Rural
Youth Award -Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018- winner Musa Jaiteh is
extracting maximum benefit from the river Gambia and providing the much-needed
fish and fisheries products to the people.
The
young entrepreneur acquired a boat from his award cash prize. He was awarded by
Global
Youth Innovative Network (GYIN) Gambia with funding from the Nema Project. He
is one of the graduated mentees of GYIN Gambia’s Youth Mentorship Program on
Enterprise Management.
Musa
Jaiteh told Youth Forum that this new venture has already created employment
for him and improved his living status. “I started fishing some years ago after
acquiring a boat. Fishing has improved my life since I acquired a boat.
Gambians should engage in the fishing sector and provide the much-needed fish
to people with even surplus for export,’’ he said.
He
appealed to young people to venture into fishing to improve their lives, saying
that there are many opportunities for young people in the country where they
can earn from instead of taking the back-way to Europe.
Recognizing
the economic income, the fishing venture is bringing to him, Musa now plans to
buy a second boat to expand his business. He appeals to the Youth Innovative
Network (GYIN) Gambia and their partners to continue supporting young people in
the country to create employment for themselves.
He
also advised them to support youth to venture into fishing to prevent them from
using the back way to Europe for greener pasture.
‘‘I
think Global Youth Innovation Network and their partners should continue to
support and encourage the youth to venture in to the fishing sector to create
employment for themselves and discourage irregular migration,’’ he said.
