Kartong Youth Making Waves in Agribusiness
Wally Juwara is a young farmer from Kartong village, Kombo South in West Coast Region in The Gambia. He is engaged in agribusiness. Wally started his business after he was inspired by some youth of Casamance, Southern Senegal, during a visit there some years back. Shortly after his return, he started his own garden of […]
Young Female Tailor Appreciates YEP Mini Grant Support
Kura Samba, a 23-year-old female tailor from Kerr Ali, North Bank Region (NBR) has expressed gratitude and appreciation to the European Union (EU) funded Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Mini Gant Scheme for enabling her to realize her dreams in owning a Tailoring Shop. The Mini Grant, according to her, has paved the way for her […]
GYIN Gambia welcomes 3rd GLEN Intern, Beata
The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter today, 5th August, 2019, held an orientation for its third intern from the Global Education Network of Young Europeans (GLEN), Beata Rajeckaite, who arrived in the shores of the Gambia last Wednesday. Held at the GYIN Gambia Secretariat in Churchill’s Town, the orientation was meant to welcome […]
ELIT Alumnus Calls for Online Agro-marketing
By Mariam Saine 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 youth folk to make best use of the social media, especially Facebook and WhatsApp, […]
ELIT Alumni encourages use of organic products
Ms Fatima Gaye, an alumni of GYIN Gambia’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Information and Technology (ELIT2018) National Youth Summer Camp has called on the young farmers to adapt to the use of organic products in their farms and graduate from chemical usage. Ms Gaye, who is also an agriculturist and a graduate of The Gambia Songhai Initiative, […]
BKYDA To Stage 4th Annual Tree Planting Exercise
A Foni-based Community Association, the Bulock Kapongha Youth Development Association (BKYDA) has disclosed plans to organize its fourth (4th) edition Annual Tree Planting Exercise on 31st August, 2019. The tree planting exercise, which will be held at the Foni Bulock Community Forest in West Coast Region (WCR), is geared towards combating climate change thus improving […]
Rural Youth Award Winner receives G/nut Cracking Machine
Burama Dampha, the winner of GYIN Gambia’s Rural Youth Award category of Best Processing and Value Addition Business of the Year 2019, on Tuesday, 16th July, 2019 was handed over a Groundnut Cracking Machine, as first disbursement from his award cash prize. Presented by the Business Development Officer of the Building Resilience for Food and […]
“GYIN Gambia Transforms My Life”- 28-year-old Gardener
Mr. Assan Sanyang, a 28-year-old Gambian and a gardener by profession in Abuko in the Kanifing Municipality, is one of the Alumni of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Information and Technology (ELIT) 2017 {summer camp} beneficiaries, which was held from 24 July to 1 August 2017 at Jenoi Agricultural Rural Farmers’ Training Centre in Jarra Jenoi, Lower River […]
GYIN Gambia welcomes second batch of GLEN Interns
The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter on Monday, 15th July, 2019, welcomed the second batch of interns from the Global Education Network of Young Europeans (GLEN). This initiative which began last year, is part of GYIN Gambia’s efforts in global partnership in the fields of youth development. GLEN interns mainly students and young […]
GYINers Set To Commemorate World Entrepreneurs’ Day
Preparations are ongoing at the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter to commemorate the World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) on the 21st August, 2019 in grand style. The World Entrepreneurs’ Day is a day set aside to create awareness for entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership throughout the Gambia. “World Entrepreneurs’ Day is the perfect day to celebrate […]