Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Social Development:
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Gambia
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2002 |
| Organizational structure: |
The National Youth Parliament of The Gambia composed of Seven Regional Youth Parliament across the Gambia, Consist of Nominated and Elected representatives of the Civil Society Organization. Each Regional Youth Parliament elects 30 parliamentarian through a congress., The 30 elected will again elect Five Executive members as the head of that region who will subsequently represent that region at the National Level. Therefore, We also have a replica of Five Executive as of the region, But this Five are also elected by the representatives of various region, At the National Level they are call the National Executive Council as the governing organ of the Parliament. They are the policy arm of the institution, While the General Assembly are the highest decision making body of the Parliament |
| Number and type of members: |
The membership of comprised of 215 registered member, with each of this members affiliated to another civil society youth, Women or child rights institution with a legal mandate in the Gambia |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Consortium of Youth Networks in the Gambia |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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