March 14, 2023
Gambia: Youth Engagement in Agriculture
Young men and women are engaged in the agri-food system in a variety of ways through formal and informal wage work, unpaid family labour, self-employment, and cooperative… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Gambia: UDP Youths Call Protest to Hold Govt Accountable
The vice president of Youth Wing of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Abubacarr Fulus Drammeh, has appealed to all Gambians to come out and demonstrate peacefully with a view to… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Gambia: Sinchu Alagie Golf Youth Holds Islamic Confab
Sinchu Alagie Golf Youth Association (SAGA), a charity organisation comprising mainly young people resident in Sinchu Alagie Golf, last Sunday held its maiden Islamic confab at the… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Gambia: Amplifying Youth Voice and Energy to Create Solutions for Youth Employment
As a child, Alieu Jallow spent long hours each weekend herding goats and sheep in the bush near his village of Kerr Ardo, in the Gambia. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Gambia: Current Scope of Child Protection Is Weak - CPA Boss
The national coordinator of Child Protection Alliance (CPA) in The Gambia, Lamin Fatty, has said that the current scope of child protection is very weak in the country, adding that… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Gambia: Wanep Stages Youth Leaders 'Bantaba' On Peace-Building
West Africa Network for Peace Building-The Gambia (WANEP) recently convened a day's 'bantaba' (group discussion) on youth participation in decision-making and peace-building… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Gambia: Ebunjan Theatre Applies Arts to Bring Positive Change Among Children
Ebunjan Performing Arts Association Theatre and Troupe has taken a new innovative approach by using arts to bring positive change among children. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Gambia: Young Volunteers for Environment to Create Opportunities for Gambian Youth
Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia is a registered youth led, non-profit organization, established in 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia is set to create opportunities for… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Gambia: 'Gender Policy Being Revised to Include Child Marriage, FGM'
Fatou Kinteh, minister for Gender, Children and Social Welfare has said that her ministry is currently revising the Gender and Women Empowerment Policy 2023-2033 as well as the… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Gambia: Strategy For Youth, Women Development And Empowerment
YWDE Strategy is to outline measures for the enhancement of youth and women development and empowerment through the use of ICTs. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Child Mortality in Africa - An Infectious Disease Perspective
Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide, more especially in low and middle-income countries, particularly in young children. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Senegal: Senegal to Recruit 1000 Youth to Monitor Prices
President Macky Sall on Monday instructed Prime Minister Amadou Ba to recruit 1000 Senegalese youth within three weeks to monitor businessmen including shop keepers who frequently… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Gambia: 'Lack of Youth Seriousness in Politics Leads to Their Less Participation'
Prof. Sidat Yaffa, dean for the School of Agriculture at the University of The Gambia (UTG) has said that the lack of seriousness shownby young people in politics is the reason for… Read more »
Gambia: The Rural Child - the Youth Organisation That Is Trying to Revive Fading Storytelling
ome two decades and half ago, storytelling was a significant activity in Gambian communities. The stories are commonly fictitious but they can help children and youth to draw… Read more »
Gambia: Youth and Agriculture - Key Challenges and Concrete Solutions
Rural youth are the future of food security. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Gambia: FactSpace Launches Crowdsourced Content for Promotion of Unity, Development
FactSpace West Africa with support from UNESCO, on Friday, launched several multimedia content created by young leaders in The Gambia to promote tolerance, call for good… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Gambia: NYC Holds Youth Connekt Gambia Summit
The National Youth Council (NYC), of The Gambia last week held the Youth Connekt Gambia Summit at a ceremony held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference center. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Gambia: NYP Speaker Defends Selection of Committee Members
The Speaker of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) has defended the selection process of members of the National Youth Parliament amid rising concerns of the selection procedure on… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Gambia: Estate Developer - TAF Authors Book That Seeks to Inspire African Children
Renowned Gambian housing and real estate developer, Mustapha Njie, who goes by his sobriquet Taf, has authored an inspiring book dedicated to all African children, who dare to… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia, Senegal Ranked By HRW Among Countries Protecting Pregnant Girls, Adolescents' Right to Education
Human Rights Watch, global rights body with offices in various countries across the world, has ranked The Gambia among countries protecting pregnant girls' and adolescents' right… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Africa Youth Deserve Better Learning Opportunities
Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the education crisis in Western and Central Africa. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Gambia: 'Unemployment Continues to Be Major Youth Challenge'
The speaker of the National Youth Parliament has spoken of the challenges confronting youth development in the country, acknowledging that high unemployment rate continues to be… Read more »
Gambia: On NAYCONF 2022!
It is agreed that societies that give youth an equal chance to prosper and participate freely in social, political, and economic life are more peaceful and more prosperous. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Gambia: High Youth Unemployment Rate Is Challenging Young People to Find Employment to Better Their Lives in Gambia
Despite a growing economy, Gambia is one of the poorest countries in the world, with income poverty increasing from 59% to 74% between 1998 and 2003. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Gambia: Afrobarometer Survey Reveals Priorities of Gambian Youth
Afrobarometer survey revealed health, management of the economy, water supply, education and unemployment as the priorities of most Gambia youth. Read more »