The
Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC), the umbrella body and voice of Youth
Entrepreneurs in The Gambia, is staging a youth exhibition.
The
association is committed to advocating for the creation of the enabling
environment that facilitates an organized, vibrant, robust, functional,
sustainable and competitive private sector youth-led micro enterprise
sub-sector, that is positioned to actually create jobs, generate wealth and
contribute to the GDP through innovative intervention mechanisms and constructive
engagement.
The
youth synergy in partnership with strategic stakeholders will from March 24 to
April 1st 2017 stage a youth exhibition at the Westfield Youth Monument.
The
exhibition funded by SSHFC, FASDEP and YEP project targets 100 youth
entrepreneurs across the country.
Ismaila
Sambou, GYCC president, speaking at a press briefing held last Friday at the
NEDI office, said the commitment of GYCC is to prepare, develop, nurture and
support the establishment of functional youth-led micro enterprises, and generate
employment opportunities across the country through the implementation of the
micro enterprise activities.
Mr
Sambou stated that as the first-ever youth exhibition to be held in The Gambia,
every effort shall be made to allocate to the exhibitors the stand space which
has been ordered.
However,
he went on, to facilitate an effective layout of the exhibition and if the
organizers being the Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC) members believes
it to be in the best interest of the exhibition.
The
organizers have the right to make a stand reallocation at any time, provided
that the reallocated stand space shall not be more than 10% greater or less
than the space which has been booked.
According
to him, if the space is reduced, the price for the stand shall be reduced
proportionate to the amount of the space reduction.
“The
development of our beloved country depends not on the movement of the clock,
but on the movement of the minds of the youth of the country, moments of
striving as we work for the development of The Gambia,” he remarked.
Baboucarr
Kebbeh, CEO GYCC, said a registration fee of D500 is set aside for each
participant interested in taking part in the exhibition.
He
added that the weeklong youth entrepreneurship exhibition is meant to avail
participants the opportunity to network, as well as showcase their products.
Mustapha
Badjie, NEDI programme manager expressed his office’s readiness to continue
supporting the chamber.
