JJ Friends : Abdoulie Jallow From Gambia

 

My name is Abdoulie Jallow from the Gambia.  West coust region non as region 2. combo Central District brikama tawn jalambang village

This is me at the  independent stadium we went to salebrate the 59th independent cerlibaration

Gambia non as the smiling coust of Africa is a  west  African country colonised  by the British and gain its independent on  18th February 1965.

The Gambia 🇬🇲 is a country represented with this four colours  Red, white, blue and, green. Gambia is among the smallest countries in west Africa 🌍 

Gambia,  is a peaceful country with it's sandy beaches. 

Gambia we have  two religions Islam and Christianity.we have many tribes like the fula tribe ,mandinko ,wolof, jula and manjagos each of this tribes have their own culture and traditions, like BENACHIN, is a wolof tradition food....

A Gambian can speak about four languages ....

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My name is Abdoulie Jallow I was one of the Gambian scouts who visited Korea to attend the world scout jamboree with my friends. which was successful we have so much fun and a lot of experience out of our  trip to South Korea 🇰🇷. 

Well I can say from the beginning of our trip I started experiencing things that I have never done, seeing or touch. I have never entered into a plane before. But I have experienced how a plane looks like.

One of the days we spent there we have the chance to visit many places like the Demilitarized zone (DMZ),which we had leaned a lot.the DMZ was established in1953as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement between two nations North Korea and China 🇨🇳 to end the Korean war.the pursue of the DMZ is to suspend the war and protect both side from attacks.

And we learn that there are three tunnels use by North Korea to attack South Korea which are later discovered and closed.we wre lucky to visit only one tunnel. 

One of the most memorable day in my visit to Korea is the day I went with my team to to see the traditional foods like kimchi. that day I was thought how to prepare it and I try it was very nice that is a very good experience for me you know I don't leave food behind.

On-site programme I have some experiences on the example like Radio scouting, orientation, Drone,NSO/canada and climbing etc 

To be honest I have experienced a lot in Korea

The above story was sent on April 24 by whatsapp. 

The below explanations and photos come from Abdoulie Jallow. Thank you. 

Masquerade were introduced into the Gambia's cultures by the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries. Masquerades are displayed during ceremonies. It was the Akus who brought along mask and masquerades like the "fairy","Agugu",hunting ","Gesseh"of the wollof,"kankurang "of the mandinkgo,and the "kumpo"of the jolas,were all introduced.masquerades were made out of materials like(sack,camel foot,bark of "fara"tree),Grasses,leaves,horns of animals, clothes,dowry shells,threads,papers, etc.        

    

  The mandingo masquerades called "Fanbondi"comes out only at night during circumcision rites to drive away evil spirits.kumpo masquerades is from the word "Ekumpa"in Jonathan.                    The "mamapara"masquerade is originated from Guinea Conakry from the susu tribe.                         "Mamoo"is the mother of all mandingo"kanqurangs"                    "kumpo"of the jolas is belief to be a male.

"Hunting"of the Akus is also belief to be a male while "fairy"is a female 

Important of masquerade  masquerades protect initiates from witches, 

Some masquerades fore-tells about the feature coming events. 

They are responsible for inflicting punishment of whitches.

Note :All the masquerades can be use for entertainment except the "danbondi"of the mandingo tribe.  

(Abdoulie Jallow from the Gambia)

The Gambian Environment 

The population of the Gambia, which  approximately, stands at about 2,557,306, is growing at the rate of 3 per cent per year. About 85 per cent are fully dependent on natural resources, and the remaining 15 per cent are at least partly dependent. The developed or built-up areas have increased in size at the expense of agricultural and forest land. 

About 45 per cent of the land in the Gambia is arable and about 10 percent in full forested. About 85 percent of the Gambian population is dependent on the land for food, fuel and other resources. At present the Gambia is self-sufficient in neither food nor fuel. 

The GambiaDecline in LandProductivity simply Because Deforestation, Bush burning and over grazing reduces the productivity of the land.

In the Gambia the vegetation is no longer referred to as natural vegetation but secondary Bush.in the 1920s, 48per cent of the country was covered by forest. By 1983,about 33per cent  of the land was covered in a combination of poor quantity of trees and savannah wood,only about 10per cent by open or close forest

THE RIVER GAMBIA The country is named after this majestic RIVER, which is one of the finest waterways in west Africa. The river Gambia 🇬🇲 rises from futa jallon Highland in Guinea 🇬🇳, and ends (MOUTH) in the Atlantic ocean. From futa jallon. The river Gambia flows through Guinea and Senegal 🇸🇳 and enters the gambia 🇬🇲 from koina end.the river gambia flows across the entire length of the gambia for about 487 kilometres, from east to the west ,dividing the country into two ...... BOLONGS IN THE GAMBIA 🇬🇲 We have bintang bolong which is the main tributary of the river Gambia. It forms the rijonal boundary between wester Region and Lower river Region .Sofaniama bolong which is near pakalibaand forms the boundary between lower river Region and central river Region. And sandugu bolong which forms the boundary between central river Region and Upper river Region. The importance of river gambia 1.Agriculture 2.Transportation 3 .fishing 4.Tourism 5.Domestic uses