THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) TOWARDS YOUTH EMPOWERNMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN LOWER NUIMI NORTH REGION, THE GAMBIA.
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Youth empowerment and community development are keys to the development of any nation. When young people are not considered in the national development equation, inadequate recognition of the role young people play, dampens the morale of many young people thereby making so many to feel disenfranchised by government policies which were meant to empower them. The study assesses the impact of International Organization for Migration (IOM) projects on youth empowerment in Barra, Essau and Mayamba, North Bank Region of The Gambia. The objective of the study is to assess the impact of entrepreneurship in the empowerment of youths by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the study area. The study adopted a research survey method
and descriptive statistics was useful for the collection of data and techniques used in the analysis. Self-administered survey questionnaires were made and presented to the respondents through the youth associations which all were returned. Clustered sampling method was used for the study. Data were interpreted using excel and graphs extracted from the survey questions guided by the research questions. The study revealed that less than 1% of the total youth population has been empowered in the studied area however; this is only one organization contributing its quota to youth empowerment and community development in the study area. Again, results have shown that the projects have an impact on the youth and can contribute massively to community development. The findings assist the central government, project developers and other stakeholders in their approach in improving community development and youth empowerment in the region. The study recommends that the central government through the youth ministry and National Youth Council should build strong youth networks and provision of legislation for youth that would be perceived as a guide and partners for community development programs and projects hence, there is a need to create more opportunities for youth at all stages to contribute to community development and nation building.
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