Life of Displaced Vendors After Demolition Exercise
By Yankuba Jallow
The months February and March have witnessed the demolition of shops and restaurants and many of the vendors and grocery owners lost...
WANEP, Partners, Train Aspiring Female Candidates
By: Kebba AF Touray
The West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP) in collaboration with partners, on Monday started a two day training activity for...
Women Vendors Threatened With Eviction Solicit Government Intervention
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
Women vendors selling within the precincts of Westfield, told this medium that they have been threatened with eviction by some Municipal...
GAF Officers, Wives Sensitised On GBV
By RoheyJadama
The Network Against Gender Based Violence (NGBV) has organized a two-day sensitization programme for Army Officers and soldiers’ wives on gender-based violence and...
‘ATAYA’ Attire Seeks To Empower Young Women
By Saikou Suwareh Jabai
‘Attaya’ Attire is an initiative of WIG and it aims to improve the lives of young women in the country through...
BOOK LAUNCH: Memoirs Of An African Woman On A Mission
By Nelson Manneh and Yankuba Jallow
On Friday 22nd December 2017, a book entitled ‘‘Memoirs of an African Woman on a Mission’’, was launched by the...
West African Women Meet On Peace And Security Issues
UNOWAS in partnership with ECOWAS, G5Sahel and the Manu River Union (MRU) organized a Regional Open Day in Dakar Senegal on December 11th 2017 at...
‘Engage, Consult Women in Reform Process’ – DPS Gassama
By Amie Sanneh
The Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Binta Gassama, has said that it is absolutely necessary for Gambian women to be...
Women’s Bureau Trains Women on Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management
By Fatoumatta K Jallow
The Women’s Bureau in collaboration with COMCEC, Cooperation for Development from the Turkish’s Government, have commenced a seven-day training for women...
Civil Society Organizations Present Statement to Information Minister
BY Nelson Manneh
As the 28th of September marks the International Right to Know Day, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations presented a statement on the...
Women’s Bureau Holds National Policy Dialogue Forum
By Fatoumatta K Jallow
The Gambia Women’s Bureau in collaboration with Action Aid and the Ministry of Lands and Regional Administration on Tuesday 22 August...
Haddy Jonga of Think Young Girl exposes her thoughts on women’s...
With Sarjo Camara-Singateh
Haddy Jonga of Think Young Girl exposes her thoughts on women’s participation in politics
In these series of articles on women’s participation in...
Interview with Amie Sillah-Sarr on Participation of Women in Politics
WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT
With Sarjo Camara-Singateh
In this edition of Women and Development our guest is Amie Sillah Sarr. She will share her experiences and understanding...
Participation of Women in Politics
With Sarjo Camara-Singateh
In this edition of Women and Development, we bring you issues affecting women during election period. The next presidential election is drawing...
GAMCOTRAP kicks off 2016 activities in the Central River Region North...
GAMCOTRAP recently completed a three days sensitization workshop in the Central River Region North reaching out to about 400 Women leaders from Sami, Niani...
FAWEGAM Women Conference
Amie Sillah
Presidents of Mothers’ Clubs throughout the country were invited to a Conference to discuss issues affecting women and girls on Friday 26th...
‘Drudgery a hinderance to our educational empowerment’- Kaddy Ceesay
with Abdoulie G Dibba
This Column is meant to monitor and report on issues that concern the people of the rural area in terms of...
Voices against Female Genital Mutilation
In this edition of Women and Development, we will discuss issues affecting women and girls with a special focus on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)....