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As of 31 August 2019, 4,290 Gambians have been assisted to voluntarily return home under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration since the start of 2017.

24 year old Jerreh Cham hails from The Gambia’s west coast settlement of Sukuta – about 13 kilometers away from the capital, Banjul.

ARCHIPELAGO est un programme sur 4 ans (2019/2022) financé à hauteur de 15 millions d’euros, dans le cadre du Fonds Fiduciaire d’Urgence de l’Union européenne pour l’Afrique et dont l’objectif principal est d’améliorer l’employabilité des jeunes par des actions ciblées de formation professionnelle...

The EU-funded programme “Make it in the Gambia» aims to improve economic development and future prospects for The Gambia’s youth, including returning or potential migrants by promoting attractive employment and income opportunities.

The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) addresses the economic root causes of irregular migration by supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship.

The programme Make it in the Gambia, implemented in part by GIZ in partnership with the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) have validated eight enriched skills training curricula in May 2019 at Khamsys in Bijilo.

Thanks to the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, more than 19,100 jobs have been created and 27,775 individuals have benefited from professional training or skills development since the launch of the EUTF in November 2015.

When Omar left The Gambia in 2016, he was only eight years old.

The Gambia International Trade Fair is increasingly recognised as a major platform to promote new businesses in many economic sectors, such as fashion and craft, agribusiness, IT, media, construction, food, tourism, beauty, and wellness.