually high
Minus
1. More likely to philander
2. More likely to eventually marry another wife
3. More likely to marry you for your money/connections.
4. Could be highly assertive.
5. Most times you would take care of yourself after a while.
6. You may eventually separate with nothing to show for it.
7. Family members may be given priority.
EDO HUSBAND
Plus
1. Believes in marriage
2. Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
1. May end up not taking full care of the kids
2. Could be very harsh
3. Does not take any nonsense
4. You may end up taking care of him
5. You cant cheat on him.
URHOBO MAN
Plus
1. Believes in marriage
2. Takes care of you and your children's needs.
3. Loves to give good sex
Minus
1. Get ready to have 16 children
2. You may end up taking care of him
2. You cant cheat on him.
3. His romantic nature is very harsh and forceful
4. Very demanding in bed
5. Be sure to accommodate two more wives, girlfriends and dont employ a pretty househelp.
EFIK MAN
Plus
1. Will effectively take care of the culinary activities in your absence.
2. Is usually very religious
3. Hardworking
4. Good in bed
5. Quite organised and clean.
Minus
1. Be prepared to have 12 kids
2. Your cooking may not be good enough
3. He will either be very ugly or very handsome. no line between. He will also either be very short or very tall. Same with your kids
4. Prepare to have a husband like 25 years older than you in his fifties.
HAUSA MAN
Plus
1. Hardly believes in premarital sex.
2. Very religious
3. Takes care of you
Minus
1. You may be wife number 4
2. You may be wife number 4 at 14
3. You have absolutely no say in anything, anywhere and anytime.
Different kinds of Nigerian wives
The urhobo wife
PLUS
1 Always loyal/faithfully(cheating is outright abomination)
2 Very hardworking and self reliant
3. Ready to F...... your brains out (even when you are quarelling).
4. Very good cook (banga soup,owo,peppersoup,sea food specials
5 Can persevere even in poverty conditions
6 Accommodating if a second wife shows up
7 She's used to her working while you get high at home.
8 Would lay down their life for their children and is very respectful to her in-laws
9. If you like to drink, you'll never be short of a partner.
MINUS
1 Stubborn
2 Alcholic tendencies
3 A high level of gra- gra
4 Very very very vocal
5. Very smart and hardened (hardly seen in tears)
6 She'll short your booze ration
7 She respects you with serious warning.
8 Very sharp and wise to take action
YORUBA WIFE
Plus
1. Very respectful to husband
2. Very respectful to in-laws
3. Most times educated
4. Yielding and submissive
5. Likes sex.
Minus
1. Would most likely have had one kid for another man before you and after you.
2. Will most likely cheat at 65% with one Uncle or Oga at office.
3. Possibly give you another man's kid in between your kids
4. Tells her mother or sisters or friends everything.
5. May jazz you up.
6. Will fill you with pepper, palm oil, assorted and amala.
7. Probably will marry another man even if you split at 60 years of age.
8. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, the uncles will finally start to drop her off in front of the house with a peck.
IBO WIFE
Plus
1. Loyal to her husband
2. Gives kids good nourishing food with vegetables and many spices.
3. Is very clean.
4. Is ready to fight anybody alongside her husband and break their head or even fight while the husband watches.
5. Even if her husband leaves her at 30, she has only a 3% chance of remarrying after kids.
Minus
1. Very disrespectful to everyone including you.
2. After breaking the neighbours' head, will one day break yours.
3. Only regards you as a man if you have money.
4. Views love as spending power.
5. May not really love you but will marry you because you are ready and her real lover isn't.
6. Will spend every dime of yours without touching hers
7. Does not tolerate your inlaws and disrespects them.
8. May stop shagging you after 35.
9. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she will become VERY insubmissive and her family will finally remember what a useless in-law you are.
10. When there is a fight, her brothers will come and join to break your head.
EDO WIFE
Plus
1. Cannot cheat on you
2. Can also cook good food.
3. Looks after kids and you.
4. Very respectful
5. Most times well endowed.
6. Very thrifty
7. Always has one brother or sister in europe to bail you out in hard times.
8. Does not leave you even if you are semi-dead, quarter dead or dead.
9. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she remains loyal but after building 10 houses you have no idea about.
Minus
1. May have signed your death day the day you were married.
2. You have a 98.75% chance of dying before her.
3. Eventually you die and she becomes the landlady.
4. Or she may have built her own house while you guys were still staying in a room and parlour without you knowing.
5. May have done runs before you got married.
6. Always calculating how to send your children abroad for ANY kind of job
HAUSA
Plus
1. Everything good.
Minus
1. If you are not a muslim, no chance.
2. You may eventually have to show her were the promised land is.
3. Even when you do, it must be in the dark.
EFIK WIFE
Plus
1. She will load you with so much good food that every other thing is poison
2. She will also f.... your brains out.
3. Also loyal and respectful but will also break your head if you misbehave.
4. Very clean.
Minus
1. She will f.... your brains out finally.
2. She will either be very slim, have an extremely large arse or be very short.
3. You will share shaving stick as she may have facial and chest hair.
4. Even if you wanna leave her, the f**king and feeding will keep you coming back for more.
Plus
1. He is very loyal
2. He maintains monogamy
3. Could be very yielding/gullible
4. Gives you access to all his assets
5. Follows your advice and directions to the letter
6. Spends money on you for comfort, good looks and happiness
7. Takes care of your kids
Minus
1. Could be very unromantic-Romance is limited to spending money, spending money and spending money
2. May be semi-literate or illiterate.
3. May marry you early and deny you of access to life/youth.
4. More likely to be crude and unrefined
5. Always has a large family to cater to and take care of plus apprentices etc
6. May not be presentable
7. May be horrible in bed and/or sexually illiterate/unwilling to explore.
8. Could be gullible/easy to deceive
YORUBA HUSBAND
Plus
1. Could be very romantic.
2. Could be caring
3. Tries to maintain leadership in the home.
4. Disciplines kids well
5. More white-collar career inclined
6. Literacy level is usually high
Minus
1. More likely to philander
2. More likely to eventually marry another wife
3. More likely to marry you for your money/connections.
4. Could be highly assertive.
5. Most times you would take care of yourself after a while.
6. You may eventually separate with nothing to show for it.
7. Family members may be given priority.
EDO HUSBAND
Plus
1. Believes in marriage
2. Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
1. May end up not taking full care of the kids
2. Could be very harsh
3. Does not take any nonsense
4. You may end up taking care of him
5. You cant cheat on him.
URHOBO MAN
Plus
1. Believes in marriage
2. Takes care of you and your children's needs.
3. Loves to give good sex
Minus
1. Get ready to have 16 children
2. You may end up taking care of him
2. You cant cheat on him.
3. His romantic nature is very harsh and forceful
4. Very demanding in bed
5. Be sure to accommodate two more wives, girlfriends and dont employ a pretty househelp.
EFIK MAN
Plus
1. Will effectively take care of the culinary activities in your absence.
2. Is usually very religious
3. Hardworking
4. Good in bed
5. Quite organised and clean.
Minus
1. Be prepared to have 12 kids
2. Your cooking may not be good enough
3. He will either be very ugly or very handsome. no line between. He will also either be very short or very tall. Same with your kids
4. Prepare to have a husband like 25 years older than you in his fifties.
HAUSA MAN
Plus
1. Hardly believes in premarital sex.
2. Very religious
3. Takes care of you
Minus
1. You may be wife number 4
2. You may be wife number 4 at 14
3. You have absolutely no say in anything, anywhere and anytime.
Different kinds of Nigerian wives
The urhobo wife
PLUS
1 Always loyal/faithfully(cheating is outright abomination)
2 Very hardworking and self reliant
3. Ready to F...... your brains out (even when you are quarelling).
4. Very good cook (banga soup,owo,peppersoup,sea food specials
5 Can persevere even in poverty conditions
6 Accommodating if a second wife shows up
7 She's used to her working while you get high at home.
8 Would lay down their life for their children and is very respectful to her in-laws
9. If you like to drink, you'll never be short of a partner.
MINUS
1 Stubborn
2 Alcholic tendencies
3 A high level of gra- gra
4 Very very very vocal
5. Very smart and hardened (hardly seen in tears)
6 She'll short your booze ration
7 She respects you with serious warning.
8 Very sharp and wise to take action
YORUBA WIFE
Plus
1. Very respectful to husband
2. Very respectful to in-laws
3. Most times educated
4. Yielding and submissive
5. Likes sex.
Minus
1. Would most likely have had one kid for another man before you and after you.
2. Will most likely cheat at 65% with one Uncle or Oga at office.
3. Possibly give you another man's kid in between your kids
4. Tells her mother or sisters or friends everything.
5. May jazz you up.
6. Will fill you with pepper, palm oil, assorted and amala.
7. Probably will marry another man even if you split at 60 years of age.
8. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, the uncles will finally start to drop her off in front of the house with a peck.
IBO WIFE
Plus
1. Loyal to her husband
2. Gives kids good nourishing food with vegetables and many spices.
3. Is very clean.
4. Is ready to fight anybody alongside her husband and break their head or even fight while the husband watches.
5. Even if her husband leaves her at 30, she has only a 3% chance of remarrying after kids.
Minus
1. Very disrespectful to everyone including you.
2. After breaking the neighbours' head, will one day break yours.
3. Only regards you as a man if you have money.
4. Views love as spending power.
5. May not really love you but will marry you because you are ready and her real lover isn't.
6. Will spend every dime of yours without touching hers
7. Does not tolerate your inlaws and disrespects them.
8. May stop shagging you after 35.
9. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she will become VERY insubmissive and her family will finally remember what a useless in-law you are.
10. When there is a fight, her brothers will come and join to break your head.
EDO WIFE
Plus
1. Cannot cheat on you
2. Can also cook good food.
3. Looks after kids and you.
4. Very respectful
5. Most times well endowed.
6. Very thrifty
7. Always has one brother or sister in europe to bail you out in hard times.
8. Does not leave you even if you are semi-dead, quarter dead or dead.
9. If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she remains loyal but after building 10 houses you have no idea about.
Minus
1. May have signed your death day the day you were married.
2. You have a 98.75% chance of dying before her.
3. Eventually you die and she becomes the landlady.
4. Or she may have built her own house while you guys were still staying in a room and parlour without you knowing.
5. May have done runs before you got married.
6. Always calculating how to send your children abroad for ANY kind of job
HAUSA
Plus
1. Everything good.
Minus
1. If you are not a muslim, no chance.
2. You may eventually have to show her were the promised land is.
3. Even when you do, it must be in the dark.
EFIK WIFE
Plus
1. She will load you with so much good food that every other thing is poison
2. She will also f.... your brains out.
3. Also loyal and respectful but will also break your head if you misbehave.
4. Very clean.
Minus
1. She will f.... your brains out finally.
2. She will either be very slim, have an extremely large arse or be very short.
3. You will share shaving stick as she may have facial and chest hair.
4. Even if you wanna leave her, the f**king and feeding will keep you coming back for more.
Ebeh Day at Scanaid.
We invite the general public to our annual ebeh's day, which will take place on the 11th of February, 2010 at Scanaid Sen. Sec. Schl, Brufut, The Gambia.
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