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Gambia Launches Youth and Trade Roadmap

Vice President Madam Fatoumata Tambajang, this week, unveiled the Youth and Trade Roadmap, which sets out to help tackle the root causes of youth unemployment and competitive market constraints, which are at the heart of irregular migration. Today’s launch follows a wide consultative process among public agencies, the business community, training institutions and youth across the country.... Read more

GYIN Held Rural Youth Award 2018

News outlet: https://www.thestonecircle.info/gyin-held-rural-youth-award-2018/

The Gambia Chapter of Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) on Saturday 28th April, 2018, staged a successful award ceremony for rural youths in Chamen, North Bank Region (NBR).... Read more

All Set for GYIN Rural Youth Award 2018

News outlet: The Stone Circle

Preparations are in high gear for the much awaited 2nd Edition of the Rural Youth Award 2018 schedule on the 27- 28 April, 2018 at The Gambia Songhai Initiative (GSI), Chamen, North Bank Region (NBR).... Read more

Government launches 5-year plan to curb migration

News outlet: The Point

The government of The Gambia has launched a five -year plan that it believes will help stem the outflux of Gambian youths to Mediterranean Europe. The Vice President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang today unveiled the Youth and Trade Roadmap, which sets out to help tackle the root causes of youth unemployment and competitive market constraints.... Read more

The Gambia invests in jobs for youth through national trade roadmap

News outlet: ITC News

(Banjul) – The Gambia’s Vice President Ms. Fatoumata Tambajang today unveiled the Youth and Trade Roadmap, which sets out to help tackle the root causes of youth unemployment and competitive market constraints, which are at the heart of irregular migration. Today’s launch follows a wide consultative process among public... Read more

The Gambia to strengthen role of youth and trade in economic development

News outlet: ITC News

(Banjul) – Youth associations, public and private organizations today announced their support of a roadmap to empower youth in The Gambia. The Youth and Trade Roadmap, which has been developed as part of the International Trade Centre’s Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), places skills development and entrepreneurship at the heart of a new effort to create jobs and opportunities in the West African country.... Read more

YEP boosts trade, youth ministries entrepreneurship drive

News outlet: The Standard

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) has handed over two Nissan Patrol 4×4 vehicles to the Ministries of Trade and Youth and Sports in a bid to support their entrepreneurship and employment agenda for Gambian youths. The Nissan vehicles were handed over at a ceremony organised Thursday at the Trade ministry’s ground in Banjul. Speaking, YEP program manager Mr Raimund Moser said the idea is to help a project which aims to build on and strengthen the existing structures in support of youth entrepreneurship and employment.... Read more

YEP launches Accelerated apprenticeship training program

News outlet: The Point

The European Union funded Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), in partnership with the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) recently launched a project called accelerated apprenticeship training programme for youth under the ages of 18-35 targeting 150 young people across the country. The target skills training areas of the project include plumbing, rice agronomy, tailoring, brick laying and auto-mechanic/auto Electrical.... Read more

‘Skills For Youth Employment’ Fund Launched

News outlet: Foroyaa

The Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Dr. Isatou Touray, recently presided over the launching ceremony of the ‘Skills for Youth Employment’ fund (SKYE), at a ceremony held at a local hotel in Bakau. According to officials, SKYE fund is developed under the Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) and will be jointly operated by the National Accreditation and... Read more

YEP, NYSS launch 6-month training program for youth

News outlet: The Standard

The Youth Empowerment Project in partnership with the National Youth Service Scheme under the Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched an accelerated apprenticeship training programme for youth under the age of 18-35 targeting 150 young people across the country. The skills training areas include plumbing, rice agronomy, tailoring, brick laying and auto-mechanic/auto electrical.... Read more