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The Information Centre as the name implies, was initially meant to make potential donors who ply the Banjul Kartong highway aware of WYCE and its activities in Madina Salaam. This single room facility later served multipurpose functions up to September 2005 when both the Early Years Centre and Primary Health Care programmes were transferred to the purposely-designed buildings on the Project Site. The Information Centre is now becoming widely used for various village meetings etc. It has been refurbished and WYCE Volunteers have now relocated all the books that were being stored in the Container into the Information Centre. A few cupboards and bookshelf units have also been put in place there in readiness for the introduction of Library Services to the Villagers.
Madina Salaam's Telecentre WYCE has successfully negotiated with GAMTEL to allow one telephone line to be installed at the Information Centre to serve as a tele-centre on a commercial basis.
TV/Video Club The Lodge TV/Video and antennae are now permanently placed at the Information Centre for the use of the Villagers. This action was hugely appreciated during the showing of the World Cup Football matches and a small profit was made after the funds were used to purchase a small generator, regular supplies of fuel and maintenance bills. There is a Video Night every week and all relevant football matches and time schedules are advertised on a large board outside the Information Centre. The morale of the Villagers has certainly improved due to this facility. This TV/Video Club has also formed its own Working Committee.
Madina Salaam's Library The final creation of the Library had to be shelved until the Football Cup Final but the cupboards and books are all ready to be arranged in the correct manner. Once there are more bookshelves and cupboards available, and Working Volunteers, it is the intention to make the Information Centre an area conducive to studying for the older children of Madina Salaam, and a Library for the Villagers in general. This area will need to be monitored and organised.
Ladies Skills Centre Ten hand-sewing machines and four hand-knitting machines have been kindly donated to WYCE and are now being used by the women of Madina as part of their skills development programme |
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