CSG President Attends Regional Training Programme for Collective Management

Mr. Ibrahim Ceesay, President of the Collecting Society of The Gambia

Mr. Ibrahim Ceesay, President of the Collecting Society of The Gambia (CSG) returned from a Regional Training Programme for Collective Management Organizations in Africa,  organized by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and Norwegian Development Cooperation Association (NORCODE) from the 5-7 November 2014 in Harare-Zimbabwe. 

The training introduced participants to new issues in the area of copyrights and related rights, the linkages between copyright offices and the collective management systems. The meeting also discussed the current status and challenges of collective management organizations in Africa.

Children for Children Organisation Changes Name

Ibrahim Ceesay CAID Executive Director

Children for Children Organisation-CFCO has from 12 March, 2012 changed its name to be now called Children  and Community Initiative for Development-CAID.

This information was disclosed to youth leaders,including our reporter, through an email sent by  its Executive Director, Mr. Ibrahim Ceesay.

 In the said Ceesay stated that they have from 12 March, 2012 “changed the name of our organisation (CFCO) to CAID.  We wish to inform all youth leaders and to introduce you (youth leaders) that the new official identity of change explain the reasons for this positive change.

“We kindly ask that you update your records to reflect this name change effective from 12th March 2012, we become Children and Community Initiative for Development (CAID), a name that better encapsulates our vision, mission, primary objective and more accurate reflection of what we do: empowering children and marginalized communities.”

He added that the timing of this transition is deliberate, noting that there has been no change in management and they would continue to do their best to which, “we have built our reputation”.