A new  senior management committee comprising of eight (8) members, was selected last weekend  by members of the United Youths Association (U Y A). The selection process took place at its secretariat located at the Bakau Newtown Community Centre.

The new management committee, tasked with the responsibilities of coordinating and running the day to day affairs and activities of the association, will serve as the umbrella body of all affiliated sub-branches of the association  nationwide.

The new members of the committee include; Musa Conteh as the chairperson, Hatab Fadera,  the secretary-general, Betty Keita, financial-secretary and Kawsu Jaiteh, programme coordinator.  Other members of the committee  also including Muhammed Jadama, Muhammed Baldeh, Ndey Jatta and Fatou Kanteh as the Public Relations officer, assistant secretary-general, assistant Public Relations officer and head of the organising committee respectively.

Speaking to Young Observer's Anchorman  shorthy after being vested with their new responsibilities, Musa Conteh, chairperson of the association,  commended members for the trust and confidence bestowed on them, adding that the new committee will live up to the expectation of its members. He expressed hope that members of the committee will work together to achieve their aims and objectives within the shortest possible time.

For his part, Hatab Fadera, secretary -general of the association gave a historical overview of the association which, he said,  was formed in 2004 by students' with the objective of complementing government's efforts in the areas of education, health, child empowerment,  among others. He noted that the association was able to register some major achievements in the areas of health, education, child empowerment, among others, since its inception.

"In the area of education, we were able to provide scholarships for over seventy (70)  needy students' within  the Kanifing Municipality and Western Region, through our partnership with the  "Service For Peace humanitarian NGO",  based in the USA.

Today, we are proud to say that most of these students' have completed senior secondary school education, whilst some others are pursuing their studies under scholarships", he revealed .

Other achievements registered according to Fadera, include Batik, Tye-Dye training for its members, sensitisation programmes on child's right issues, reproductive health issues as well as sanitation exercises in different health centres and major markets in the Kanifing Municipality. He added that the association also has instituted branches in New Jeshwang, Brikama and Gunjur.

He then observed that if everything goes as plan, the association, will this year, stage its first ever youth conference that will bring together over 500 youths country wide.

While soliciting for support towards this major youth conference, Fadera used the occasion to commend Child Protection Alliance (CPA) and the New World for the Youths (NEWFOY),  for their unprecedented support to the association since its inception.Ndey Jatta, Assistant Public Relations officer of the association, echoed similar sentiments.