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| Amb. Njie (L) and Mr. Sonko |
The documents are a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and
a Contractual Agreement that seeks to support youth in the area of
entrepreneurship through a three months mentorship programme.
Under
the MoU and the Contractual Agreement, both institutions committed themselves
in supporting rural developments through a mentorship programme that will
promote entrepreneurship in rural areas.
Twenty-five rural youth will undergo the three month mentorship programme of which
fifteen males and ten females have already been selected for the
programme which will commence in the first week of August, 2017..
Speaking
at the signing ceremony, Executive Director of GYIN Gambia, Ambassador Mamadou
Edrisa Njie, said that there is great need to support youth especially those in
the rural areas in the areas of entrepreneurship mentorship.
“My
office is aware of the lack of mentorship that many rural youth lacks,
therefore, we’re piloting this programme to fill the gap and we hope that the
programme will become a bigger one,” he said.
