Thursday, April 25, 2024

Woman & Development

Reliance Bank Signs D50M Loan Facility With the Senegalo Gambia Women’s...

By Ndey Sowe Reliance Financial Services (RFS) on Thursday November 7th 2019, signed a D50 million load facility with the Senegalo Gambia Women’s Federation (SGWF). This...

First-ever Continental Summit to End Gender Based Violence Begins in Dakar

By Sarjo Camara-Singateh from Dakar  The first ever African continental summit which aims to end Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage, has started in the...

From Borrower to Self-Employer: Young Gambian Start-up Business Story

By Momodou Jarju ‘‘Like I always tell people, food is money,” said Francess Squire, age 23, living in Kololi. Every living soul needs to eat...

KMC launch D100 Million project to empower women

By Makutu Manneh Kanifing Municipal Council in collaboration with Reliance Financial Services Company has launched a hundred-million-dalasi women empowerment project called ‘Dollel Jigeen’. This project is...

The Plight of Rural Women

By: Amie Sillah Their life needs not be romanticized; it is their lived reality. She wakes up at dawn to pound the grain for breakfast,...

Tanji Women Fish Mongers Lament ...

By MAKUTU MANNEH In observance of International Women’s Day, this medium was out and about to sample opinion from women on their plight and awareness...

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019: (8th March 2019) Women’s Rights Advocates Speak...

By Awa Touray & Rohey Cham Ahead of the International Women’s Day, women’s rights advocates have expressed their views on the importance of the day. Mrs....

International Women’s Day 2019: How The European Union Supports Women In...

International Women's Day is a chance to remind ourselves that sixty one years ago, equality between women and men was embedded in the Rome...

GFF Begins Search To Unearth New Women Footballers

Source GFF-The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on Monday January 28 launched its women talent search at schools level with the objective of unearthing new...

NEMA P2R Equip Rural Women on Forest and Food Processing Techniques

By Awa B. Bah A four day training programme for rural women on processing of forest and horticulture products ended up in Jenoi Agricultural Center...

GenCED Capacity Building Initiative For Young Women’s Participation In Politics

By: Ndey Sowe Gender Center for Empowering and Development (GenCED), has initiated young women’s political participation and leadership training on Wednesday October 17th 2018, at...

‘Activista’ Inaugurate Rural Women Assembly

By Fatoumatta K Jallow ‘Activista’ the Gambia, in collaboration with Action-Aid International, on Monday October 15th 2018, official inaugurated the Rural Women Assembly to...

Minister, NAMs Debate On Election of Women Representatives

By Awa B. Bah The Vice President and Minister for Women’s Affairs Ousainou Darboe, Monday September 10th 2018, faced Deputies at the National Assembly in...

Africa’s Youth Kick-Start A Million Conversations To End Fgm

By Sarjo Camara-Singateh African youth have started their rallying call to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a generation by sparking one million conversations that...

Women’s Bureau Trains National Women Councillors

By Fatoumatta K Jallow Women’s Bureau on Saturday July 28th 2018, concluded a two day training of National Women Councilors held at Nana Conference...

The Cabinet Reshuffle And The Gender Agenda

On Friday June 29th, 2018, President Adama Barrow effected a major cabinet change. The change saw two women lose their cabinet positions while two...

Women’s Game: Interior over $2000 richer for retaining FF Cup

By Sulayman Bah Interior women’s team over the weekend got over $2000 richer after successfully retaining the Gambia Football Federation Women’s Cup. The police outfit dumped...

Life Of The Rural People What Is The Situation Of Access...

This column is meant to monitor and report on issues that concerns the people of the rural communities in terms of how their development...

ON FEMALE MAYORAL ASPIRANTS: Rohey Malick Lowe Speaks

By Fatoumatta K Jallow Mrs. Rohey Malick Lowe, an aspiring female candidate for the forthcoming Mayoral Elections slated for 12th May 2018, over the weekend spoke...

President Presides Over International Women’s Day Celebrations

By: Kebba AF Touray The Lower River Region’s town of Soma was the venue for this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations and the president of...