The provision of good health and educational facilities in any country, could be measured as a step towards the attainment of sustainable socio-economic development.

Technocrats have indicated that these two major sectors constitute key factors in the development process of any nation. In its continued efforts in the promotion and enhancement of good facilities for these two sectors, the St.Georges Guilds and Fellowship, a charitable organisation based in Holland, through Karin and Peter Bolsen, yesterday made benevolent donation of office and hospital equipment to over fifteen institutions, at a presentation ceremony held at the Little Tree Skills Centre and Scout Camp in Bakoteh Lay Out.

The donation was aimed at facilitating the work of the beneficiaries at their various institutions. Basse hospital, Old Jeshwang Clinic, The Gambia Scout Association, Department of State for Youth and Sports and the Gambia Immigration Department, among others, benefited from the gesture. Omar Bojang, project coordinator of Little Tree Skills Centre and Scout Camp, urged beneficiaries to wisely utilise the materials. He described the donation as timely, adding that it will help them  in their daily routines.

Representing the acting chief scout commissioner, Modou Mendy observed that such gestures have been an ongoing process by the donors. Retired scouts, he said, had been working tirelessly, in collecting the donated materials. He urged them to use the items for their rightful purposes.

Abdoulie Kah, deputy permanent secretary, department of state for Youth and Sports, also thanked the donors for the gesture. Inspector Ensa Jawara, administrative assistant of the Gambia Immigration, promised that the donated items will be adequately utilised. Karin Bolsen, the project manager of St. Georges Guilds, called on the beneficiaries to unite in the interest of development.

Present at the gathering were Babucarr Ngum, public relations officer of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital and Mrs Sainabou Lowe, representative of the Fellowship's  executive