{"id":90060,"date":"2025-11-13T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:43:48","slug":"turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung","title":{"rendered":"Turo Darboe Inaugurates 60 Street Lights in Bundung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Chief Executive Officer of Vision Development Foundation (VDF), Alhagie Modou Turo Darboe, has inaugurated 60 newly installed street lights in Bundung.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The inauguration ceremony was held on November 8 at Bundung Primary School.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Mr. Darboe said he has been engaged in community development work for decades and remains committed to supporting Gambians in any way possible. He noted that Bundung is a place close to his heart and that he responded promptly when the community sought his assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not yet done with the people of Bundung. There is a lot more coming on the way for you,\u201d Darboe assured residents.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe emphasizes that his efforts are not politically motivated but driven by a desire to promote national unity. \u201cI am not a politician. All I want is for Gambians to be one people, one nation. I say no to tribalism,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking at the ceremony, Hon. Sulayman Jammeh, National Assembly Member for Bundung, commended Mr. Darboe for his continued contribution to national development. He said the installation of street lights has greatly improved the safety and mobility of residents, especially at night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore, people of Bundung faced difficulties going out at night. But with these lights, they can now move freely and safely to run their errands,\u201d Hon. Jammeh said.<\/p>\n<p>The headmaster of Bundung Primary School also used the opportunity to highlight challenges facing the school. He explained that the school has over 5,000 students, and many of them still sit on bare metal frames due to a shortage of classroom furniture. He appealed to Mr. Darboe for assistance in addressing this problem.<\/p>\n<p>VDF\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Saihou Fofana, described Mr. Darboe as a patriotic philanthropist who has been supporting communities across The Gambia for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Darboe loves his country and is committed to taking The Gambia to another level of development,\u201d Fofana said, adding that the VDF founder\u2019s goal is to foster national unity and equal opportunity for all.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe, widely recognized as one of the country\u2019s leading philanthropists, holds the honorary title of \u201cAmbassador for the Needy and the Poor.\u201d His foundation has supported various projects across The Gambia, including road construction, mosque and church renovations, and assistance to hospitals from Koina to Kartong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Chief Executive Officer of Vision Development Foundation (VDF), Alhagie Modou Turo Darboe, has inaugurated 60 newly installed street lights in Bundung. The inauguration ceremony was held on November 8 at Bundung Primary School. Speaking at the event, Mr. Darboe said he has been engaged in community development work for decades and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":90059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-90060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Turo Darboe Inaugurates 60 Street Lights in Bundung - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Chief Executive Officer of Vision Development Foundation (VDF), Alhagie Modou Turo Darboe, has inaugurated 60 new ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turo Darboe Inaugurates 60 Street Lights in Bundung\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chief Executive Officer of Vision Development Foundation (VDF), Alhagie Modou Turo Darboe, has inaugurated 60 new ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-13T18:08:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-13T18:43:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/sm_1763046740.159137.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"608\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Turo Darboe Inaugurates 60 Street Lights in Bundung\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-13T18:08:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-13T18:43:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\"},\"wordCount\":399,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/sm_1763046740.159137.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/turo-darboe-inaugurates-60-street-lights-in-bundung\",\"name\":\"Turo Darboe Inaugurates 60 Street Lights in Bundung - 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