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| Undertaking
perilous journeys to Europe via deserts and high seas has been the thought of
many young Gambians (male and female) – who often cite the “lack
of opportunities” at home. (Photo Credit: M.E.Njie) |
The
overall goal of the Building Resilience against Food Insecurity in the Sahel
(P2RS) project is to raise effective knowledge and skills on rural women and
youth to become self reliant, according to officials.
“One
of the key activities of the training will focus on guideline on writing
business plans thus the training has been designed to be practical with
exercises to provide skills,” Olimatou S. Tamba, Assistant Business Development
Officer of the project, said.
She
said that the training is designed to upgrade effective knowledge and
skills on business development in rural regions, when she spoke at November
14-17 training at the Microfinance Centre in Brikamaba, Central River Region.
Tamba
said she hopes that the discussions in the training and the information shared
will be applied effectively by rural youth in their business careers.
She
also encourages the participants (women and men) drawn from CRR North and South
to share experiences and exchange information among themselves for their
benefit.
Ousman
Colley, Regional Agricultural Director, CRR South, said trainings like the P2RS
will immensely improve the livelihood of rural youth and women. He said the
business plans developed by the participants can be use to get funding from
agricultural projects.
He
reminded participants of the agricultural funding like the matching grants
which he said are meant for Gambian farmers. He said the women and the youth
should endeavor to submit bankable business plans to have access to finance.
Ade
Joseph Taylor, Executive Group Ltd, Partner Manager, and trainer, said a second
level training will be organized for the participants. It will be based on
performance and the best will be selected.
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| Olimatou S. Tamba (Photo Credit: M.E.Njie) |
He
said that an assessment will be conducted at the end of the training to select
the best for the next level.
The
participants were selected from Nema/P2RS partners: the Women’s Bureau, Global
Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia), the National Enterprise
Development Initiative (NEDI), the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) among
others.
Participants
are awarded certificates of participation. The P2RS project is a component
managed by the National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development
Project (Nema).
The
P2RS project is also meant to build the entrepreneurial skills of women and
young people to reduce the dependency rate and to eradicate irregular migration to
Europe.
Undertaking
perilous journeys to Europe via deserts and high seas has been the thought of
many young Gambians (male and female) – who often cite the “lack
of opportunities” at home.
Since 2010, more than 500 Gambians
have died trying to reach Europe in rickety boats and via dangerous deserts.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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