Three Young Entrepreneurs Receive GamDiaspora Tank Grants
Three young Gambian entrepreneurs have received financial support in the form of a grant, from GamDiaspora Tank, which is collaborating with the Gambian Chapter of Global Youth Innovation Network–popularly called GYIN and EBROSSO Consulting Services. The grant Prizes amounting to D20,000 is to support the young entrepreneurs to expand and strengthen their businesses. The trio, […]
Meet Amie Colley, the ROOTS Covid-19 Grant Beneficiary who is overcoming Barriers to Growth in Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Ms. Amie Colley, a female entrepreneur who benefited from Covid-19 relief support in the sum of US$1,200 (GMD 60,000.00), bankrolled by the Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (RPSF) through the Resilience of Organizations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture Project (ROOTS), has utilized the funds to equip and upscale her business so as to meet the entrepreneurial demands […]
GYIN Gambia, UNESCO-Dakar validate manual on Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding Education
The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia in partnership with the UNESCO Dakar office, on 8th February 2022 held a workshop to review and validate a Training Manual on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Education for Youth Organisations at Baobab Holiday Resort in Bijilo. The manual is the outcome of the Organisational Capacity Needs Assessment exercise […]
GYIN-Gambia Concludes Training that Seeks to Address Hate Speech, Fake News
The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN-Gambia) on Wednesday wrapped up a three-day training on media and information literacy for 40 young people. The training among others was aimed to address fake news, hate speech and keep the young entrepreneurs safe both online and offline against the activities of scammers. Momodou Salieu Jallow, a participant […]
Advancing Entrepreneurship: GYIN-Gambia Convenes 5th ELIT Camp
The Global Youth Innovative Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter, has begun its 5th annual youth entrepreneurship summer camp dubbed ELIT 2020, at Trans-Gambia Lodge in Lower River Region (LRR). The annual convergence is an Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Information Technology (ELIT) package under the organization designed to train young entrepreneurs on skills important to starting or maintaining […]
Tekki Fii Mini Grant Beneficiary Inaugurates Beauty Salon
Ms. Tida Gibba, a young female hairdresser who benefitted from the Tekki Fii Mini Grant Scheme, last Monday inaugurated a beauty salon at her home Village in Lamin, West Coast Region (WCR), after receiving an in-kind support of hairdressing items worth of Fifty Thousand Dalasis (50,000.00). Ms Gibba, who is a member of the Global […]
GYIN Gambia To Virtually Celebrate ‘World Entrepreneurs Day’ Today
In its efforts to champion the course of Entrepreneurs, the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia will today, 21st August, 2020 hold a Webinar to celebrate the World Entrepreneurs Day. This year’s celebration, which will take form of a virtual event via zoom from 12pm to 1:30, will bring together various Experts Speakers and three […]
GYIN Gambia To Virtually Train 30 Rural Entrepreneurs On Business Taxation, Records Keeping
Bijilo- 30th May, 2020: The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter will on Monday 1st June, 2020 commence a five-day virtual online training for thirty (30) rural youth drawn across the rural regions of the country on records keeping and business taxation payments. The online training, which targets rural youth with registered businesses, is […]
YEP Mini-Grant Beneficiary donates Facemasks to GYIN Gambia
Jainaba Mbaye, the Proprietress of Jainaba’s Tailoring & Fashion Design has put a big smile on the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter staff by donating them some facemasks, in a bid to contribute her quota in the crusade against the novel Corona Virus Pandemic. This gesture, according to her, is geared towards showing […]
ELIT 2019: GYIN Gambia Youth Summer Camp Officially Opens Wednesday
Pakalinding, Jarra West District, LRR — The 4th edition of the National Youth Summer Camp on Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Information Technology (ELIT) officially opened in Pakalinding, Jarra West District, Lower River Region on Wednesday. The 10-day youth camp, which is taking place from 1 –10 September, 2019, provides youths with relevant knowledge and skills to […]