American Corner, The Gambia

The American Corner, under its Civic Engagement Unit held an event to creat awareness about Child Labour. Child Labor is the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. It is a social vice that requires collective action to abate its effects and protect our children. The event looked at the laws that frown at such practice and encourage participants to spread the message.

The American Corner, under its civic engagement program hosted a discussion on Traffic Safety and Traffic Regulations. The session was attended by from various schools within the greater Banjul Area and other members of the general public. The speakers were Mr Lamin K. Colley, the Commissioner for Mobile Traffic in The Gambia and Mr Muhammed Lamin Jatta of The Gambia Road Safety Foundation. The session was aimed at creating more awareness on traffic safety and relating its negligence to the cause of the fatal accidents in The Gambia. Both speakers made it clear that the campaign for safety in our roads can only be realized if we take collectively responsibility.

U.S. Consulate General Cape Town and EducationUSA
Invite you to attend Virtual Information session.

Panelists are:
Tiffany W. Thimba, Admissions Counselor Office of Admissions, Barnard College, New York and Hannah Masters, Interim Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid Director Office of Admissions, Cottey College, Missouri.

Date: March 30, 2023 | Time: 4pm SAST / 10am ET.
Venue: American Corner Cape Town and Facebook/Zoom.

Register for the webinar here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8M3Wng46SxSW-N6Aw842oQ

American Corner-The Gambia in its quest to educate the public on key issues and also promote Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 which talks about the conservation of life on land, organized an event on the topic “The importance of wildlife conservation”. The event was held on the 21st of March, 2023 at the American corner center for STEAM (Bundung). The main focus was on the importance of conserving wildlife

animals because they are part of this world
is a treasure, save it for pleasure

AMERICAN CORNER CELEBRATES WORLD WATER DAY.

World Water Day is an international observance day to inspire people around the world to learn more about water-related issues and to take action to make a difference. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an additional focus on hand washing and hygiene.

Relevant issues include water scarcity, water pollution, inadequate water supply, lack of sanitation, and the impacts of climate change. The day brings to light the inequality of access to WASH services and the need to assure the human right to water and sanitation. It is important that we work together to ensure that our environment is safe and fit for us all and the change starts with you!

Happening right now. Movie screening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.. Join us tomorrow at 4pm if you are not here today.

Kid’s hour last week, still under women’s history month was interesting as the kids learnt more about great women like Serena and Venus Williams who are sisters. These two sisters play Tennis and are part of the best in the world.

Join us every Friday at 12:30pm to learn more

Don’t miss it today. We are screening it at 5pm GMT

American corner is thrilled to screen the Black Panther: Wakanda forever.

Synopsis:

In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.

Click here to register: https://forms.gle/DgTXTcUXD7bo6G299 and don’t miss it.



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American Film Showcase,

On the 18th of March, 2023; American Corner-The Gambia held a session on Cyber bullying and Security.

The session had the attendance of high school and university students. They were taken through the topic by Mr. Lamin Jaiteh, Training and Research Officer, Gambia Cyber Security Alliance.

During the session, Mr. Jaiteh touched on areas such as; things cyber bullies and hackers do, why they do them, the effects that can leave on a victim, how it can be mitigated etc.

It was an insightful session. Mr. Jaiteh noted that organizations like American Corner should start/continue to sensitize people on such a crucial topic as it will only take our collective efforts to eradicate it.

The American corner–under the Civic Engagement Program Invites you to a seminar on Child Labour. Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Thus it is a key topic under the “Civic Engagement Series” which will come your way every month with interesting topics. This seminar will be focused on the types, the effects and solutions of child labour.

Join us at the American Corner Comium, Kairaba Avenue on Wednesday 22nd March, 2023. We look forward to seeing you.

Thank you.

The American Corner under its civic engagement series presents a session on traffic safety and traffic regulations awareness. The important topic is triggered by the alarming rate of negligence on traffic regulations which is seen in the high and rather unfortunate high number of accidents and its undesirable results. Having the strong belief that the minimal regard given to traffic safety is the core cause of the accidents that occur on a daily basis, most of which leads to death or sometimes to very severe life threatening conditions.

Join us on March 21st, Tuesday and know more about traffic safety and traffic regulations. The event will take place at the American Corner Centre for Education, Comium Complex at 3p.m. Let’s all take it upon ourselves to see our lives and the lives of others safe. Please share and your presence will be highly appreciated.

We have about 250 applicants so far. The deadline is on the 20th of March. Have you applied?

Are you a tech enthusiast? Are you interested in Web Development? Well, we've got you covered! American Corner, The Gambia In Collaboration with HackathonGirls, Banjul has brought you a three-month training on Web Development. This package is in honor of Women's History Month.

For interested persons, click on the link below to register: https://forms.gle/QAQZMQEfU9pJ8uAc7

NOTE: This training is only for women and girls.

Application deadline: March 20th, 2023.

American corner is thrilled to screen the Black Panther: Wakanda forever.

Synopsis:

In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.

Click here to register: https://forms.gle/DgTXTcUXD7bo6G299 and don’t miss it.



Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State
American Film Showcase,

“Like what you do, and then you will do your best.” – Katherine Johnson, American mathematician & NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration employee

The American Corner invites you to it's Second Round of the Inter-Tertiary Debate Championship slated for Saturday, 18th March, 2023, at the American Corner Center For Education and Culture. In cognizance of the importance of tertiary institutions as stakeholders in our national discourse -this competition will avail 7 tertiary institutes the avenue to debate on national and international contemporary issues. Come witness an academic battle. We are looking forward to seeing you all.

Cognizant of the fact that Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 is about the conservation of life on land and that a large number of the world’s population depend on wild species for food and income, the American Corner deems it necessary to stage such an event.

Join us on this important discussion and learn about the importance of conserving our wildlife for the present and future generations.

SESSION ON CYBER BULLYING AND SECURITY

The use of digital technologies to intentionally and repeatedly cause harm to another person has become quite frequent among active users of digital devices.

This can leave a long lasting physical, mental or emotional effect on victims which are mostly young people. In that note, American Corner - The Gambia is conducting a session on how to mitigate Cyber bullying and Security threats; targeting high school, middle school and university students.

This event is slated for the 18th of March 2023 at the American Corner Centre for STEAM, Bundung at 3:00PM.

Celebrating Women

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981[Saginaw, Michigan, United States]) is an American inactive professional tennis player. Considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player, male or female, to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

"Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest
when we cheer each other on." - Serena Williams

Meet Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. She was described in The Times Literary Supplement as "the most prominent" of a "procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors which is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature" particularly in her second home, the United States. In 2008, she was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. She was the recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize in 2018. She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2021.

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The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

➡️ Who are the WOMEN you'd like to celebrate this INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY? ⬅️

Happy International Women’s day

Celebrating Women

Meet Harriet Margaret Ndow (Born: October 28, 1926 - Died: June 18, 2019) a renowned Gambian educator and proprietress of one of the best schools in the Gambia. Ndow's Comprehensive Secondary School, she received an education at St. Joseph's Infant Primary and Secondary schools before landing a colonial scholarship that took her to Achimota College in Gold Coast (present day Ghana), where she graduated as a professional teacher. She later studied at Portsmouth Training College in the UK, where she did a course in headship in primary schools, and later Oxford University where she studied Administration. Mrs. Ndow has over the years impacted the lives of many Gambians, some of whom are now manning different portfolios in the world.

Celebrating Women (Women's History Month)

Meet, Zora Neale Hurston (Born_January 7, 1891_[Notasulga, Alabama, U.S.] – Died_January 28, 1960_[Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.]), an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is "Their Eyes Were Watching God", published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, and essays. She was the most published black woman author of her time. She also established a school of dramatic arts at Bethune-Cookman University

"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rambling wagon of wishful illusions" (Hurston, Z. N.)

Are you a tech enthusiast? Are you interested in Web Development? Well, we've got you covered! American Corner, The Gambia In Collaboration with HackathonGirls, Banjul has brought you a three-month training on Web Development. This package is in honor of Women's History Month.

For interested persons, click on the link below to register: https://forms.gle/QAQZMQEfU9pJ8uAc7

NOTE: This training is only for women and girls.

Application deadline: March 20th, 2023.

The American Corner recently conducted a school outreach program at Charles Jow Memorial Academy aimed at guiding students on their career path. This initiative, dubbed The Good Governance Series, is under the American Corner Civic Engagement Unit with a focus to foster more awareness among Gambians.

In observance of black history month, the Book club under American Corner, read the novel 'The Hate You Give' which has to do with racism and police brutality.

They also watched the movie and spoke about the differences between the movie and the novel. The participants were able to interact with each other and also learn from each other. It was a wonderful meeting.

The American Corner, recently conducted a debate training coupled with an orientation ceremony for the American Corner Inter-Tertiary Debate Championship, and staged the first round of the Championship afterwards. This year's tournament is among students from 7 different tertiary institutions namely: University of The Gambia, International Open University, Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), University of Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), St. Stephens Institute of Technology, Smart Professional College, and Management Development Institute (MDI). Let’s debate!

On Friday 24th February 2023, the American Corner concluded a four days training on the basics of robotics building. Students from various schools and institutions were trained to build motoristic robots and program their brains inorder to make it move the direction the driver may want. It was a successful one because, the objective was achieved.

On the 25th of February, 2023, American Corner - The Gambia held the first session of the American Corner Leadership and Administration Corner Program; A six-month training program that is initiated to equip young people with the core values of Leadership and Administration.

Being the first session, the trainees were given an overview of what qualities or skills a good Leader/administrator should possess, and those include Integrity, Honesty, Punctuality etc. before separately dealing with topics in the subsequent sessions.

The speakers for the session were Mr. Muhammed Kanyi (U.S Exchange Program alumnus) and Ms. Aminata Drammeh (BA. Journalism, Ankara University, Turkey).

It was a great start to the program.

The American Corner in conjunction with the National Youth Parliament of The Gambia are set to visit Charles Jow Memorial Academy to create more awareness on the role both institutions play in The Gambia. This initiative, dubbed - The Good Governance Series, is under the American Corner Civic Engagement Unit with a focus to fostering a more aware society.

The American corner–under the Civic Engagement Program Invites you to a seminar on The Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) In Peacebuilding. The discussion will be centered on the pivotal role CSOs are playing in peacebuilding. CSOs play an important role in reducing violence and facilitating the conditions necessary for building sustainable peace. As conflict usually destroys social cohesion; enhancing social cohesion is, therefore, and important civil society function. CSOs help to curb inter–group violence, and revitalize group interactions.

Join us at the American Corner Comium, Kairaba Avenue on Tuesday 28th February 2023. We look forward to seeing you.

Mental Health, an area which has successfully attracted the attention of plenty people consists of many topics. One of the most important, yet least talked about topic under it is Eating Disorder. Eating Disorder is a very common illness that many people are suffering from without even being aware and that makes the treatment very difficult. Understanding this reality, American Corner-The Gambia under its Mental Health Series on the 21st February, 2023 deemed it necessary to organize an event on this topic. Musu Faal, the Deputy Program Manager of American Corner-The Gambia and a Mental Health Enthusiast served as the guest speaker. Musu educated the participants on what Eating Disorder is, the types, the risk factors and the possible treatments of Eating Disorder, under her start up Organization PSYCHED-The Gambia where she and her team educate and have sessions of talk groups for young people regarding any Mental Health issue.

On Friday, the 3rd of February 2023, The American Corner team had a leadership training with Awa Mary Lowe Khan, the founder and CEO of the The Woman Boss.

The session marked success in so many ways and among which are; detailing the qualities of a good leader to the team, referring these qualities to some great leaders and helping the team in recognizing their potentials and how it relates them to the different styles of leaderships, and helped them establish their long term desires in concrete mission and vision statements.

It was quite a memorable and educative experience.