Gambia Navy, in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), concluded a 3-month training programme for two cohorts of 45 women oyster farmers on swimming and sea survival in a ceremony held at Lamin Lodge Riverside today, 24 April 2025. The project, dubbed FISH4ACP, implemented by FAO, was funded by the EU and German government…
The Agroecology Value Chain Production System Project under the Department of Agriculture (DoA), in partnership with the Department of Community Development, has kick-started a three-day training workshop on Participatory Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (PVCA) at Wellingara Model Horticulture Center. The training, which commenced today, was conducted to build participants’ understanding of PVCA concepts and methodologies, enhance…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched its tourism capacity-building program in The Gambia, aimed at strengthening tourism as a driver of economic growth and regional integration. The initiative, which brings together tourism stakeholders from all 12 ECOWAS Member States, focuses on improving tourism standards, attracting investment, and fostering cross-border cooperation. It…
The Tumana Agency for Development (TAD) at the weekend successfully organised a one-day training on climate change and renewable energy at its headquarters in Tinkinjo Village, Tumana District, Upper River Region (URR). The training, held under the Renewable Energy Potentials in The Gambia (REPGam) Project, aimed to educate community members and project beneficiaries from both…
The West African Bankers’ Association (WABA) has continued to enhance payment and settlement systems across the region and beyond. In its quest to foster this goal, WABA started a four-day rigorous training for bank professionals across the region on Monday 24 February 2025 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Senegambia. The…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has joined forces with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre to organize a three-day national training workshop, focusing on preventing and responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The three-day training, which got underway on Thursday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, brought together…
Head of International IDEA Gambia Office, Jainaba Faye, has underscored the significance of the legislature to effective governance. At the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building training for staff of the National Assembly communication unit, Madam Faye stated that the National Assembly serves as central pillar to effective governance by ensuring sound policies, decisions…
The University of The Gambia Science Students Association on Saturday, 15 February 2025, held an insightful event in observance of Alumni and Career Day for its members. The event was held at the Law Faculty Auditorium in Kanifing and brought together students and international Gambian experts who served as executive members of the Association, which…
The European Union and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, organized, in partnership and to the benefit of the National Assembly, a two-day capacity-building session for the Communication Unit of the National Assembly. This event took place on 14 and 15 February 2025 at the Bakadaji Hotel. In the framework of the EU-CODE…
In a bid to enhance access to religious texts in sign language, the Oasis Network, a Christian not-for-profit organisation serving communities, recently convened a two-week intensive Bible translation forum tailored for the deaf community in The Gambia. The initiative, aimed at enhancing access to religious texts in sign language, brought together linguists, Christian leaders, and…
