OUR Region.
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Medical & Health Services
Environment. Clean Water
Education Facilities
The Basic Principles of the BDI are:
- Inclusiveness and Equal Participation
- Gender Equity and Equality.
- Transparency, Accountability and Selflessness.
- Independence, Impartiality and active participation of members.
- Collective Ownership and Responsibility.
- Mutual Respect and Trust.
- Competence and Professionalism
The Name, Address, and Nature of the CSO
The registered office and its Secretariat shall be situated in SINCHU ALHAGIE, West Coast Region, The Gambia with the aim of having the Headquarters in Basse and Branch Offices in different parts of the URR soon. The BDI shall be registered in accordance with the Laws of The Gambia, Volume 7, CAP. 50:04, an Act to regulate the operation of Non-Governmental Organisation and provide for their registration and for connected matters. (Decree No. 81 of 1996). Date of commencement: 23rd
May 1996.
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Background Information
The Basse Region of The Gambia is among the most endowed regions of The Gambia. The Region recently renamed as the Upper River Region is endowed with very illustrious, resilient and hardworking people, with Basse being the Regional Capital and the epicentre for Businesses, Trading and Agriculture. Located strategically close to the Senegalese Southern border towns of Vellingara and Tambakunda, it is less than 3 hours’ drive to Mali. This Strategic location has made it a priority area for the Government of The Gambia in its Development plans on Trade, Commerce and Agriculture.
The inhabitants of Basse who have migrated from the sub-region: namely Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Mauritania, have lived together in harmony, giving Basse the diverse mix of cultures and ethnic origins A great majority of the descendants of these people have moved and live in other parts of The Gambia but have over the years maintained their family connections and relationships with people still living in the URR. Over the years it has been realized that for Basse to benefit from her illustrious sons and daughters, she must organize her people and give them a platform to enable her to speak with one voice.
This unified voice will be the basis for empowering the Basse people so that Basse takes her rightful position and role in the development of The Gambia. It is with this intention that a group of Founding Fathers and Mothers have agreed to start a Civil Society Organization that will steer the affairs of Basse, URR for Development and Progress for all the people of Basse, URR. This CSO is named the BASSE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (BDI).
Preamble
Private Donors and all well-wishers in an integrated effort to address the Development Aspirations of the Peoples of Basse, URR. BDI, have decided to Supplement and Compliment the Efforts of Government in catering for the needs and Aspirations of our People.
