In a bid to boost the socioeconomic status of Gambian women, President Adama Barrow presented over Eight Million Dalasi to 20 women groups in the West Coast Region.

The President presented the cheques to the women as part of the Women Enterprise Fund during the second leg of the ongoing Meet the People Tour on Thursday, December 8th, in Brikama. 

This year, the Fund targets 50 women groups in each region, the presentations of which the President conducted in the first leg of the tour. 

In Brikama, the tour party received a rousing welcome to the West Coast Region, and the President announced plans to electrify and build the road infrastructure. He urged the people to embrace the development projects he is pursuing, adding that his mandate is to serve The Gambia. 

President Barrow urged the Brikama locals to resolve the land dispute as soon as possible so that construction on the proposed World Bank-financed hospital could begin. He continued by saying that such a crucial building for the people required maximum priority.

Scores of speakers heaped praises on the President for being a unifying figure and spearheading a development-oriented agenda.