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Stakeholders affirm Nutrition Bill will empower women

By Momodou Jarju Officials from the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the Office of the Vice President have affirmed to the National Assembly Select Committee...

How journalist-turned-entrepreneur set up Musu’s Spice 

By Momodou Jarju For almost eight years, Aja Musu Bah has laboured in the Gambia’s media fraternity. During this period, she has served as a...

ITC Supports Participation of Women Cross-border Traders

The International Trade Centre (ITC) through its Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund and United Nations Human Security Trust Fund joint programme is supporting the participation...

Enterprise Development Officer says WEF Outstanding Balance Stood at D12 Million...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Enterprise Development Officer at the Gender Ministry, Fatou F Dampha has reported that the total outstanding repayment balance of the...

Women Enterprise Fund: Women groups seek bigger and better terms of...

By: Kebba AF Touray The women representatives of Banjul have demanded the increment of loan allocations from the Women Enterprise Fund and the extension of...

Minister Joof Hands over Equipment Worth D2M to Members of SheTrades

By Ndey Sowe Mr Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, the Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) on Monday, September 11 handed over equipment worth...

Tujereng Women Gardeners Plead for Support after Flood Destroys Their Garden

Mariama Marong Tujereng Women's Gardeners have again called for government intervention to remedy their devastating situation that occurred due to heavy flooding. In 2022 flooding...

Banjulunding Women Gardeners Appeal For Adequate Water Supply, Fence 

By Sariba Manneh / Fatoumatta Conteh The Banjullinding Women Gardeners in an interview with this medium on Wednesday 15th February 2023, appealed to the government...

Project to Give Women Skills to Curb Irregular Migration Launched

By Ndey Sowe Violence Against Girls in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), with funding from the Migration and Sustainable Development...

Forum On Co-management Of Mangroves For Women Shell-Fishers Held

By Madiba Singhateh ‘Try Oyster’ association together with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana; Development Action Association (DAA ); World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the...

Supersonicz Micro-Finance Constructs 24 Garden Reservoirs in Mandinary

By Yankuba Jallow Supersonicz Micro-Finance has on Wednesday, 11th January handed over 24 water reservoirs to the women garden in Mandinary Village, Kombo North. The micro-finance...

Women Farmers Highlight Their Problems

By: Kebba AF Touray Women vegetable and rice producers in Jeshwang, Abuko, Kololi and Fajikunda among other communities within the KMC, have complained about the...

Chamoi Women Gardeners Elaborate On The Challenges In Gardening

By: Aja Musu Bah in Basse Women gardeners of Chamoi village in Tumana District in the Upper River Region (URR), have elucidated the numerous challenges...

GAMCOTRAP Trains, Establishes Community Surveillance In FGM Free Zones

By Lamin Fatty GAMCOTRAP has recently trained and established community surveillance groups drawn from Wuli East, West and Sandu districts, and referred them as FGM...

NDMA Donates Food Commodities To 250 Women-headed Households

    with: Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh As part of their mandate to assist disaster victims in the Gambia, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Wednesday,...

FGM Menace And Why The Young Must Be Educated On Sexual...

By Ndey Sowe One of the most restricted topics in The Gambia is to discuss the sex and sexual life of people. It is considered...

‘Girl Power’ Organizes Seminar to Empower, Inspire Young Girls

By Ndey Sowe Gambian 'Girl Power', a local civil society organisation in collaboration with the International Open University (IOU), on Thursday 30th December 2021, organized...

Single Mothers Scheme CEO Declares Interest in Serekunda Parliamentary Seat

By: Ndey Sowe Young Gambian charity founder, Ms. Fatoumatta Jammeh-Jeng, declared her interest to run as a member of parliament for the Serekunda Constituency on...

Centre Providing Emergency Care Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Launched

By Ndey Sowe Partners has on Thursday, 11 November, 2021 launched a Women Empowerment and Peacebuilding Center dubbed “Women Wellness Center” at the Bundung Maternal...

GCCI Initiates D1 Million Challenge Fund for Women Entrepreneurs

By Ndey Sow The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) with support from the International Trade Center (ITC) on Tuesday, 5th October, 2021 launched a...