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Publish divergent views without fear or favour. To give best in the interest of Freedom of Expression and Information.Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1040125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-23800483802567279102019-09-29T09:49:00.002+00:002019-09-29T09:49:28.042+00:00GLEN Awards GYIN Gambia Executive Director Certificate of ‘Excellence’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Global Education Network
of Young Europeans (GLEN) representatives to the Gambia have awarded a
Certificate of ‘Excellence’ to the Executive Director of the Global Youth
Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter, Mamadou Edrisa Njie for being the
most outstanding, supportive, caring, inspiring and warn-hearted leader of the
world.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The honoring of the
prestigious award to the GYIN Gambia Boss came after GLEN annually assigns its
students to GYIN Gambia as Interns for three months</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">from 1st July to 31st October, 2019.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As this year’s internship
period is reaching its tail-end, the three interns by the name Beata
Rajeckaite, Deborah Rammrath and Rebeka Anna Szel in consultation with GLEN
international awarded this Certificate of ‘Excellence’ in honor of his work in
promoting global growth.</span><br>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Preparations are ongoing at the Global Youth
Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter to commemorate the World
Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) on the 21<sup>st</sup> August, 2019 in grand style.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">The World Entrepreneurs’ Day is a day set aside to
create awareness for entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership throughout the
Gambia.</span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/07/gyiners-set-to-commemorate-world.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-26419756987870061332019-07-12T14:29:00.002+00:002019-07-12T14:29:49.464+00:00Matching Grant Beneficiaries Praise Nema Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The beneficiaries of the Matching Grant Facility, which is
being provided by the National Agricultural Land and Water Management
Development Project (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nema</i></b>) have expressed heartfelt gratitude
and appreciation to the Benefactor for supporting their various youth groups
with processing and pressing machines.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Last month on 21<sup>st</sup> June, 2019, fourteen youth
groups across the length and breadth of the country received over sixteen rice,
cereal processing and oil pressing machines through the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nema</i></b> project Matching
Grant Scheme at a presentation held at its office grounds in Abuko.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Matching grant is designed to innovate, develop and
build medium term financial services adapted to women and youth groups and
individual-based Small and Medium Enterprises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In an exclusive with, one of the beneficiaries of the
machines, Ahagie Muya Baldeh, the president of Mbaalondiren Youth Development
Association from Basse in Upper River Region commended the Nema project for the
gesture, noting that the machines came at the right time as there is only one
processing machine in their community which is owned by a Senegalese national. </span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/07/matching-grant-beneficiaries-praise.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-4331951195562861522019-06-26T14:04:00.000+00:002019-06-26T14:04:37.412+00:00Gambia, Saudi Sign $92.5Million OIC Funding Agreement <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">State
House, Banjul: June 20, 2019</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> –
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow today presides over the signing of a
$92.5million funding agreement between the Saudi Fund for development and the
Republic of the Gambia at the State House. Vice Chairman and Managing Director
of the Saudi Fund for Development, Dr. Khalid S. Alkhudairy and the Gambia’s
Finance Minister, Mamboury Njie penned the agreement on behalf of their
respective countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The funding is meant for several
priority infrastructure and energy projects that will facilitate the Gambia’s
hosting of the OIC Summit in 2022. Among these projects are the construction of
a 50kilometre road network within the OIC concentrated area, enhancement of the
transmission and distribution network for the electricity grid, enhancement of
water production, treatment and distribution and the Construction of a new VVIP
Lounge at the Banjul International Airport. </span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/gambia-saudi-sign-925million-oic.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-18816997279801288582019-06-25T12:31:00.000+00:002019-06-25T12:31:06.486+00:00Subject of Mockery turns to Source of Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">As young entrepreneur
breaking records in her community</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">By Mariam Saine</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Meet Amie Colley,
a young entrepreneur from Somita Village, West Coast Region (WCR) has told <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mansa Banko</b> that market vendors especially
women in her community used to make mockery of her for being an educated young
woman and at the same competing with them at the market as a vegetable vendor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Mrs. Colley is an active member of the Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia Chapter)- www.gyingambia.gm </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today,
according to her, with the help of her food processing trainings, she is
serving as a role model and source of inspiration to them as most of them are
now learning from her skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">She is the
proprietress of Amie’s Food Processing and Commercialization. Her brand
includes pepper sause, Kaba Jam, Papaya Jam, Mango Jam, Tomato Paste, Gari,
Garlic Syrup, Bitter cola and Ginger syrup, etc. </span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/subject-of-mockery-turns-to-source-of.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-2849087989127085892019-06-21T18:35:00.000+00:002019-06-24T00:53:34.173+00:00On Nema Project’s Largesse to 14 Youth Groups<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 21.33px;">As
part of its intervention to support youth and women in agricultur</span><span style="font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 21.33px;">al production and productivity, </span><span style="font-family: New; font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 21.33px;">the
National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project, dubbed <i>Nema</i>,
on Friday, 21 June, 2019 handed over sixteen (16) rice and cereal processing
machines and accessories to fourteen (14) youth groups across the country.The
presentation of the items was held at a colorful ceremony at the Nema office in
Abuko.<span style="color: #1d2228;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 21.33px;">The provision of the said equipment, made possible</span><span style="font-family: New; font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 21.33px;"> through the Nema Matching Grant facility, is geared towards ensuring that the intended
services are provided to the smallholder farmers.</span></div>
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Mamadou Edrisa Njie</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Minister of Agriculture (MoA), Hon. Amie Faburay on
Thursday, 20<sup>th</sup> June, 2019 has presided over the launching of the
National Seed Plan at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The launching was organized by the National Seed
Secretariat (NSS) under the Ministry of Agriculture with support from the Food
and Agricultural Organisation (F.A.O) Banjul office- www.fao.org/world/gambia
through the European Union (EU) funded project dubbed “Agriculture for Economic
Growth and Food Security/Nutrition to mitigate Migration flows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The National Seed Plan was developed to promote production,
availability and utilization of quality seed that would improve agricultural
productivity and contribute to economic growth of The Gambia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“Quality seeds constitute a prime prerequisite in
agriculture and the basis of agricultural productivity, which is part of a
critical importance to the government of The Gambia, since the national economy
and food and nutrition security depends on a successful local agriculture,”
says the Agricultural Minister.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Ministry of Agriculture, she added, has long pursued
the establishment of seed industry structures, policy and programs that would
support the Gambia’s agriculture.</span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/agricultural-minister-launches-national.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-60887546468149553802019-06-20T20:54:00.000+00:002019-06-20T20:54:48.859+00:00GYIN Gambia ELIT 2019 Summer Camp to Hold on July 21 in Basse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">ELIT summer
camp on a field visit at Ever Green </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Churchill’s Town, June 20, 2019 -- The 4<sup>th</sup>
edition of the National Youth Summer Camp on Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and
Information Technology (ELIT) will be held in Basse, Upper River Region (URR)
from 21 – 31 July, 2019.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">This year’s 10-day youth camp will allow young people to
acquire relevant knowledge and skills to start and successfully manage an
enterprise or business ventures, the organizer, GYIN Gambia said in a statement
on Thursday.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">It is to be held under the theme ‘Transforming youth into
agents of change in agribusiness ventures’. Sixty (60) participants selected
from across the six Agricultural Directorates in The Gambia are to take part in
the camp. </span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/gyin-gambia-elit-2019-summer-camp-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-75124838034105016152019-06-18T14:20:00.002+00:002019-06-18T14:20:45.245+00:00New policies and investments urgently needed in support of rural youth in poorest countries, says a new UN report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<em><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Rome, 18 June 2019</span></b></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> – Effective
policies and investments are urgently needed if the world's poorest countries
are to offer a future to hundreds of millions of marginalized young people
living in rural areas, according to a new report released today by the United
Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The
2019 Rural Development Report - Creating opportunities for rural youth shows
that about 500 million young people, about half of the youth population of
developing countries, live in rural areas. This number rises to 780
million when semi-rural and peri-urban areas are included. These
young people are prone to poverty and inequality and are held back by a series
of constraints, including lack of training and skills, limited access to land
and credit, scarce availability of inputs and restricted links to social
networks. </span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/new-policies-and-investments-urgently.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-89233182784784904032019-06-18T13:30:00.000+00:002019-06-18T13:30:26.943+00:00Six cooperatives supported by Nema-Chosso generate D11M <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">By Mamadou Edrisa Njie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">In an exclusive interview on
Tuesday, 18<sup>th</sup> June, 2019, with the National Agricultural Land and
Water Management Development Project (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nema</i></b>), Mr. Momodou L. Gassama, the Project
Director, gave the latest updates on some of the project’s success with special
focus on support to cooperatives and linkages between producers, economic
operators and other actors of the value chain. These initiatives have been
ongoing since the start of project implementation in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">“Over the last 2 years, the
cooperatives have generated cumulative savings of more than eleven million
dalasis (D11,000,000,000) from the purchase and sale of fertilizer alone,” he
disclosed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">According to him, the six
cooperatives were created in the cluster areas of: Boiram and Kudang in Central
River Region South (CRR South), Bajarally Suba in Central River Region North
(CRR North), Jurunku and Salikene in North Bank Region (NBR) and Pakalinding in
Lower River Region (LRR). </span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/06/six-cooperatives-supported-by-nema.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-41393750487606392232019-05-27T08:20:00.000+00:002019-05-27T08:21:12.087+00:00Media Council of The Gambia Call for application<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Media Council of The Gambia</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Call for application</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Position: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Executive
Secretary</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Salary: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Attractive/Negotiable</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Reporting to:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">
Chairperson of the Governing Council </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> 4:00pm
on Monday June 10<sup>th</sup>, 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The Media Council of the
Gambia invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position
of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">What we are looking for: <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">A degree or
extensive experience, preferably in media, journalism, law or management </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Must be computer
literate. Skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint are a must <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Must have fair
knowledge and skills in project management<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Excellent
communication skills, including a command of English and at least two major
local languages <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Knowledge of the
role, importance and functions of the media as well as media law and
ethics<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Knowledge of issues
of freedom of expression, freedom of information and media freedoms <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Knowledge of
conflict management/resolution or alternative dispute resolution systems <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Ability to
fundraise and advocate <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Strong leadership
and negotiation skills<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Skills in
financial management is highly appreciated <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/05/media-council-of-gambia-call-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-85121237604160165752019-05-23T12:02:00.001+00:002019-05-23T12:02:42.211+00:00GYIN Gambia Rural Youth Award Winners off to Senegal <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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General of WA YAbi Distribution</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A number of five young Gambian entrepreneurs’ selected from
Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter Rural Youth Champions will
benefit from a weeklong Regional Exchange visit to Dakar, Senegal from 26<sup>th</sup>
– 31<sup>st</sup> May, 2019. The Regional Exchange visit is funded by the Youth
Empowerment Project (YEP).<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Speaking
to reporters shortly before departure, Mamadou Edrisa Njie, Executive Director
of GYIN Gambia said while in Dakar, the participating entrepreneurs will visit
businesses of Senegalese entrepreneurs’ in their sectors and enhance their
professional networks. </span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/05/gyin-gambia-rural-youth-award-winners.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-43662446204496401442019-05-23T09:52:00.000+00:002019-05-23T09:52:18.009+00:00Young Female ELIT Alumni Establishes Poultry Farm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sainabou Ngack</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: green;">An active member of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter, Ms.<span style="margin: 0px;"> Sainabou Ngack
has made a household name for herself by being the first female to establish
the first-ever Poultry Farm in her native village of Pakau Njogu, North Bank
Region.</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: green;"></span><br>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Being among the “five
best selected participants” in GYIN Gambia’s Entrepreneurship Leadership
Information & Technology (ELIT) 2018 National Youth Summer Camp with cash
prize of D10, 000.00, she ventured into poultry to help her community to have
access to poultry meat and at the same time capitalize on the unique
opportunity of being the sole poultry producer in the village.</span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/05/young-female-elit-alumni-establishes.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-13807022048193413602019-05-22T13:12:00.000+00:002019-05-22T13:12:12.825+00:00ELIT Alumni turns Champion Cashew Farmer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As an uprising young entrepreneur in his native Village, Sanyang was motivated
to venture into cashew farming after attending the first edition of GYIN
Gambia’s Entrepreneurship Leadership Information and Technology (ELIT) National Youth Summer Camp in 2016, during which he expanded his father’s cashew farm as
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Meet Alagie Karamo Jammeh of Busumbala Village, West Coast Region and the owner of a vegetable garden called Steel Innovation Farmyard.<br>
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The 24year old produces’ onions, carrots, cucumbers, lettuces, peppers etc for sale.</div>
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Jammeh, whose main objective is providing healthy organic fruits and vegetables to the populace, started his business over six years ago.</div>
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Presently, he has some readily harvested onions for the market which he sells locally at a reasonable price.</div>
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Sarjo B. Jatta of Brikama New Town, West Coast Region, the proprietress of J’S Enterprise, and the 1st Runner Up for ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 - Rural Youth Awards, is part of GYINers planning promote local products in upcoming GCCI Trade Fair.<br>
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Ms Jatta is among number of other young Gambian entrepreneurs - GYINers busy preparing to promote by showcasing their local Gambian made products during the upcoming GCCI International Trade Fair, from 6 to 28 April 2019, at the Independent Stadium in Bakau.</div>
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Ms Jatta currently wants to extend her wings to Groundnut processing into peanut butter.</div>
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She is also into Sheep Fattening in her native town of Brikama, WCR.</div>
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With the help of her mentor during the just concluded GYIN Gambia’s Youth Mentorship Programme fully funded by <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/yep?source%3Dfeed_text%26epa%3DHASHTAG&source=gmail&ust=1554396636897000&usg=AFQjCNE3vugW3HEl2lG6S8CBtaPdq9YGNA" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/yep?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: transparent; color: #f0632b; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">#YEP</span></a> Project, she is expanding her business in a bid to increase her daily sales thus becoming a successful business woman.</div>
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Immediately after her graduation, she is working on acquiring the necessary requirements and items for her new venture such as packaging containers and labeling to meet international standards.</div>
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Ms Jatta is presently preparing to participate in the upcoming International Trade Fair, organized by The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).</div>
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<i><b>MEET JANKO'S CREATION AT GCCI TRADE FAIR GAMBIA INTERNATIONAL</b></i></div>
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Babucarr Janko, the founder and manager of JANKO'S CREATION, is a young Sukutarian entrepreneur excelling in batiks and tie and dye. Babucarr is among the three Sukutarian graduands of the GYIN Gambia Youth Mentorship Program on Enterprise Management, a beneficiary of the YEP Mini Grant, and 2nd runner up at Youth Connekt Pitching Contest.</div>
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Janko's Creation will be at the GCCI Trade Fair Gambia International at Youth Pavilion, Independent Stadium Bakau from 6th to 28th April, 2019.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">A delegation of the
Gambia Press Union (GPU), led by the President Sheriff Bojang Jr, Monday
morning held a meeting with the Director of Press and Public Relations at the
State House on the new press accreditation policy.</span></div>
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convened following the Union's disagreement with the new policy which requires
journalists to undergo security screening by the National Intelligence Agency
(NIA) for accreditation to cover the presidency. The measure was to come
into effect on Monday, 1st April.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">However, at the
meeting this morning, DPPR Amie Bojang-Sissosho said following a discussion
with the GPU President and Secretary General and consultation with her State
House colleagues, her office came to the conclusion that the screening of
journalists by NIA would not go ahead.</span></div>
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NIA screening requirement has been misconstrued as a restriction and an
intimidation of the press. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“The policy was
developed with goodwill and its only objective was to get to know the people
covering the presidency because it is a sensitive office,” she said.</span></div>
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a living in The Gambia – that’s the message heading to all five regions of the
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April, stopping at different locations to host intergenerational talks, skills
orientation sessions on entrepreneurship, solar installation, construction,
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On Saturday, March 30, the Gambia Press Union (GPU) convened an emergency general meeting in response to a new policy by the State House requiring journalists to undergo security screening at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for accreditation to cover the presidency.</div>
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The new policy was announced last week by the Office of the Director of Press and Public Relations (DPPR) at the Office of the President. </div>
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The screening by NIA, renamed SIS, is in addition to a State House-prepared accreditation form already filled by journalists giving every information about their work and as well submitting their national identity cards. In essence, the information given was enough to be used for background checks. </div>
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Now in addition to this, with the new policy, journalists are required to go before a panel of NIA officials for security screening which could last for about an hour. </div>
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Since the announcement, the GPU issued a media alert urging journalists to stay away from any such arrangement until it exhausts consultations with the relevant authorities on the matter. </div>
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The GPU has had brief engagements with and made its position known to the Office of the DPPR. </div>
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Following hours of discussions at the GPU offices, we the media professionals in The Gambia hereby resolve that: </div>
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We acknowledge that the Office of the DPPR has over the past two years cooperated quite well with the press and has made tremendous efforts towards facilitating the work of the press on matters of coverage of events involving the presidency; </div>
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We recognise the improved environment for press freedom. We recognise the ongoing efforts by the government working closely with the media towards improving the relationship between the government and the media;</div>
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We recognise our constitutional right to hold the government accountable to the people. Access by journalists to such important office as the Office of the President is crucial in pursuant of our mandate as the watchdogs; </div>
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We acknowledge that institutional arrangements such as press accreditations are sometimes necessary to ensure security, and law and order. We are ready and willing to respect and comply with any such measure that aims to promote, not to curtail, press freedom.</div>
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We however are convinced that while background checks by security on journalists may be the norm, nowhere in the world does the process of issuance of press accreditation involve screening in the form of a panel of intelligence personnel. </div>
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We therefore consider the screening process as required by the Office of the DPPR as an interrogation, not a background check. </div>
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We have taken a common position that screening of journalists in this fashion by the NIA is a non-starter. It violates international best practices on press freedom as it places unnecessary barriers to the exercise of the right of the journalist to inform the people of what the government is doing on behalf of the tax payers. </div>
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We are of the view that the new measure provides room for abuse of press freedom that it could be used in the future to shut out media professionals who are deemed to be critical of government and government officials <br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" /> In view of this, the emergency meeting resolves that no journalists should subject him/herself to any NIA screening. Complying may bring about long term safety complications for journalists. </div>
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GPU will not intervene if any such person gets into trouble arising from complying with the new requirement. </div>
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The meeting also called on the GPU to continue engaging the Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure and the DPPR with a view to bringing accreditation procedures in line with standards that support the freedom and safety of media professionals. </div>
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In conclusion, The Gambia is emerging from two decades of dictatorship during which journalists were tortured, jailed and exiled. When this government came, one of the things they promised the people was an improved environment for the protection of human rights and press freedom. A lot has been achieved in this direction. We are thus urging the authorities to refused any temptation that could derail this progress.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Today, 28<sup>th</sup> March, 2019, Global Youth Innovation
Network (GYIN) Gambia received a delegation from Drammeh Mentorship and
Leadership Academy (DMLA) to discuss partnership agreement on common thematic
areas between the two parties.</span></div>
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Churchill’s Town, was triggered by DMLA’s interest in building partnership with
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Speaking at the meeting, the pioneer and leader of the Academy,
Mr Alagie Drammeh said the DMLA is a non-political and non-profit body that is
specifically designed to support and encourage young people to manage their own
learning in order to maximize their potentials, develop their skills and
improve their performances. </span></div>
</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/03/gyin-gambia-held-partnership-meeting.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-59332844872470798452019-03-28T14:13:00.002+00:002019-03-28T14:13:34.269+00:00RURAL YOUTH AWARDS 2019: GYIN Gambia receives over 200 applicants for 10 awards categories’ <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">As the Global Youth
Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia chapter’s planned 3rd Edition of the Rural
Youth Awards 2019 drew closer, the National Organizing Committee (NOC) have
received about two hundred and five (205) applicants across the length and
breadth of the country competing for the 10 awards categories’.</span><br>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The much anticipated event
is scheduled to be held from 25<sup>th</sup> to 27<sup>th</sup> April 2019 at
the WASDA centre in Wuli West District, Upper River Region of the Gambia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">In an interview with, Mr.
Sarjo Jarju, Chairperson of the 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition of the Rural Youth
Awards 2019, National Organising Committee, confirmed that two hundred and five
(205) applications were successfully submitted for this year’s Rural Youth
Awards 2019.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">He say “on 10<sup>th</sup>
March 2019 was the deadline for the submission of applications in which 10
youth are targeted to be awarded with thirty-five thousand dalasis (D35,000.00)
for each award winner,” says the NOC Chairperson, Mr Sarjo Jarju shortly after returning
from a massive countrywide collection of filled application forms that were
distributed earlier.<br>
The Rural Youth Awards 2019 aims to identify, promote and elevate successful
young men and women’s creativities, energies and passion geared to develop
their communities and societies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Introducing GYINer Ebrima
Janko of Sotuma Sere from Upper River Region, the Proprietor of EJ Enterprise.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Janko, a farmer
by profession, is into cultivation and marketing of food crops such as groundnuts,
coos, millet, etc and also serves as a middleman between farmers and
wholesalers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">As a young man,
he gained popularity in the Lumos because he is a Sarahule by tribe and most of
the time they don’t engage in such businesses. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">He does not only stop at growing crops but goes the extra mile
to sell wide range of commodities to meet his customers demand.</span></div>
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Janko has a motor bike and two (2) freezers one of which is used by his wife to
sell water and local beverages, he uses the second one to sell frozen chicken
to the surrounding communities. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">According to Janko, he uses the motor bike as his means of
transportation to reach out to farmers, wholesalers and to the Local markets
(Lumos). </span></div>
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</div><a href="http://mansabanko.blogspot.com/2019/03/gyiners-conquering-agribusiness-market.html#more">Read more »</a>Mamadou Edrisa Njiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159527182744694861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970825624268025410.post-33235599132759370482019-03-18T12:58:00.000+00:002019-03-18T13:05:58.147+00:00GYIN GAMBIA CHAPTER HELD SECOND MENTORSHIP COHORT GRADUATION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On 16
March 2019, The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter held a graduation
of 50 young Gambians on Enterprise Management, </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">at a
colourful graduation ceremony held at the Jenoi Agricultural Rural Farmers’
Training Centre, Lower River Region (LRR).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">GYIN Gambia has since its inception as a national youth
network specialises on youth led rural developments programs and activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The six months Youth Mentorship Programme was bankrolled by
the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The programme <span style="color: #666666; margin: 0px;">has been designed
to provide support for the mentees on Understanding Business Ecosystem, Banking
and Finance, Applying Grants and Loans, as well as Records Keeping.</span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The Graduation
Ceremony brought together dignitaries from various ministries and partners,
including YEP, Nema Project, Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC), GYIN
Gambia Regional Coordinators,</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">GYINers,
youth organisations, as well as the community of Jenoi and Jarra Soma.</span><br>
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