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Stay informed! Here you can find articles, podcasts and videos produced by young Gambian journalists who participated in the recent United Nations Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) workshops.
The series of media workshops took place in November in Brufut, The Gambia. It was attended by young Gambian social entrepreneurs, bloggers, radio and TV Journalists, female activists and sound technicians. The training was designed to support the development of the skills of sound engineers and to create a cohort of media journalists with the skills to write, publish and showcase creative content and to support job creation and empowerment within the creative industries.
All media content below is produced by the participating journalists. More on the workshops here.
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AfriCourage on TV
Watch the discussion at Paradise TV Gambia with Smockey, Baaba Maal, Felwine Sarr and...
Gambia Has Decided was about the empowerment of citizens
#GambiaHasDecided was a civil society initiative led by a diverse group of young...
Gee – ‘An artist never quits music’
During an interview with Mariama Colley and Isatu Bokum, Gambian rapper, activist and...
Tatadindin – The role of Griots in African society
The Gambian Kora Genius, Tatadindin gave an interview to our workshop Journalist Kebba...
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Watch videos about AfriCourage
Watch the Gambian Kora Genius Tatadindin explaining his instrument or an interview with Sambou Suso. And learn more about AfriCourage, Gambian culture and the power of music.
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Meet the young journalists who report about AfriCourage, its artists and The Gambia – a small, but fascinating country
Kebba AF Touray
Freelance journalist / Foroyaa Newspaper
Olimatou Coker
Journalist / The Standard Newspaper
Olimatou Coker is 23 years old and lives in …
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Fabakary B. Ceesay
Managing Editor / The Trumpet Newspaper
Fabakary B. Ceesay is the managing editor of the Trumpet Newspaper (trumpet.gm), a seasoned human rights and investigative journalist with …
Isatu M. Bokum
Journalism student
Saloum Sheriff Janko
Publisher and editor / NEW GAMBIA MAGAZINE
Bakary Ceesay
Journalist / The Voice Newspaper
