Welcome to the website of the Gambia National Youth Council. This site is developed to inspire, motivate and energise young people for social change and youth development. As young people form half of today and almost certainly all of tomorrow, it is prudent upon us all to take active roles in our own development and by extension in the development of our nations. We need to invest in ourselves for others to invest in us.

Investing in youth is investing in the future of the Gambia in particular and the whole world in general, thus justifying the need for timely allocation and disbursement of resources both human and material by Governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies and the private sector to youth development programmes in order to enable young men and women enjoy a sense of self-fulfillment and to contribute immensely to the development of their nations.

The involvement of youth in global, regional and national development though pertinent cannot be achieved without effective and efficient youth structures at all levels. The already established structures at Global, Continental, National, Regional and District levels do not have adequate capacities to entice the active participation of youth in the development of their nations. They have inadequate management and mobilisation skills, even though great strives have been made by the youth toward nation building but they still lack the required support.

The Gambia National Youth Council as the co-ordinating and monitoring body for youth activities in the Gambia and advisory body to Government on all youth matters; with its existing structures at both Regional and District level across the country needs to be strengthened by providing management and other useful training programmes and resources to enhance efficient services to the cream of our country. This will also enhance effectiveness as well as enable us to further extend support in terms of training, providing other technical assistance to the lower grassroots youth bodies at local level.

This website is geared towards uplifting the standards and capacities of young people and as such we would welcome critical feedbacks to help us realize this objective. Happy surfing!

Abdoulie Fye

Programme Officer

The Gambia National Youth Council