Gambia: NYC Begins Life Skills Training for Youths

Banjul — The National Youths Council (NYC), recently started a Life Skills training for youth clubs in The Upper River Region (URR) and the Kanifing Municipality (KM).

In an interview with the Daily Observer, Marchel Mendy, the executive secretary, National Youth Council, said that young people should be equipped with skills that would enable them to cope with any risky situation they might encounter in or outside the school. According to him, life skills are abilities, which help a person to adapt and to behave positively so that he or she can deal effectively with the challenges of everyday life.

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