GYIN Chairperson & CEO to deliver speeches at two International events, Spain and USA

Pape Samb Chairman and CEO GYIN International

Mr. Pape Samb, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN), has been invited as a honorable speaker at the 8th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED 2014 organised by The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) will take place in Valencia (Spain) from the 10th to 12th of March, 2014.

Mr.  Samb will present a keynote speech at this honoured event and will be speaking on the topic: Linking Education with Entrepreneurship: Transforming Traditional Schools into Entrepreneurship Innovation-Based Experimental Learning Labs.

The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of international education and university cooperation in the field of Technology and Science.

Mr. Samb focused on executive leadership, management, and entrepreneurship training and coaching. 

BAJ-Gambia Social Secretary Among 2014 Earth Hour Champions

Mamadou Edrisa Njie Social Secretary BAJ-Gambia

If a civilisation is judged by the wisdom of its ways, the 21^stcentury owes considerable gratitude to one journalist cum social justice activist in The Gambia Mr Mamadou Edrisa Njie’s of using  the social media-digital journalism- in the past few years which has revolutionized the way Gambian people understand their relationship with the social media. 

“Congratulations on your successful selection to join WalktoMali! We received a record 77 number of applications from 20 countries and the quality of these was truly unparalleled. So you have every reason to feel proud for being selected as a WalktoMali participant.Bravo again!” writes Mr. Oludotun Babayemi, country director, WWF-Earth Hour Nigeria. 

On January 18, 2014 twelve Earth Hour Champions, including our own Mamadou Edrisa Njie, Biodiversity Action Journalists- The Gambia (BAJ-Gambia) social secretary set out to empower 14 local communities in the West Africa region. 

TheWalktoMali campaign engaged 12 Earth Hour Champions who embark on a 3,404km round road trip, from Nigeria to Mali, between Saturday January 18and Saturday, March 15, 2014.

The campaign is an annual affair and the Earth Hour team in Nigeria launched WalktoMali to promote the culture of peace and environmental sustainability across seven West African countries. The 3,404km round road trip WalktoMalitakes the 12 champions through Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Cote D’ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin.  

Njie, a participant in the two-month project says “Earth Hour is the single largest mass participation event of its kind in the world. But it only works if you're in. Because Earth Hour is about you and me – the beautiful, bold idea that all of us together can inspire climate action. And in 2014, we're launching something new. Are you in?” 

International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use

Cartoon: Acknowledging the elephant in the room: sustainable use and trade in the illegal wildlife trade debate

As UK Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to host an international conference to tackle the booming illegal transnational trade in wildlife, experts welcome the new push to address this enduring problem but warn that efforts could fail without appropriate incentives for local people’s involvement.

On 11-12 February international conservation agencies — backed by the Royal Foundation – will agree a set of joint activities to address illegal wildlife trade, while heads of state and government ministers at the conference in London on 13 February will issue a declaration that is set to guide policymaking for years to come.

But a paper published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) reminds these, and other international initiatives, that a potentially valuable tool that generates incentives for local people to engage in conservation is in danger of being overlooked.

US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE AND TRIP ADVISOR HEADLINE THE AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION’S U.S.-AFRICA TOURISM SEMINAR

Still time to register for the travel industry event in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 2014

 

The Africa Travel Association announced today that Ambassador Bisa Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of African Affairs of the US Department of State, and Mark Preston, Northeast Sales Manager of Destination Marketing at Trip Advisor, will headline the travel trade organization’s Seventh Annual U.S.-Africa Tourism Seminar. The stand-alone travel industry event will take place on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Washington Convention Center, a day prior to the Washington DC Travel & Adventure Show, a two-day consumer expo.

 

Co-hosted once again by the African Union Mission to the USA and with premier sponsor, the Washington Travel & Adventure Show, the event offers tourism industry leaders and professionals from both Africa and the USA the opportunity to network with fellow professionals interested in Africa and to meet the industry’s top decision-makers. It also offers participants the opportunity to learn about Africa’s destinations and their diverse services and products. In 2013, 150 participants attended the event, including representatives from more than twenty African countries.

Wind Energy Summit to be held in South Africa

Cape Town- South Africa: With almost 2,000MW of onshore wind South Africa is under the global spotlight as the industry’s most exciting market.The Wind Energy Summit South Africa will be held in Cape Town, April 9-10, 2014. 

In the most recent round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) an entirely international line-up was revealed. With the likes of Enel Green Power, China Longyuan Power and Mainstream Renewable Power allocated projects, many of the local players were priced out of the market when unable to match the incredibly competitive pricing that comes with a booming market.

DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS, BISA WILLIAMS VISIT TO THE GAMBIA

Ms. Bisa Williams

U.S. Embassy Press Release: Bisa Williams, a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs of the United States Department of State will be in The Gambia February 1st – 4th to meet with government officials, businesspeople, and members of civil society. Her visit is to support the long-standing bilateral relationship and continued close ties between the United States of America and the Republic of The Gambia.

Ms. Bisa Williams is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister Counselor, and is currently Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, responsible for West Africa and African economic policy issues. She served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Niger from 2010 to 2013. She was the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs in the Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs in the Department from 2007 to 2010 and also served as acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs covering Central America, the Caribbean and Cuba in 2010.

NATC praises SDF, GTTI for building youth capacity on horticulture

NATC Youth on the farm practical work 

The Director of Njawara Agricultural Training Centre NATC in the North Bank Region, NBR has underscored the important the centre attaches to capacity development of farmers and youths on horticulture and adoption best agricultural practices. 

Mr. Mama Manneh was speaking to visiting Gambian journalists on the farm on Sunday in Njawara, to gauge the opinion of trainees that are undergoing two (2) years training on horticulture with support from Social Development Fund, SDF. 

The training was designed by Gambia Technical Training Institute, GTTI and coordinated by Njawara Agricultural training Centre. He noted that the partnership agreement between the three institutions would contribute immensely to enhance the capacity of youths and promote government quest of back to land. 

 

The director said the course is in line with National Training Authority NTA approved modules to ensure that they are certified in line with standardization.  He lauded National Certified Assessment, SDF and GTTI for their regular visit to assess compliances and standard of student. He said student spent 75 percent of their time on practical works, noting that it provide them the opportunity to showcase their potential and learn from one and another.