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Modou NS Njie is a Gambian entrepreneur and founder of FarmFresh. Through FarmFresh he wants to make natural organic foods available to everyone. Earlier this year, he was sponsored by YEP to join the Gambian delegation and participate in the Youth Connekt Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. YEP talked to Modou to hear about his experience at the Youth Connekt, where he gave a pitch of FarmFresh.

The International Trade Center (ITC) and the Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA) are embarking on a 3-year journey to skill, equip and deploy young entrepreneurs in nation-wide food safety schemes. The initiative is part of a wider agri-food-related business start-up and improvement support programmes aiming to foster employment generation, economic growth and development in The Gambia.

Returnees face myriad challenges, from social stigma to trauma. But they are also uniquely equipped to help educate others about the perils of irregular migration – and have a stake in healing the root problems that led them to leave in the first place.

Quality as a catalyst for growth and employment

[Banjul, the Gambia– 4 October 2017] The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) joined forces to train a new generation of youth leaders in quality management. The partnership will invest in 15 young Gambians to become trainers in quality management, train 50 youths in North Bank Region and Central River Region and train 10 youths as Auditors of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System standards.

The Training of Trainers started on 2 October with a group of 20 young Gambians. “Quality consciousness and excell...

Reviving culture at home through trade: Gambian kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh shares her thoughts on music, her cultural heritage and empowering the next generation.

After a 5-day intensive programme, 25 young people across the country have been trained as Trainers on Guidance and Counselling, to serve in their communities as first aiders for returnees.

Vice-president, ministers showcase reforms and make the case for capacity assistance

First Youth Employment Forum explores job creation and skills-building opportunities.

Meet Muhammad Sanyang, a 24-year-old Gambian poultry entrepreneur who set up his business ten years ago. Today he is a supplier to the country's tourism industry and now works to support the Youth Empowerment Project, a joint initiative between ITC, EuropeAid and the Gambian government.