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Seedstars Banjul Awards Nadji.Bi Gambia The Title Of Best Startup In The Gambia

Seedstars World, the largest seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, brought its Banjul round to a successful close during startups pitched Banjul. The event took place last Friday, at the Paradise Suites Hotel, and 9 selected startups were invited to present their companies in front of the local jury panel.... Read more

Summer Camp provide youth with knowledge and skills to start business

News outlet: The Point

Executive Director of Global Youth Innovative Network (GYIN) Momodou Edrissa Njie has said that the 2019 Youth Summer Camp held in Lower River Region, had provided youths with relevant knowledge and skills to start and successfully manage their enterprises or business ventures. The summer camp was held under the theme: Transforming youth into agents of change in agribusiness ventures’... Read more

The Gambia shows its wild side

News outlet: WTM Insights

The Gambia has launched a new river-based nature and cultural tour for visitors looking for an alternative to the traditional sun, sea and sand package holiday. Called the Ninki Nanka Trail, the tour is largely aimed at the adventure traveller and special interest groups, and consists of river-based and overland excursions, offering immersive and meaningful interaction with local people, in particular through community-based tourism initiatives.... Read more

Seedstars coming to Banjul to find best start up in Gambia

News outlet: The Point

On 13 September, 2019, about 10 of The Gambia’s best seed-stage start-ups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit and win up to USD 500,000 in equity investments and other prizes.... Read more

Accelerated Apprenticeship Training Program Graduates 1st Batch

News outlet: The Voice - Gambia

Gambia National Youth Service Scheme and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have graduated the first batch of the Accelerated Apprenticeship Program (AATP) on 29th August, 2019 at Friendship Hotel in Bakau. AATP is funded by funded by the International Trade Centre through Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), meant to acquire skills for self-employment; its emphasis is on self-reliance and aims to discourage rural to urban and irregular migration.... Read more

142 graduates on accelerated apprenticeship training program

News outlet: The Point

142 young people have on Thursday graduated from The Gambia National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) on accelerated apprenticeship training program after nine months to acquire skills for self-employment, with funding from the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP).... Read more

MOYS-GSI validate 2019 Tracer study report

News outlet: The Point

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) and its youth empowerment project; Gambia Songhai Initiative (GSI) Thursday validated the tracer study report on the Initiative’s graduated students, at President International Award, in Bakau.... Read more

Omar Jammeh wins 2019 Youth Excellence Award

News outlet: The Point

Omar Jammeh has been named winner of The Stone Circle’s 2019 Youth Excellence Award (YEA). The award is given in commemoration of the International Youth Day – the UN’s annual celebration of the role of young people in creating positive change across the world. The Stone Circle is The Gambia’s premiere youth-led and youth-focused news website that puts the spotlight on young people and their invaluable contributions to self and national development.... Read more

Sukuta youth Baboucarr Janko makes wave in Tye and Dye industry

News outlet: The Point

One of the 2018 Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Information Summer Camp participants, Baboucarr Janko, a native of Sukuta is making waves in Tye and Dye industry in The Gambia.... Read more

ELIT alumnus calls for online agro-marketing

News outlet: The Point

Mr. Vincent Mendy, a resident of Busumbala in West Coast Region (WCR) and an alumnus of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Information and Technology (ELIT 2018) National Youth Summer Camp has called on the young folk to make best use of the social media, especially Facebook and WhatsApp, in order to reach wider audience for the marketing their businesses.... Read more