By Mamadou Edrisa Njie
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’.
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| Chairperson, Mr. Sarjo Jarju |
The much anticipated event
is scheduled to be held from 25th to 27th April 2019 at
the WASDA centre in Wuli West District, Upper River Region of the Gambia.
In an interview with, Mr.
Sarjo Jarju, Chairperson of the 3rd 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.
He say “on 10th
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.
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.
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.
