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| GYINers: Mr. Sanyang and Miss. Manjang |
Two
GYINers, Jainaba Manjang and Modou
Lamin Sanyang left The Gambia on August
26, 2015 for Ghana and Nigeria respectively to train on Carpentry and
Horticulture.
Ms.
Manjang is the Administrative Secretary of the GYIN-Gambia Secretariat in Churchill’s Town and Mr.
Sanyang is a member of the GYIN-partner-organisation, Kapongha Youth Development
Association at Bullock village, Foni Berefet District of the West Coast Region.
The
two made the programme following a rigorous selection process by Ace Communications Executive,which is commencing this
regional programme to provide opportunity for youths in the ECOWAS countries of
Ghana, Nigeria and The Gambia to undergo exchange training programmes in each
of the three countries.
The initiative, called The Youth
Traineeship Exchange Program (YTEP),seeks to build the capacity of youths for
self-sufficiency and socio-economic development, according to Ace
Communications Executive – the organisers of the programme.
Mamadou Edrisa Njie, GYIN Gambia
National Coordinator, said I’m happy to announce that two of five of our
members who went through the application process have been selected.
He explained that Ms. Manjang will undergo a six-months training in
Carpentry in Ghana, and Mr. Sanyang, will be trained on agriculture (poultry,
horticulture and livestock) in Nigeria within the same period. GYIN-Gambia
facilitated their participation.
“This laudable
initiative will give them (and other selected youths) the opportunity to become
self-sufficient by learning practical skills and gain work experience in a
country different from their own,” Njie said.“It
will contribute
immensely to the emancipation of these youths from the shackles of perpetual
unemployment and poverty – just as we’ve been trying to do at GYIN.”
An Ace Communications statement indicated this month that the programme “is
designed to yield direct benefits to youths after their traineeship by way of
arming them with livelihood skills, knowledge on entrepreneurship and
motivation to apply their skills in order to become economically resilient and
contribute to rural development.”
“This project will present youths in
the rural areas an opportunity to be trained for six months with the aim of
averting the high rate of illegal migration of youths especially those from the
rural areas,” it stated.
It is a full scholarship programme for 75 participants (25 participants
from each of the aforementioned countries); tuition for training, international
flight, general welfare and tools upon the completion of the programme.
Manjang and Sanyang are among 25 young participants from The Gambia (to
be divided into two groups) to be trained in carpentry in Ghana and agriculture
in Nigeria.Also, the 25 participants from Nigeria (divided into two groups)will
travel to The Gambia to be trained on tailoring and to Ghana to be trained on
carpentry, whilehalf of the 25 participants from Ghana will travel to Nigeria
to be trained in agriculture and the other half will be in The Gambia to learn
tailoring.
The YTEP benefits include the following: Gain practical, relevant
training and experience;Learn to integrate and work within a diverse workforce
and location;On the job support on training and trade;To be empowered and
inspired; and Become part of a solution to avert illegal migration and give the
youth an opportunity to unleash their potentials.
About GYIN Gambia
The
Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia Chapter) is a
National Youth Organisation that supports rural youth on entrepreneurship,
agri-business, innovation and leadership to become self-reliant.
The
network is the legitimate national representation and chapter of the USA
Washington, DC-based Global Youth Innovation Network International (GYIN
International).
GYIN
Gambia aims to contribute to poverty reduction among poor rural youth in The
Gambia through exposure to opportunities and business prospects, innovation,
and knowledge on replicable youth successful models income generating and to
enable them to create and engage in sustainable small scale agri-businesses and
entrepreneurship.
Our general objectives are to create and support an
enabling environment under which young people in country can act on their own
behalf and on their own terms, and to
facilitate exchange of experiences, learning and networking for young
entrepreneurs.
The
network is a charitable organization and non-political or religious in its
efforts to provide opportunities to develop and improve the lives of the many
young people in the country. .
Our
vision is to create an enabling space where young women and men in The Gambia
can channel their creativities, potentialities and vibrancies in
transforming their communities through self-sustaining socio-economic and
cultural opportunities that provide the next generation with a decent life
Our mission is that GYIN-Gambia is committed to
capitalize on the global and national entrepreneurial spirit of young women and
men to overcome poverty and build healthy society for the Gambian community.
And our goal are to support women and youths in the
areas of innovation, agribusiness, leadership and entrepreneurship through
capacity enhancement, networking, coaching, mentoring, volunteering and service
learning as well as fostering partnership with businesses, development
organizations, educational institutions, community-based organizations, and
other youth-liked minded institutions in order to contribute to the overall
mission of goal and the national development plan of the country.
For any enquiries, please contact:
Mamadou Edrisa Njie,
GYIN-Gambia Coordinator
+220 3938929
Modou S. Joof,
GYIN-Gambia Advocacy and
Communications Officer
+220 2122784
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