Related Websites Gambian Organizations Books Gambian culture Culture constitutes the way of life of a people. It is a by-product of a relation between people and a society speaks out through its culture.
Culture gives expression to the social thought, beliefs and values of human beings.
A society which has no culture would be composed of persons who are expressionless. Cultural tools, like songs, dances, drama, have been utilised as coping mechanisms to prevent total social disintegration. This has been the strength of many African societies. The sense of community has served as a welfare system for many African societies where the old, the disabled and children are given protection. Even though poverty increases dependency and causes strain to the providers, without the sense of community the weight of poverty would be much heavier.