By Mamadou Edrisa Njie
Bubacarr Jallow, a sheep fattener, aged 29, has said that the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) mini grant scheme has enhanced his business after receiving a support, to wit; provision of 13 sheep and 2 goats.
The Sare Pirrasu, Upper River Region native started his business in 2018, but received the mini grant in early this year.
As he revealed, the mini grant disbursed by the National Cooperative Credit Unions of the Gambia (NACCUG) has helped him a lot in terms of enlarging his business venture which was on the verge of collapsing.
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is a EU-funded flagship project of the Republic of The Gambia implemented by the International Trade Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment and the Ministry of Youth and Sports with the objective to improve skills, create jobs and generate income for Gambian youths.
Speaking to Mansa Banko Online, in his village, Mr. Jallow expressed ‘gratitude and appreciation’ to be one of the YEP mini grant beneficiaries, noting that the grant has enormously improved his business from one step to another.
Exhorting the young people of this country to engage themselves in livelihood initiatives to become self-reliant, the animal rearer was pleased to note that with the support from YEP, he is now taking care of his needs and supporting his family as well.
