First Person: Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia | UN News
Economic Development
In rural areas of The Gambia, job opportunities are scarce, but villagers like Gidom Sabally are benefiting from practical training, gaining recognized qualifications, and setting up successful small businesses in their communities.
JSF) programme in The Gambia, the flagship programme of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC), and funding from the European Development Fund.JSF addresses persistent challenges in The Gambia which include lack of job opportunities for youth and women, low levels of financial inclusion and climate change adaptation and mitigation. Climate change adaptation activities are implemented using the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility, LoCAL, a mechanism for channeling finance to local government authorities for locally led adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The JSF programme supports Target 8.3 of Sustainable Development Goal 8, which calls for the promotion of development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.
