20 Dec. 2017
2017-12-20
Grant scheme for Gambian young entrepreneurs launched
为冈比亚年轻企业家们推出的拨款方案
ITC’s Youth Empowerment Project teams up with the National Association of Co-Operative Credit Unions of The Gambia to boost financing for young entrepreneurs.
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The International Trade Centre (ITC) has joined forces with the National Association of Co-Operative Credit Unions of The Gambia (NACCUG) to boost financing support for young grassroots entrepreneurs. The mini grant scheme, which will form part of the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), was announced on 16 December by Dawda Fadera, the Secretary-General and Head of Civil Service of the Gambian government on behalf of President Adama Barrow.
Commenting on the new grant scheme, Raimund Moser, ITC’s project manager for the Youth Empowerment Project, said: ‘YEP has already trained close to 1,000 youths, supported 200 young entrepreneurs and is working with more than 20 implementing partners. The mini grant scheme will complement the training efforts with much-needed financial support to young entrepreneurs and help get their businesses up and running.’
Baboucarr Jeng, General Manager of NACCUG, the institution responsible for managing the scheme, explained that the total financial volume available would be $250,000, equivalent to 12 million Gambian dalasi. ‘The scheme will provide a minimum of 250 mini-grants to youths. What matters most is not the amount of money disbursed, but the impact we create for youth,’ he said.
负责管理该计划的机构总经理Baboucarr Jeng解释说，可用的总金额达25万美元，相当于1200万冈比亚币。他说，这个项目将向青少年提供至少250笔小型赠款，最重要的不是支付的金额，而是我们为年轻人创造的影响。
The scheme will make available grants for Gambian young entrepreneurs with a solid business plan. To help nurture entrepreneurship, the mini-grant scheme will facilitate the acquisition of equipment, materials, licenses and other assets for start-ups or small-scale enterprises.
该计划将为冈比亚表年企业家提供一项坚实的商业计划，为了更好的培养创业精神，小型赠款项目将为初创企业或小型企业提供设备材料、许可证和其他资产。
From 2 January 2018 NACCUG will accept applications from interested young entrepreneurs and grant recipients will be selected based on their proposed business plans. In addition to grant, provided up to 47,000 Gambian dalasi, grantees will receive coaching and financial training. Grant recipients will also participate in annual events to communicate results, share success stories and best practices of the mini grant scheme.
从2018年1月2日起，冈比亚全国合作信用协会将接受来自感兴趣的年轻企业家的申请，并将根据所提议的商业计划选择接受资助的人。除此之外，还会提供达47000冈比亚币，受资助的人将接受指导和财务培训，他们也将参加每年的活动，针对成果、分享成功故事和此次赠款计划最好的实践进行交流。
About the Youth Empowerment Project
The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is a four-year project that aims to supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship in the country to address the economic root causes of irregular migration. It is funded by the European Union (EU) Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with a total budget of €11 million. By improving the employability of youth, especially potential and returning migrants, increasing income opportunities along value chains and helping young entrepreneurs to connect to trade and tap into the digital economy, this project aims to change the current migration trends and contribute to building the long-term growth and economic competitiveness of The Gambia.
The European Union’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
The European Union’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa addresses the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa. More specifically, it helps address the root causes of destabilization, forced displacement and irregular migration by promoting economic and equal opportunities, strengthening security, development and resilience of vulnerable people.
欧盟为非洲提供紧急信托基金
欧盟对非洲的紧急信托基金解决了非洲非正规移民和流离失所者的根本原因。更具体地说，它通过促进经济和平等机会、加强安全、发展和脆弱人群的抗压能力，帮助解决造成不稳定的根源和不稳定移民的根源。
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