Youth Pavillion at the 13th edition of the Trade Fair Gambia International
Bakau
Ends February 27th
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in in collaboration with The International Trade Centre through the EU - funded Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is pleased to once again support youth enterprises through a Youth Pavilion at the Trade Fair Gambia International (TFGI) which will take place on April 6th to April 28th 2019. The Youth Pavilion will offer discounted stalls to yout...

Offered by:
GCCI
YEP Mini Loan Scheme
Begins October 24th
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.

Offered by:
Social Development Fund
Sell your products at The Good Market
ASSERT, in partnership with YEP, is inviting youth entrepreneurs to become one of the 25 selected vendors of the pop-market scheduled for its first event on October 6th. Vendors will be provided a stand, training and marketing support.

Offered by:
ASSERT
YEP Mini Grant Scheme
Greater Banjul, North Bank and Central River regions
Begins January 02nd
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), through the National Association of Co-Operative Credit Unions of The Gambia (NACCUG), brings a solution to grassroots entrepreneurs in need of support to start of capital to boost their businesses. With the mini-grant scheme, Gambian youth with a solid business plan can apply for grants up to D47,000. The mini-grant funds will be disbursed to grantees eithe...

Offered by:
YEP and NACCUG
Youth Pavillion at Trade Fair Gambia International
Independence Stadium in Kanifing
Begins February 02nd
Ends February 15th
YEP will support the participation of youth businesses from different sectors in the 12th International Trade Fairs by Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). Young entrepreneurs can apply until 15 February.

Offered by:
Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Young Leaders Programme
Online - Brussels
Begins January 31st
Ends March 02nd
The European Commission is inviting young people from around the world to play an active role in this year’s EDD. We are looking for 15 extraordinary young people aged 21-26 who can represent the powerful impact that youth are having in the development field. The Young Leaders Programme will consist of a 10-day visit to Brussels, where Young Leaders will meet EU experts, stakeholders and play a le...

Offered by:
European Commission
TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
Africa
Begins January 01st
Ends March 01st
Launched in 2015, The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted to entrepreneurship and represents a 10-year, $100 million commitment, to identify and empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs, create a million jobs, and add $10 billion in revenues to Africa’s economy.

Offered by:
Tony Elumelu Foundation
Poster Competition
Begins January 04th
Ends January 16th
Are you a creative mind? Are you passionate about quality and wish to showcase your talents and ideas? Here’s the opportunity to participate in a poster design competition on "Quality as a driver of business excellence and access to markets".

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Training of Lead Auditors
For the first time in The Gambia, here is the opportunity to be an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor in the latest edition of the flagship ISO 9001:2015 QMS. This training is one of the activities organized by The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), currently being implemented within the framework of the Yo...

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Car Branding Design Competition
Begins November 28th
Ends December 15th
Are you a creative and motivated Gambian designer? This opportunity is perfect for you! The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is launching a competition for creative minds to design the branding of 4 newly acquired vehicles. You could win a prize of up to 20,000 Dalasi.

Offered by:
Youth Empowerment Project (YEP)
Training of Trainers on Design Thinking
Bakau
Begins December 04th
Ends December 08th
Are you a creative youth? Are you passionate about entrepreneurship development, innovation and creating wealth for the new Gambia? Enroll now in the training of trainers’ course on design thinking. SIG invites interested youth to apply for a place in the ToT course on design thinking which will be conducted from 4 to 8 December 2017 at the YEP Office in Bakau.

Offered by:
Startup Incubator (SIG)
Training on Food Safety Systems
Great Banjul Area
Begins December 04th
Ends December 08th
The Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) is inviting applications from beach bar owners within the TDA to train on food safety skills. As part of “Youth Empowerment Project” being implemented by The Gambia in partnership with the International Trade Centre, and financed by the European Union, FSQA is seeking to enhance the capacity of young entrepreneurs in food safety skills as part of its fo...

Offered by:
Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA)
Tour Guide Training
Janjabureh
Begins November 20th
Ends November 24th
Would you like to help visitors interested in discovering The Gambia? Are you a youth interested in tour guiding in and around Janjabureh? Apply for this training! Participants will be trained in guiding with the main purpose of qualifying as local guides to cover Janjanburay and its surroundings sites and to provide satisfactory guiding services to visitors. The training will take place in Janjan...

Offered by:
NCAC, ITTOG
Women's Mentoring Scheme
Paradise Suites Hotel
Begins November 11th
Ends November 11th
YEP in partnership with Bridging Gaps Advisory invites women to participate in this opportunity. The Mentoring Scheme is a unique opportunity for selected young women to be matched with experienced female professionals to gain one-to-one advice, support and guidance. In addition, the selected women will be invited to join the Women’s Leadership Forum on Saturday 11 November 2017 at Paradise Suites...

Offered by:
Bridging Gaps Advisory
Video Competition
Begins November 01st
Ends November 30th
Are you a creative mind? Are you passionate about quality and wish to showcase your talents and ideas? Here’s the opportunity…Hurry up and take advantage!! Theme: “Quality as a driver of business excellence and access to markets”

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Poster Competition
Begins November 01st
Ends November 30th
Are you a creative mind? Are you passionate about quality and wish to showcase your talents and ideas? Here’s the opportunity…Hurry up and take advantage!! Theme: “Quality as a driver of business excellence and access to markets”

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Training Courses on Agricultural Skills Development
Sapu (CRR) | Yundum (WCR)
Begins December 01st
Ends March 31st
Are you a youth with an interest in developing agricultural skills and creating employment for yourself? You can enrol now in series of trainings on agricultural skills development. The Gambia National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) are partnering through the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to create a new generation of young agricultural entrepren...

Offered by:
National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
Gambian Entrepreneurship Foundation Course
Online
Begins November 06th
Ends November 30th
The Gambian Entrepreneurship Foundation Course is an online training program targeted at aspiring young Gambian entrepreneurs. This course, which contains 8 hours of training spread out across 6 topics, provides an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship as a way for young people to overcome difficult economic conditions, the risks and rewards of being an entrepreneur, ways of identify...

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