Our agricultural training project in The Gambia gets into the midst of the pandemic – and turns it into an opportunity. more…
Category Archives: Gambian Youth Project
The silent achievements of the GYP
Despite the lockdown in The Gambia, our trainees are developing into professional gardeners.
Our first applicants for the Gambian Youth Project
The advertisement was made via a Gambian radio station and communications in all districts. There were over 80 interested applicants. On 40 apprenticeship training positions. From all regions of the country
There is a lot to do…
Almost exactely one year ago the idea for our Gambian Youth Project was born. On the occasion of the first repatriations of 1,500 Gambian migrants from Europe and the USA.
The Gambian Youth Project – more important than ever
At least 800 Gambians in Germany are currently facing imminent deportation to their homeland, where unemployment and a lack of future prospectives is waiting for them. more…
Gambian Youth Project: The agricultural training
Each year, we and our partner, the Rural Development Organization, will educate about 100 young Gambians in commercial vegetable gardening. But what exactly does the two year long program include? Which topics will be discussed? more…
Meet the applicants for the Gambian Youth Project
With the new Gambian Youth Project we want to give unemployed youth the opportunity to receive a specialized training and earn their living as agricultural entrepreneurs. But who are these young people and what do they hope to gain from such a project? Find out more about their hopes and dreams in four short interviews more…
We are starting a new training program in Gambia. Why?
Starting 2019 we will start a new work and training program for unemployed youth and repatriated migrants in The Gambia. The idea arose out of a bitter necessity. more…