>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: NYSS, AGIB launch youth /Jabou >Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:40:48 +0000 > >Jabou, > >Very sorry for coming back this late. Unfortunately, time has been >rather >scarce for me, these days. > >I am not aware of the AGIB bank having any website though. All said, >it is >very gratifying to note that the private sector and community at >large are >getting more and more involved in trying to develop an >entrepreur-led >Gambian society. For example, FM-B Radio station, a Brikama >community radio >station, is organising a two-day (August 16-17th) trade show. This >trade >show is meant "to motivate youths with self-development strategies, >encourage growth in commercial activities for family sustainability >and to >provide meaningful counselling", according to the organisers. The >Gambia >Chamber of Commerce and Industries has also organised numerous >workshops >both for the SMEs and also for those in government who monitor and >regulate >their activities. > >Other private businesses and parastatals also sponsore wards in the >various >hospitals as well as operate scholarship funds. This year, Trust >Bank Gambia >Limited is for example, sponsoring a number of Nawetaan teams to the >tune of >over D200,000.00. > >Have a good day, Gassa. > > >>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: NYSS, AGIB launch youth /Gassa >>Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:58:22 EDT >> >>This is very interesting Gassa, and something positive for our >>youth who >>need >>all the assistance they can get. Does the bank have a website? I >>visited >>with >>Mamour Jagne in 1997 when i was in Gambia, and they seemd ready and >>willing >>to fund viable and promising enterprensurial projects. I found all >>of the >>people there very professional and pleasant to interact with. >> >>Jabou Joh >> >>In a message dated 7/20/2002 12:27:31 PM Central Daylight Time, >>[log in to unmask] writes: >> >> >> > NYSS, AGIB launch youth enterprise development fund >> > >> > By Fatou Touray >> > >> > AGIB the Banjul-based Arab Gambian Islamic Bank Ltd has >>announced the >> > establishment of the NYSS-AGIB youth enterprise development fund >>with an >> > initial sum of D250,000. >> > >> > The fund will be a revolving facility, and will be jointly >>administered >>by >> > NYSS, the National Youth Service Scheme, and AGIB which on >>Friday >>launched >> > the fund at the bank's head office in Banjul. >> > >> > The NYSS will process all applications for financing and the >>bank will >> > disburse to individual applicants on the request of the NYSS. >> > >> > The facility will be utilised in the acquisition of machinery >>and tools, >>as >> > well as to provide working capital. "This will provide the >>much-needed >> > capital for the establishment of youths in gainful and >>productive >> > self-employment," AGIB's managing director Mamour Jagne said at >>the >> > launching ceremony. He announced that the revolving fund will be >>increased >> > if it proves viable, and called on the young people of this >>country to >>use >> > the facility wisely in a partnership with AGIB. "Any individal >>who >>performs >> > well will graduate from this fund to participate in the bank's >>general >> > investment pool on his or her own right as a customer," Jagne >>revealed. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough >to see, >yet small enough to solve. -Mike- Levitt- > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~