RURAL YOUTH AWARDS 2019: GYIN Gambia receives over 200 applicants for 10 awards categories’

By Mamadou Edrisa Njie

Chairperson, Mr. Sarjo Jarju

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’.

The much anticipated event is scheduled to be held from 25^th to 27^th 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 3^rd 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 10^th 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.