GYINers preparing to showcase local Gambian products at the GCCI International Trade Fair

 Story by Madi S. Njie

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.

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.

Ms Jatta currently wants to extend her wings to Groundnut processing into peanut butter.

She is also into Sheep Fattening in her native town of Brikama, WCR.

With the help of her mentor during the just concluded GYIN Gambia’s Youth Mentorship Programme fully funded by #YEP Project, she is expanding her business in a bid to increase her daily sales thus becoming a successful business woman.

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.

Ms Jatta is presently preparing to participate in the upcoming International Trade Fair, organized by The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).

‘I never regret knowing GYIN Gambia,’ she said in a recent chat with GYIN Financial Controller.

The Global Youth Innovative Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter is an international youth network supported by the Rome based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a United Nations agency. In The Gambia, the network- GYIN Gambia Chapter was registered with the Attorney General Chambers on 4 June 2012, and with the National Youth Council (NYC), as a national youth organisation on 21 May 2015. 

GYIN Gambia Chapter is a registered member of CIVICUS, an international non-profit organization and “a global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world”. (www.civicus.org). 

GYIN Gambia Chapter is a youth network that specialises on rural development and focuses on Entrepreneurship, Agribusiness, Leadership, Communication and Information Technology, Community Outreach Programmes in rural areas, with the aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty among poor rural youth in The Gambia through exposure to opportunities and business prospects, innovation, and knowledge. A good number of GYIN Gambia Chapter youth empowerment initiatives are based on best practices of income generation models, which enables young people to create and engage in sustainable small scale agri-businesses and entrepreneurship.      

Courtesy of GYIN Gambia Chapter.

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