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YEP-Gambia launches Mini Loan Scheme

Friday, October 26, 2018 The European Union funded Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), in partnership with Social Development Fund (SDF) Wednesday launched a mini-loan scheme to increase accessibility of finance to youth-led micro, small and medium sized enterprises in The Gambia.... Read more

ITC International Trade Centre, SDF launch Mini-Loans Scheme for young Gambian entrepreneurs

News outlet: Market Screener

10/25/2018 (Banjul) - The International Trade Centre's (ITC) Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) and the Social Development Fund (SDF), a non-profit organization, today announced the launch of the Mini-Loans Scheme, which will increase access to finance for youth-led micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in The Gambia.... Read more

First National Youth Agribusiness and Tourism Expo starts on Friday

News outlet: The Point

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce’s (GYCC) first National Youth Agribusiness and Tourism Expo starts Friday, October 26 to November 4 at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. The ten days youth exhibition will bring together over 100 young entrepreneurs from across the country to one place to market their products and services, network, learn from one another and improve business growth.... Read more

Gambian agribusinesses receive GMD 26 million worth of equipment

News outlet: Market Screener

10/11/2018 The International Trade Centre's (ITC) Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) has delivered agro-processing equipment valued at over GMD 26 million (approximately €460,000) to 14 enterprises to enhance their productivity and value addition, particularly at farm gate... Read more

YEP presents D26 million agro processing machines to 14 enterprises

News outlet: The Standard

October 10, 2018 By Olimatou Coker Youth Empowerment Project, YEP, on Monday delivered an agro-processing equipment valued at D26,000,000 to 14 beneficiary companies to enhance productivity and value addition, particularly at farm-gate.... Read more

Young Entrepreneurs Call for Government Intervention

News outlet: Foroyaa

October 8, 2018 by Kebba AF Touray Young entrepreneurs of The Gambia have strongly called on the government to intervene and help mitigate the challenges confronting them in their entrepreneurial endeavours. They made this clarion call in an interview on Saturday 6th October 2018, on the occasion of the launching of the “Gambia’s Good Market”.... Read more

NEDI trains Irregular migration returnees on Entrepreneurship Skills

News outlet: The Point

Issued Friday 5 October 2018 The National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI), recently commenced a five-day training for Gambian returnees on entrepreneurship at the Njawara Agricultural Training Center, North Bank Region. Youth and Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary Adama Ngum-Njie said the training seeks to transfer the essential management skills to the back-way returnees and would link them to other partners for financial and technical support to start and reinforce their businesses.... Read more

From the backway, back home: Making it in The Gambia

News outlet: Market Screener

The eighth of January 2016 - that's the day Baboucarr Jaiteh left his home in The Gambia in search of 'greener pastures through the backway'. The 'backway' is what Gambians call the overland route that many of their compatriots have taken through neighbouring African countries to get to Europe. The Gambia has sent a higher share of its population to Europe than all but one other country, according to the World Bank.... Read more

25 complete training on packaging

News outlet: The Standard

By Olimatou Coker The Youth Empowerment Project recently graduated 25 young people after they completed a Training of Trainers (ToT) course on packaging. Supported by the International Trade Centre, (ITC) the program which ran from the 24 to 28 September 2018, ended at the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry building in Bijilo.... Read more

GYIN Gambia launches 6-month entrepreneur mentorship

News outlet: The Point

Monday, September 24, 2018 Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN)-Gambia has launched a 6-month youth mentorship programme on entrepreneurship. The programme, is currently underway at the Agricultural Training Centre in Jenoi, Lower River Region. Funded by Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), the programme attracted fifty mentees, ten mentors and ten supervisors. During the course, the mentees are expected to share monthly experience, ideas and skills.... Read more