The Ministry of Higher Education in The Gambia offers scholarships to winners of the 2025 Teacher Prize, recognizing educators' impact on shaping the future. The event, organized by the Namie Foundation, celebrated teachers' contributions and role in national development.
Madam Isatou Ndow, Vice Principal of Gambia College, receives the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for her extensive contributions to teacher training, curriculum development, and gender inclusion in education, shaping policies, mentoring educators, and transforming Gambian education.
The Gambia reflects on 60 years of independence, highlighting achievements and challenges under past administrations while emphasizing the need for unity, accountability, and development to achieve economic self-sufficiency, eradicate corruption, improve healthcare and education, invest in sports, and instill patriotism for a prosperous future.
The Gambia reflects on 60 years of independence, highlighting achievements and challenges under past administrations. Calls for unity, accountability, and development, emphasizing the need for economic diversification, healthcare and education reforms, sports funding, and a culture of patriotism.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses concerns over challenges facing children in The Gambia, including early marriage impacting education. Report highlights dropout causes, violence statistics, and calls for protective measures and comprehensive strategies for children's rights.
Heads of government-run tertiary institutions in The Gambia gather for a five-day retreat to align strategic priorities for 2025, fostering collaboration and efficiency in the higher education sector, emphasizing national and global alignment and setting key objectives for enhancing governance and accountability.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has provided clarifications regarding its decision to use the Olof language as a trial medium of instruction in the Mainstreaming Effective Intervention Strategies in Schools (MEISS) pilot program. According to MoBSE, the MEISS program is part of efforts to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among young learners in Grades 1-3 by integrating strategies that have proven effective in out-of-school programs run by the NGO Effective Intervention (EI). The MEISS pilot, supported by the World Bank’s Resilience, Inclusive, Skills, and Equity (RISE) project, is currently being implemented in 55 public lower basic schools across Regions 1, 2, 3, and 5 (North and South), covering only 10% of public schools.
The Gambia College Students Teachers Association (STA) is launching a football championship at the Brikama campus, named this year after Mayor Talib Bensouda of KMC. The competition, organized by Gambia College sports minister Lamin F Sanneh, aims to promote unity and teamwork among students and teachers in the School of Education. The tournament, which will include both male and female categories, is set to commence this evening.
Alagie Ceesay and Alagie Secka, young players from the Logic Sports Academy in The Gambia, are set to continue their football and educational journey at the New English School in Jordan. This move follows a partnership between Logic Sports and the school, a development that Minyan Jobe, the chairman of Logic Sports, believes will bring significant benefits for the players and their parents.
The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) in The Gambia is encouraging residents of Jasobo and Jomari to vote in the upcoming Massembeh Ward by-election on February 22, 2025, following the death of the United Democratic Party (UDP) councilor Bakary Korita. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has scheduled candidate nominations from February 5 to 8, and the official campaign period will run from February 10 to 20. The NCCE's campaign aims to promote peaceful elections, public accountability, and increased voter participation.
Ajie Jaila Sey, a young Gambian woman, is simultaneously pursuing careers in journalism and makeup artistry. Despite the challenges of working in The Gambia's media industry and balancing her growing makeup business, she aims to establish herself as a journalist and podcast host, and expand her makeup business into a comprehensive beauty spa.
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Gambia recently concluded a training program on the use of the I-Learn Gambia digital learning platform. The platform is designed to provide equitable and quality education for all Gambian children, especially those in rural areas without reliable internet access. The training focused on equipping educators with the necessary skills to implement the platform in schools, promoting digital literacy, and improving educational outcomes.