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The Global Youth Innovation Network- Gambia Chapter dubbed GYIN Gambia has in partnership with UNESCO Dakar, through the UN Peace Building Fund, commenced a four-day Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for the journalists working in the community radio stations, currently underway at the FIFA Goal Project in Yundum. The training inter alai seeks to help […]

The founder of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia chapter, Mamadou Edrisa Njie, has been recognized for his outstanding professionalism in youth development in The Gambia and beyond. The EhtioTelecom of Ethiopia in partnership with The Business Executive Media Group on November 4, 2022 presented certificate recognising Mr. Njie among outstanding professionals in Africa […]

Mamanding Ceesay, the Deputy Governor for the Upper River Region (URR) has called on the authorities to redouble their efforts in regulating the spate of hate speech and wide spread of misinformation in the country. He noted that there are numerous trainings ongoing to tackle and counter hate speech in the Gambia, but according to […]

A total of ten national and regional youth organisations across The Gambia have received a cumulative amount of D600,000.00 for the implementation of activities on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in their respective communities. The sub-grant disbursement is coordinated by the Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia) with funding from UN Peacebuilding Fund […]

The Gambia government through its Information Minister, Hon. Lamin Queen Jammeh has commended the efforts of UNESCO for training 40 youth leaders of different organisations in the country on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and its previous trainings. While speaking at the opening ceremony of the two-day training at the Seaview Garden Hotel in Kololi, […]

The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter on 30th June 2022 welcomed two interns from the Arbeits- und Studienaufenthalte (ASA- Program) in Germany. This initiative started in 2018 as part of GYIN Gambia’s efforts in a global partnership in the fields of youth development. ASA interns, mainly students and young experts in various fields, […]

The Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia Chapter) is a household name for youth empowerment, the network is a National Youth Organization that was launched at an international workshop held from 8th to 10th October 2011 in Cotonou, Benin. GYIN is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government […]

The President of the Jimara Multi-Purpose Cassava Cooperative Society, Muhamadou Dahaba has expressed his delight in registering a bumper harvest in this cassava farming season. Dahaba, a beneficiary of the defunct Cassava Out-Growers Scheme, was able to successfully multiply the improved variety of cassava on his farm, which yielded more cassava stems that helped him […]