Countrywide Tekki Fii roadshow kicks off to empower Gambian youth

(Banjul) Young people, it’s worth making a living in The Gambia – that’s the message heading to all five regions of the country through a roadshow kicking off under a new Tekki Fii campaign.

The roadshow will run from 31 March to 5 April, stopping at different locations to host intergenerational talks, skills orientation sessions on entrepreneurship, solar installation, construction, creative industries, agribusiness and more.

Brikama fish vendors speak to Mansa Banko blog

On Wednesday 16^th March 2016, Mansa Banko blog visited the Brikama Market in the West Coast Region (WCR) to chat with the fish vendors on pertinent issues concerning their welfare vis-à-vis the market.

Brikama is also considered as one of the biggest market in the Gambia that offers and supply affordable commodities to the masses. The fish market is no exception.

“I have been a fish vendor for the past 11^th years. It is through the fishing industry that I become a successful man and I am also the bread winner of my family,” says Mr. Modou Lamin Sabally, a fish vendor at the Brikama market.