The 2016 camp successfully compelled many of its participants to either expand their scope of business ventures or began to dip their legs into more meaningful associations with a view to inspire themselves for community development. A gap of technology and user competences between urban and rural youths, which often presents itself in access differentials was identified prior to the camp. Aware of the potential of technology in improving community development, the camp introduced the teaching of the subject as core for participants.

This time, it will be interesting to partner up the most skillful computer users with those less exposed to the system with a view to allow peer learning during the camp.

The ELIT 2017 will facilitate the launch of the Youth Mentorship Programme to raise-up momentum of knowledge sharing on entrepreneurship, leadership and informational technology.

By way of the mentorship programme, GYIN Gambia Rural Youth Awardees (Youth Champions) will be presented as exemplary team by the GYIN Gambia Secretariat at ELIT 2017. Having them as Rural Youth Mentors would strengthen their potentials to expand their enterprises and inspire their mentees on entrepreneurship and business technology.

Based on the argument on notable gender inequality in employment and participation in the labour market, the ELIT will respond by building on its culture of creating equal opportunity for both male and female young people on the theme of the camp.

ELIT 2017 is designed with special emphasises in the agricultural value chain- production, processing, and marketing of crops by young people which is a scientific model in the fight against poverty. 


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