Goodwill Ambassador Tijan Jaiteh, former scorpion captain, visited the office of Mr Mamadou. Barry, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to The Gambia. The two diplomats discussed a series of sport infrastructure development initiatives supported by Ambassador Jaiteh for the development of youths in the Gambia.  

Ambassador Jaiteh called the attention of the International Monetary fund (IMF) office in the Gambia on the role that sport could play in shaping the future of youths and help reduce their exposure to illegal immigration. He also discussed his various charitable actions to support local communities in The Gambia.

Mr Barry, welcomed Mr. Tijan Jaiteh for his visit. He explained how the IMF is supporting The Gambia particularly during this difficult time of COVID-19 and underscored the importance of youth development in addressing the economic challenges facing The Gambia particularly unemployment and poverty.

According to Ambassador Jaiteh the meeting was fruitful, and discussion was centered around how to improve and gather support for the development of a training sport complex for youths who want to have a career in sport.

Since President Barrow accorded Tijan Jaiteh as Goodwill Sport Ambassador he has achieved a series of milestones in the sport area.

 

By Dawda Baldeh