16th June 2022. Press Statement Today the 16th day of June 2022 marks International Day of the African Child (DAC). According to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the day is commemorated mainly “to recall the 1976 uprisings in Soweto when high-school students […]
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NYC Begins Regional Reflection Session On Issues Affecting Children
The National Youth Council (NYC) has begun a 7-day reflection session with members of the Children National Assembly of The Gambia and the decentralised structures on issues affecting children within the country. The session started in Basse, Upper River Region wherein participants from Local Government Authorities/Councillors, members of the Village […]
GPF Begins Nationwide Training On Community Policing, Gender & Child Responsive Policing
The Gambia Police Force, with support from UNICEF, is currently rolling out training programmes centered on community policing, gender, and child responsive policing across the country. The training will expose officers to topics relating to gender issues, child protection, and community policing in order to enhance safety and security for […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms and Mr. Moms. The line moves to those struggling with infertility; may it be your turn soonest. Motherhood is a plotless narrative of self in its bid to replicate itself. For me, the twists and turns of the parenting odyssey present an endless labyrinth […]