Beekeeping has remained one of the most lucrative enterprises and highly favoured in the rural Gambia because of the value attached to its products, low upfront costs, low maintenance, environmental conservation, high ecological benefits and does not compete for space with the cultivation of crops. However, despite its potential, Beekeeping in rural Gambia is underdeveloped with the majority of be...

The effective use of media and communication strategies is a critical success factor for the work of business support organization, training providers, membership-based organizations and other institutions. Effective communication affects client and customer engagement and satisfaction, drives advocacy efforts, improves brand recognition and perception and ultimately influences the quality of resu...

Since October 2018, this scheme offers loan products with a reduced level of collateral and interest rates to young entrepreneurs across The Gambia and has resulted in unlocking GMD 11,485,400 of private capital for youth-owned businesses. The Mini-Loans Scheme aims at facilitating the acquisition of small machinery and equipment, acquisition of new premises, improvement and expansion of existing...

Grants up to D50,000 to facilitate acquisition of equipment, materials, licenses and other business critical inputs and assets. Grants are disbursed either as cash or as assets, but asset disbursements will be given priority where feasible. No collateral, interest rate or repayment requirements.

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), in partnership with the Social Development Fund (SDF), brings a solution to increase accessibility to finance for youth-led micro, small and medium sized enterprises in The Gambia.

ITC is implementing The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), which is a four-year project launched in 2017 that aims at supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship to address the economic root causes of irregular migration. It is funded by the European Union (EU) Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. In addition, ITC is also implementing the Jobs, Skills and Finance (JSF) for Women and Youth...

The entrepreneurship component of the project supports self-employment and job creation among youth through business skills training and entrepreneurship support programmes. YEP partners with Gambian Business Support Organizations (BSOs) and strengthens their capacity to provide training and advisory services to youth entrepreneurs and overall support to support competitiveness and growth of youth...

The International Trade Centre is looking for a service provider that can develop an online platform to be known as “Youth Services Directory” which provides an overview of different training, learning and business opportunities for young Gambians offered by different national and international partners.

The Earth Builders Association, in collaboration with the Startup Incubator Gambia and the International Trade Centre (headquarters in Geneva) under the auspices of the EU-Gambia Government Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), are inviting applications for a scholarship for Gambian youths to pursue employability skills development training in compressed stabilised earth blocks (CSEB):

As a part of the YEP Tech component under The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project, ITAG, the Gambian IT sector association, is being supported in its institutional development. In the framework of this intervention, a benchmarking self-assessment and a PIRM (Performance Improvement Road Map) have been completed, and they identify a need to strengthen the capacity of the association to assess the...

Are you a designer living or working in Africa? This is a unique opportunity to take part in the IFFAC Accelerator Programme, focused on supporting and strengthening emerging African brands.

UNDP is launching a pilot Accelerator Lab initiative in The Gambia. The aim of the lab is to create a space and platform for innovative thinking and ideas to solve some of Gambia’s most intractable issues and challenges. They are looking for outside the box thinkers, who can apply and join contribute to this concept. The Accelerator Lab will undertake i) external facing interventions addressing pr...

UNDP is launching a pilot Accelerator Lab initiative in The Gambia. The aim of the lab is to create a space and platform for innovative thinking and ideas to solve some of Gambia’s most intractable issues and challenges. They are looking for outside the box thinkers, who can apply and join contribute to this concept. The Accelerator Lab will undertake i) external facing interventions addressing pr...

UNDP is launching a pilot Accelerator Lab initiative in The Gambia. The aim of the lab is to create a space and platform for innovative thinking and ideas to solve some of Gambia’s most intractable issues and challenges. They are looking for outside the box thinkers, who can apply and join contribute to this concept. The Accelerator Lab will undertake i) external facing interventions addressing pr...

We are looking the services of an organisation / company to support the following activities: 1) Coaching and mentorship program for returnees on job search mechanisms 2) Provision of customized job counselling to returnees 3) Development of a system to facilitate matching of of returnees and potential employers 4) Mapping of employers in major sectors of employment in the Gambia The servic...

If you are a woman running a business and want to enhance your visibility, get connected with potential buyers, investors, suppliers and business support organizations, increase your skills & knowledge to grow your business, and receive support to participate in regional & international trade fairs, apply to be part of SheTrades in The Gambia.

The EU-funded YEP Gambia project is partnering with ITAG and HackWeakEnd to tackle Healthcare sector problems through technology. Coders, Industry Experts, Students and Tech Enthusiasts will all come together on Friday 26th & Saturday 27th April 2019 at Khamsys Technologies to explore the use of technology and to look at creative ways to solve issues related to improving the patient experience,...

Are you knowledgeable about the Gambian entrepreneurial ecosystem? Are you motivated to generate business and investments in The Gambia? If you answered YES to these questions, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is looking for you! We are looking for a qualified professional that can support the development of the Gambia Angel Investors Network (GAIN). The selected candidate will work as a...

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) will be sponsoring a group of young entrepreneurs active in the poultry sector to go on a Study Tour to learn how the Senegalese commercial poultry business is managed and to see all the activities along the poultry value chain and learn from the good practices.

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in partnership with the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industries is organizing a packaging competition at the 13th international Trade fair Gambia at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.