Africa Gambia A two-day intensive training on Sexuality and Sex Education, Gender Based Violence was organized at Jambangjelly Senior School by the Njaboute Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the living standards of women and girls in The Gambia
Africa Gambia Several countries including Mexico, Romania, Sierra Leone, Colombia, recommended that the Gambia address discrimination based on caste and descent at the ongoing Universal Periodic Review, a unique survey of human rights records of all UN Member States
Africa Gambia The country aims at creating 150.000 new jobs by 2027, prioritising the empowerment of young women, said the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Africa Gambia 'Musoolutaa', the first resource app for women to find information on health, safety, job opportunities, access to the women's enterprise fund, was launched by the Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Africa Gambia The West African Economic Community ECOWAS approved the establishment of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in The Gambia during the military dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh
Africa Gambia The second National Conference on Women's Leadership was held, an event dedicated to amplifying women's voices in leadership and governance
Africa Gambia Girls' Pride Gambia recently conducted a 10-day training on hygiene and menstrual health management for female students and teachers, using a game-based learning approach
Africa Gambia The Gambia Film Producers Association elected the new board that will lead the association for the coming years, choosing prominent Gambian filmmaker, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, President
Africa Gambia A €29.000 women's community garden in the village of Boraba, 300 kilometres from Banjul, has been inaugurated by the German ambassador to The Gambia
Africa Gambia A $1,34 million soil fertility mapping project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security with the support of the Islamic Development Bank
Africa Gambia The Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital hosted a breast and cervical cancer screening event supported by China Medical Team, WHO, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the Gambian National Cancer Control Programme and the Banjul Municipality
Africa Gambia The 81st regular session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights officially opened in Banjul with representatives of member states, civil society organisations and human rights advocates
Africa Gambia After a long delay, the results of the Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination have been released by the West African Examinations Council and will be made public today during a press conference of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education