BARROW CEMENTS LEGACY AS CHAMPION OF WOMEN WITH BOLD ENTERPRISE FUND LAUNCH IN BUNDUNG

By JarranewsTV Staff Reporter

In a powerful reaffirmation of visionary leadership and people-centred governance, the National People’s Party (NPP), under the decisive direction of President Adama Barrow, on Saturday unveiled the Success Women Enterprise Fund at its Bundung headquarters—an initiative widely hailed as a transformative intervention for women’s economic liberation in The Gambia.

The landmark launch, marked by a massive turnout of party stalwarts, grassroots women leaders, and members of the public, sent a clear message: under President Barrow’s leadership, women are no longer spectators in national development but central drivers of progress.

Formally inaugurating the Fund, President Barrow—Secretary General and Party Leader of the NPP—declared that the era of sidelining women through financial exclusion is steadily coming to an end. He described the initiative as a deliberate and strategic response to years of economic marginalisation faced by hardworking Gambian women.

Across the country, he noted, women have long carried the burden of sustaining families and communities, yet were denied access to the capital needed to turn effort into prosperity. The Success Women Enterprise Fund, President Barrow emphasized, is designed to break that cycle by providing interest-free financing, business skills support, and real economic opportunities, particularly for women at the grassroots.

He stressed that empowering women is not charity, but smart governance—arguing that nations rise when women are economically strong, families are stable, and communities are productive. According to him, any serious development agenda must place women at its core.

The presence of Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow and First Lady Sarjo Mballow Barrow at the event further underscored the administration’s united and unwavering commitment to women-focused policies that deliver tangible results.

Also delivering strong remarks was Hon. Musa Drammeh, Minister and National President of the NPP, who described the Fund as further evidence that the NPP is a party of action, not empty promises. He noted that while others speak of empowerment, the Barrow-led NPP continues to implement practical solutions that uplift ordinary citizens.

Party officials were emphatic that the Success Women Enterprise Fund is not an isolated gesture, but part of a broader, deliberate national strategy to entrench self-reliance, inclusive economic growth, and sustainable development. They reiterated that women empowerment under the NPP is a policy priority, not a slogan.

As The Gambia continues its path toward stability and progress, the National People’s Party reaffirmed its commitment to peace, unity, good governance, and people-driven development—anchored by the belief that empowering women and strengthening grassroots participation remain the surest path to lasting national transformation.