tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40354773764682362002024-03-04T23:04:04.762-08:00Young Journalists Association Of The GambiaYoung Journalists Association of The Gambiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389317879458257noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035477376468236200.post-91600033820551416542013-09-21T17:30:00.000-07:002013-09-23T15:35:14.137-07:00YJAG 6th Anniversary and 3rd Congress: The Secretary General's Activity Report<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG Secretary General Lamin Jahateh</span></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">ACTIVITY
REPORT OF </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">THE
YOUNG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF THE GAMBIA (YJAG) FOR THE PERIOD <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">OCTOBER 2011 –
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) is an independent non-profit
making organization. The association was
formed by a group of young journalist with foresight and vision who thought it
wise to come together to promote mutual understanding and the general wellbeing
of young journalists in the country. The
association is legally registered with the Attorney General’s Chamber on 16<sup>th</sup>
September, 2007. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG
has members from both the print and electronic media houses nationwide, as well as aspiring journalists from press
clubs of senior secondary schools. The
objectives of the association includes promoting unity among young journalists
in the country, provide capacity building, and addressing the welfare of its
members, among others. The association is also tasked with the responsibility
to facilitate the recruitment of aspiring journalists into the profession.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
current executive members of the Association were elected during the second
biennial congress which also marked 4<sup>th</sup> year anniversary of the Association
held on 22<sup>nd</sup> October, 2011.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
new executive drafted a two-year Action Plan for the period 2012 to 2013 and
this was approved by the general membership during the meeting held on 24<sup>th</sup>
December, 2011 at Unique FM in Bakau. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
line with this Action Plan and as part of the tradition of the association, the
executive conducted a tour of media houses during which we discussed the plight
and welfare of young journalists with the media chiefs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During
the tour, we visited and discussed with the Managing Editor of Today newspaper,
Managing Editor of Foroyaa newspaper, the Managing Director of Daily Observer,
the Director of The Point newspaper, the Managing Editor of the Standard
newspaper, the Proprietor of the MarketPlace newspaper, among others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
called on media chiefs to provide in-house trainings for young journalists, increase
remunerations of staff, with specific focus on freelancers in order to enable
them deliver in their news rooms as expected.</span></span></div>
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Though all media chiefs promised to pay heed to our call, we are still urging
them to step up efforts in ensuring the welfare of young journalists is well
taken care of. </span></span></div>
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February 2012, we have also paid a courtesy a call on the leaders of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) to strengthen relations and
discuss on intended areas of cooperation.</span></span></div>
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sides express commitment to complement each other’s efforts in the promotion
and protection of the welfare of journalists in the country, a goal critical to
a vibrant media and the professional development of journalists.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However,
the primary purpose of the meeting was to discuss about plans for YJAG and GPU
to jointly commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2012. Despite the GPU leaders
welcoming the initiative and accepted the idea without hesitation, they failed
to honour their promised to celebrate the 3<sup>rd</sup> May event with YJAG
and up to today no official reason is advanced for this disappointment.</span></span></div>
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part of the courtesy call to our partners, we have visited the former U.S
Ambassador to The Gambia, Ann Pamela White.
The Ambassador promised to
continue to work with the young journalists so that they can be more effective
in educating the public. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At
that meeting, it emerged that there is a need to create more visibility of the
association by having a website. After
somber discussion on this issue at executive level, we have approached some I.T
firms in the country with a view for them to create a website for the
association. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However,
it was not possible to have our own website as we could not reach any deal with
any of the I.T firms we approached due to financial constraints. In the absence of a website, the executive has
created a blog for the association which has almost all the features of a
website. The address of the blog
is: <a href="http://www.yjaggmbia.blogspot.com/">www.yjaggmbia.blogspot.com</a> . It contains very vital information about the
Association. </span></span></div>
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the Board of Advisers</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One
of the most important tasked that this executive has executed successfully is
the inauguration of the Board of Advisers that provide strategic guidance and
thoughtful advice for the association and also to help ensure that the
association remains true to its aims, mission and vision.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Inaugurated on 19<sup>th</sup>
July 2012 at a ceremony held at the new secretariat of the GPU in Fajara, t</span></b>he six-member
board consists of Njundu Drammeh of Child Protection Alliance as the chairperson,
Ngui Mboob Janneh of the Female Lawyers Association, Sam Sarr of Foroyaa
newspaper, Emil Touray, president of Gambia Press Union, Momodou Sabally, former
Director of Budget and now SG and Presidential Affairs Minister, and Mrs Amie
Bojang-Sissoho of GAMCOTRAP, and also former chairperson of YJAG board. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
should be noted that these people were nominated by the executive and endorsed
by the general members based on their individual commitment with regard to the
empowerment of young people of this country.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
September 16, 2012, YJAG celebrated its 5<sup>th</sup> Anniversary at the Secretariat
of The Gambia Press Union, in Fajara. The theme for the event was “Promoting
Professionalism Through Capacity Building”. It was marked by a training on
Ethics and Child Reporting, facilitated by YJAG Board Chair Njundu Drammeh, who
presented a paper on Child reporting and the Revised GPU Code of Conduct for
Reporting on Children with case studies of ethical violations in Gambian media
in relation to child reportage; and veteran journalist and Media Consultant,
Cherno Jallow, who presented a paper on Introduction to Code of conduct for
journalists, The role of ethics in journalism – why ethics matters, with case
studies of ethical violations across media platforms around the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
the same day, YJAG was hosted by GRTS TV’s Abdoulie Badjie on his half hour
Change Makers Show. Former presidents Nfamara Jawneh, and Assan Sallah and
current President Modou S. Joof spoke on various issues of the association,
including achievements and challenges.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Replacement of
vacant positions</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
executive of YJAG unanimously nominated Nyima Jadama and Amat Jeng as the
Public<br />
Relations Officer and Assistant Secretary General of the Association
respectively. These nominations were done during an executive meeting held on
8th June 2012 at the Unique FM, Bakau. Both of the nominees accepted
their nomination and have since work<br />
hand in glove with the executive.<br />
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The nomination of Ms Jadama and Mr Jeng followed the YJAG executive declaring <span class="il">vacant,</span> the <span class="il">positions</span> of PRO and
Assistant Secretary General on 20<sup>th</sup> April this year as the elected
holders of the said <span class="il">positions</span>, Fatou Jallow and Amadou
Wuyeh Manga, respectively traveled out of the country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However,
in the recent past, Amat Jeng and Yusuf Ceesay Assistant SG and Co-opted member
respectively have traveled out of the country.
There various positions are not filled because it was only some months
to the end of our term.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG
has, in February 2012, facilitated training on “Basic Journalism” for the
members of the Gambia College Press Club.
The training, held at the College campus in Brikama, was aimed at
introducing the press club members to the fundamentals of journalism to enable
them better understand the profession as well become more vibrant information
disseminators. The training was held on the backdrop that there is a need to
recruit students into the press and build their capacity through training in
order to better enhance their day-to-day work as college press corps.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
college press club members were taken through presentations on “Introduction to
Journalism” by Modou S. Joof, YJAG President; “Interview Tips” by Mamadou
Edrisa Njie, ex-2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President of YJAG; “Techniques of Writing News
Stories” by Ebrima Bah, YJAG member; and “Journalists and Academics as
Educators” by Amat Jeng, Assistant Secretary General of YJAG.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also
on July 24, 2013, YJAG trained members of Nustrat Senior Secondary School Press
Club on basic journalism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
training, held at Nustrat Senior Secondary School in Bundung, was part of a
three-day training programme from July 23-25 organized by the press club. YJAG facilitated the second day of the
training in line with its objective of providing capacity building to its members,
including press clubs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
press club members were taken through presentations on ‘What is news, and the
criteria of news’ by Lamin Jahateh, Secretary General of YJAG; and ‘Techniques
of news coverage and reporting, and steps in news writing’ by Modou S. Joof,
President of YJAG.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
day was lively and interactive in the sense that each of the presentation was
followed by question and answer session during which the two young media
professionals helped to augment the understanding of the press club members
about journalism and the work of journalist.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At
the end of the day, one speaker after the other thanked the presenters for a
job well-done and for making them more eager to become profession journalist in
the near-future.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since
the main perennial constraint of YJAG is financial, it is very important that
the association devise ways and means of raising fund to enable us to achieve
our worthwhile objective of enhancing the capacity of members through
organizing trainings for them to become more professional and responsible
journalists. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
executive member had tried to hold fundraising programmes with some top Gambian
musicians and Disk Jockeys (DJs) in January and March 2013 this year. This were not possible due to the huge
financial demand such programmes require from the side of the association.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">However, on April 27, 2013, we were able to hold a successful
fundraising musical show with renowned DJ Pisces and his One Force Alliance at
Romana in Bakau.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Despite the poor turn-out from YJAG general members a good number
of outsiders patronized and support YJAG to raise up to D3000 without spending
a dime. All the cost of the programme was fully taken care of by Pisces – from
the designing of posters and flyers to providing venue and musical equipments. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nonetheless,
fund raising was not only limited to organizing musicals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
May 2012, the YJAG submitted project proposals to both US Embassy and British
High Commission in The Gambia. At the US
Embassy we submitted a proposal for a project on “Promoting press freedom and
freedom of expression in The Gambia”. It was intended to trained YJAG members
on media laws in the country and also organized a national multi-sectoral workshop
where people from different backgrounds will discuss the need for a freedom of
Information Law in The Gambia.</span></span></div>
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April 2013, the Embassy contacted us to send additional information which was
done. They have since not get back to us. </span></span></div>
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title of the project submitted to the British High Commission is “Strengthening
the Young Journalists of The Gambia”. The
purpose of this project is to strengthen the association to become more viable
in meeting the needs and aspirations of its members and promoting good
governance and democracy in The Gambia. As of today, we are yet to get a
response from them.</span></span></div>
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Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) and the Institute for
Human Rights Development in Africa (IHRDA) “Training on Women’s Health and
Rights Reporting”. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Also, a proposal for a “Training on ICT: Social
media, blogging, internet research, and online reporting” was also sent to
Unique Solutions and RLG Gambia in July. While a 3<sup>rd</sup> proposal
“Training on Leadership: public speaking, time management, fundraising, project
proposal writing” was sent to the Social Security and Housing Finance
Corporation (SSHFC) the same month.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">There have been little but unfruitful responses to
these proposals despite the importance they carry in the development of YJAG,
the institutions involved and The Gambia as a country. </span></span></span></div>
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publication</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Despite
the fact that past executive tried in vain to publish a newsletter for the
Association, when we came to office, we were very optimistic that we initially
planned to publish it biannually.
However, after pondering over the issue again and again, we realized
that it was not feasible so we planned to publish it twice in our term. </span></span></div>
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it is dishearten to know that we were not able to publish a single edition for
logistical reasons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From
January 12 to 14, 2012, five members of the association, namely Mamadou Edrisa
Njie, Aminata Sanneh, Sulayman Ceesay, Meita Touray, and Amat Jeng, attended
media training organised by The Gambia Red Cross with funding from the European
Union Non State Actors Strengthening Programme.
The training, under the theme “Promoting Human Rights and International
Standards in The Gambia” brought together print, electronic, online,
journalists associations and networks that focus their works in the area of
human rights both in The Gambia and outside.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
March 2012, the association was invited by the National Youth Council (NYC) to
serve in the National Organizing Committee (NOC) of the 2012 edition of the
National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF) held at Bansang, Central River
Region (CRR). Sulayman Ceesay
represented YJAG in the Marketing and Publicity Sub-committee of the NOC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Media and Publicity
Sub-committee’s mandate was to publicise the NAYCONF through TV, Radios, and
Newspapers, and also to play a lead role in raising funds for the event. YJAG
played a lead role in the process especially media-related activities through
Sulayman Ceesay. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG
also participated in a ten-day <b><u>UMOJA</u></b>
camp 2012 organised by the Kanifing Municipal Red Cross Branch. YJAG funded the
participation of Sulayman Ceesay in that camp.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
the invitation of Beakanyang Kafo, a community-based organisation, YJAG has
participated in the 1<sup>st</sup> National Youth Conference on Youth
Participation in Politics in The Gambia held in June 2012 at the TANGO in
Kanifing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG
was represented by Bekai Njie and Mariam Saine, 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup>
Vice Presidents at the conference attracted various stakeholders including
young politicians, youth leaders, and representative of political parties. It
was meant to promote and inspire young people to actively participate in the
country’s democratization process.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG
also joined Beakanyang Kafo, which is chaired by Nfamara Jawneh, former YJAG
President, to commemorate International Human Rights Day on 16<sup>th</sup>
December 2012, at the Buffer Zone in Tallinding.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
1<sup>st</sup> November 2012, YJAG was invited by ARTICLE19 West Africa to
participate in Stakeholders Meeting on the “Journalists and Media” component of
the European Union Development (EUD) and The Gambia Government joint Governance
Programme. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
stakeholders meeting was a follow up to a field assessment and face to face
meetings with stakeholders conducted by ARTICLE19 in the framework of an
assignment commissioned by the EUD
to assess and
meet key actors with a view to
collect data on the sector of “Journalists and Media” in The
Gambia. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Given
the importance of YJAG as an association in this sector, President Modou S.
Joof effectively participation and contribution to the meeting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
March 8, 2013, some YJAG members joined ACTIVISTA Network (comprising youth
organisations in The Gambia) to commemorate International Women’s Day. It was
meant to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women and map
out the faced by women in The Gambia and their solutions. Held at the Ebunjang
Theater in Kanifing, the invitation was open to 20 YJAG members.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
27 April, 2013, Sulayman Ceesay represented the YJAG President at an ACTIVISTA
Inspirational and Reflection Forum held at the Gambia Christian Council. The
Forum, which attracted ACTIVISTA volunteers across the Gambia and partner
institutions, was meant to network and inspire each other on various areas of
intervention in the development arena. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Following
these, YJAG’s application to join ACTIVISTA affiliates was formally accepted by
the ACTIVISTA Board on May 29, 2013. This move was necessitated by the fact
that both organisations have some common aims and objectives in the form of
capacity building and information dissemination. It was also prompted by the
need to widen avenues of providing trainings for our members. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sulayman
Ceesay, who was selected to serve as Focal Person of ACTIVISTA at YJAG,
benefitted from a “Leadership Campaign and Social Media Training of Trainers”
organised by ACTIVISTA and held at Parkalinding Trans Gambia Lodge from 22-28
June, 2013. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also,
YJAG has taken part in marking World Press Freedom Day celebrations of 3<sup>rd</sup>
May of 2012 and 2013 organised by The Gambia Press Union (GPU), the country’s
main journalist body. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Day is marked globally and provides an opportunity for discussions on the state
of press freedom, reflect on violations of press freedom and freedom of
expression, and as well celebrate the courage of fallen victims of violations
in the country and around the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the same vein, YJAG also took part in the 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> (December
2011 and 2012) GPU-organised Anniversary of the murder of Deyda Hydara. The
co-founder and former Managing Editor of The Point newspaper was killed in a
drive-by shooting on December 16, 2004. His murder remains unresolved.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
19 December 2012, YJAG was ably represented by 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President
Mariam Saine at a “Generation Change, The Gambia” meeting organised by the US
Embassy in Banjul. Held at the American Corner on Kairaba Avenue, YJAG and 18
other youth organisations across The Gambia discuss pertinent issues on youth
development, present their organisations aims and objectives, mission and
vision, and challenges.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Launched
in 2010 by then US Secretary Hillary Clinton, Generation Change is a platform,
both virtually and with real fife chapters, dedicated to empowering and
networking a new generation of innovative young leaders around the world. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
Generation Change chapter in The Gambia is still in its formulation process.
YJAG hopes to play a crucial role in the process for the benefit of its
members.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Travels
and awards</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
December, 2011 three YJAG members – Isatou Bittaye, Lamin Jahateh, and Haddija
Jawara – were sent for a two-week intensive fellowship in Dakar, Senegal for emerging
1<sup>st</sup> , 2<sup>nd</sup> , and 3<sup>rd</sup> respectively at the end of the second phase of
the GPU/Article19 West Africa - European Union-funded trainings for journalists
on <i>“International Standards on Freedom of
Expression” and “Safety and Security
for Journalists”.</i> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
February, 2012, Haddija Jawara emerged as the best graduate in the two-year
‘Professional Reporter Diploma Programme’ a project financed by Gambia Media
Support (GAMES) and implemented by the GPU.
She was presented a brand new laptop for her hard work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also,
quite a good number of our members have widely travelled within the years under
review. Meita Touray has attended the
fourth Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa from the
18<sup>th</sup> -20<sup>th</sup> April 2012. She also attended the third Global Greens
Congress, held in Dakar, Senegal in March 2012.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Again,
she alongside Binta Bah, Nyima Jadama, Mafugi Ceesay and Sainey MK Marenah, attended
a two-week journalism training on “The Media’s Role in Conflict Transformation
and Peace Building in West Africa” held in Accra, Ghana and organized by the
Germany-based International Institute for Journalism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also
in September 2012, Lamin Jahateh, Yusuf Ceesay, Binta Bah and Amie Faye attended
a two-week journalism training on “Freedom and Responsibility in the media”
also held in Accra, Ghana and organized by the Germany-based International
Institute for Journalism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
July 2012, Nfamara Jawneh was also in Accra, Ghana to attend a two-day sub-regional
conference on Youth Employment under the theme ‘Youth and Employment - Discussing
the Implementation of Strategic Policy Frameworks on Youth and Employment in
West Africa.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
conference was organised by the Foundation for Future Leaders International
(FFLI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After
attending the fellowship in Dakar, Senegal, Lamin Jahateh has also been to
Dakar again to attend a conference on Financial and Economic Crimes
Reporting. Amat Jeng, Assistant SG, has
attended training on Economic and Financial News reporting in South Africa
organized by Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Mamadou Edrisa Njie attended a fellowship on leadership in Senegal
organized by LEADS. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Note,
while some of these developments are made through personal achievements or
contact, YJAG has helped in some cased with the provisions of recommendation
letters to our members. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
have also been holding executive and general meetings in which issues of common
concern have been raised and we try to deal with them in a manner that is
better for the progress of the association. However, I must note that in most
cases, the turnout was rather unimpressive because majority of members have not
been attending.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
fact, since September 2012, no general meeting has been held for the simple
reason that members always failed to turn-up whenever meetings are called. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
lack of payment of dues and general commitment to YJAG has greatly affected the
rate of progress of the association.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Challenges</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gathering
funds for the Association to finance the implementation of its programmes
remains the greatest challenge. It was due to the financial shortfall that most
of the programmes in 2011-2013 Action Plan such as leadership training,
training on ICT, and training on women’s health and rights reporting, training
on freedom of expression and information, Environment reporting, and Good
governance and accountability, have not been implemented.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Recognition of
Support</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During
the years 2011 to 2013, we recognised the support given to YJAG by Mr. Lamin
Manga, the Proprietor of Unique FM, who continues to offer YJAG space at Unique
FM for our general body meetings. The Taiwanese Embassy, Mr Baboucarr Cham of
City Limit Radio, DJ Pisces and the One Force Alliance, the GPU, the YJAG
Board, and all others who have supported YJAG in one way or the other. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Thank
you - for your kind attention.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prepared and delivered by Lamin
Jahateh, Secretary General of YJAG at the <a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2013/09/yjag-6th-anniversary-and-congress.html">6th Anniversary and 3rdCongress</a> of the Association, on Saturday 21<sup>st</sup> September, 2013 at the
Secretariat of The Gambia Press Union, in Fajara</span></i></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Newly elected YJAG Executive Committee: L-R: Standing: Momodou S. Jallow, Yaya B. Baldeh, and Musa Fatty. Seated: Sulayman Ceesay, Nyima Jadama, Nfamara Jawneh, Amie Faye, and Hally Omar Mendy (Photo Credit: <a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2013/09/yjag-6th-anniversary-and-3rd-congress_21.html#more">Lamin Jahateh/YJAG</a>/<a href="http://frontpageinternational.wordpress.com/about-u/mission-vision/">Globe-FPI</a>/<a href="http://gambianewsonline.blogspot.com/">Gambia News Online</a>)</span></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">The Young Journalists Association of The <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.4666666667,-16.6&spn=10.0,10.0&q=13.4666666667,-16.6%20(The%20Gambia)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="The Gambia">Gambia</a>, YJAG, on Saturday elected a new Executive Committee to run the affairs of the association until 2016.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">Various positions were elected unopposed. Nfamara Jawneh, a founding president of YJAG, was elected unopposed as the new YJAG President. Jawneh's intention to run for presidency following his nomination - show the withdrawal of Bekai Njie, the outgoing YJAG 1st <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a>. Mr Jawneh, a Deputy Editor of The Point was President of YJAG from 2007-2009. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">Nyima Jadama, former <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_communications_officer" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Chief communications officer">Public Relations Officer</a>, PRO, of YJAG is elected 1st Vice President. She works at <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.theradio.com.au/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Star FM">Star FM</a> radio, Ms Amie Faye of News & Report Magazine is elected 2nd
Vice President, The Voice Newspaper's Sulayman Ceesay, a </span><span class="null"><span class="null">former Treasurer</span> of YJAG is now the new Secretary General.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">Hally Omar Mendy, a teacher and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freelancer" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Freelancer">freelance journalist</a> was elected
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations">Assistant Secretary General</a>, Musa Fatty formerly of MarketPlace Business
newspaper is the new Treasurer, Yaya B. Baldeh of Today newspaper is
now PRO, and Momodou S. Jallow, a YJAG member was elected Auditor. </span></span></span></div>
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members - one of whom must be a female according to the YJAG Constitution.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">Earlier on, the Activity Report and Financial Report of YJAG were adopted by the members at the congress. The Constitution was also reviewed to
extend the term of office of the executive from two years to three years. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.themembers.co.uk/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="The Members">Members</a> also amended a section of the constitution to raise the age limit of YJAG members from 18-30 to 35.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">Following his election, Mr Jawneh promise to lead an "all-inclusive executive" which will in a sense involve all YJAG Members in its dealings and activities. He also pledges D2000 to start what he called "ground work" bearing in mind the financial predicaments facing the association.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null">We will bring you more on the September 21, 2013<a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2013/09/yjag-6th-anniversary-and-congress.html#more"><b> third congress and sixth anniversary of YJAG</b></a> on Sunday - including statements made at the opening ceremony and a pictorial. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="null"><b>Meanwhile the outgoing President's Statement is Here: <a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2013/09/yjag-6th-anniversary-and-3rd-congress.html">http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2013/09/yjag-6th-anniversary-and-3rd-congress.html </a></b></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Flanked by YJAG outgoing Secretary General Lamin Janateh and GPU 1st Vice President Baboucarr Ceesay, YJAG Treasurer (outgoing) Sulayman Ceesay delivers financial report (Photo Credit: Modou S. Joof/TNBES) </b></span></span><a name='more'></a></td></tr>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 28.0pt;">YJAG Financial Report</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">From
October 2011 to September 2013</span></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">When the current executive
was elected in October 2011, it inherited a bank account which was at D2669.22</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Proposed Fundraising</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Our first planned activity
was to hold a fundraising musical show to enable us kick-start implementing the
2012/13 Action Plan. However, the show which was to be held in collaboration
with top DJs and musicians could not go ahead after we needed additional funds to meet the cost of our proposed
fundraising show - leading to the cancellation of that event.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D2050 was withdrawn from the
account to kick-start preparations for the event. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">However, we incurred a lost
initially after we paid a non-refundable fee of D1000. However, this money was
replaced with money given to the executive by the City Limit Manager while on a
tour of media houses, and as well contributions made by the Executive.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Money spent</span></b></div>
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Hall </div>
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D1000</div>
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Recording of advert </div>
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D300</div>
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Transport </div>
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D110</div>
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<b>Total</b> </div>
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D1, 410</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Closure of the bank account with Eco Bank</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">On January 17, 2012, the
Executive acting under a unanimous agreement by the general membership, decided
to close the YJAG Account at Eco Bank. The total balance was D669.22 with a
closing balance of D250 meaning we were left with D420. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Taiwan Embassy donation</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Following a request for
support, the Embassy of China on Taiwan donated D2500. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Proposals to UK & US Embassies</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">In the process of submitting
project proposals to both the US Embassy and the British High Commission, we
spent: Photocopies D 55, Transport D75 = <b>Total D130</b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">YJAG Board inauguration July 2012</span></b></div>
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Transport</div>
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D100</div>
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<br /></div>
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Water & Drinks</div>
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D700</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ice block </div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
D20</div>
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<br /></div>
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Cake </div>
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D210</div>
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<br /></div>
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Printing & photocopy </div>
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D42</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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Nap Kin </div>
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D50</div>
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<br /></div>
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Credit </div>
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D50 </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Total </b></div>
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<b>D1172</b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">KM Red Cross UMOJA Camp</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Sulayman Ceesay represented
the association at the 2012 UMOJA Summer Camp organized by the Kanifing Branch
of the Gambia Red Cross from 1-10 September. He was given D400 by YJAG to
facilitate his participation.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">YJAG 5<sup>th</sup> Anniversary</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In
the buildup to the 5<sup>th</sup> anniversary, D100 contributions by each of
the executive members and dues from the general membership (amounted to D1300),
and D1500 was withdrawn from the YJAG account. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Initially,
a budget of D2835 was prepared to cover cost of breakfast, lunch and transport.
However, inflated prices at the market forced us to spend beyond the initial budget
estimate. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Other
necessities (like printing & photocopying, napkins, paper plates, spoons,
and extra transport cost) which were not included in the budget mean we have to
settle for a final and total expenditure of D3860. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">These
figures include D1060 added to the budget by Modou S. Joof to ensure complete
and adequate financing of the 5<sup>th</sup> Anniversary. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We
did write letters seeking for support, but nothing came our way before and
after the anniversary celebration.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Breakfast </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D475</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Transport </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D432</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Launch </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D1699</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Refreshment </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D835</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Printings/photocopies </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D189</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Credit </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D160</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Cash-power </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D50</span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Ice-block </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D20</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Total </span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D3860</span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For
all printing and distribution of letters for fundraisings and invitations to
YJAG events and attempts to publish the proposed newsletter, we spent D450.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Membership contribution</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">From November 2011 to
September 2012, the membership monthly dues stand at D870. From September 2012
to September 13, 2013 membership dues stands at D730.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">I would like to use this
opportunity to implore on all members to be regularly paying their dues and try
as much as possible to settle their arrears. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Total Income</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">YJAG’s total income from
October 2011 to September 2012 is D4970<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>–
this includes donation from the Taiwan Embassy, City Limit Radio MD, and
membership dues and executive contributions. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">From September 2012 to
September 2013 the income was D3730 – this includes money derived from the
funding raising with DJ Pisces and membership dues. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">This gives a total of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D8700 </b>for the overall income of the
association in two years.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Total Expenditure</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Total expenditures of all our
activities from October 2011 to August 2012 stands at </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">D3162 being money spent on
fundraising, board inauguration, project proposals and printing and
distribution of letters.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">From
September 2012 to September 2013 the executive spent D4260 – being money spent during
the 5<sup>th</sup> year anniversary and funding of Sulayman Ceesay’s
participation at the UMOJA Camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">This being the case, the
total expenditure from 2011 to 2013 stands at <b>D7422</b>, while other
expenditures by the executive are not accounted for because they, like previous
executive members spent their own money to run YJAG errands. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Income</span></i></b></div>
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<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Institutions or
individuals</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Amount (D)</span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tauwan Embassy</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2500</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">City Limit Radio
MD</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">500</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Membership dues </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1600</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Executive Contributions + Jawneh</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1100</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fundraising (Pisces)</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3000</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">TOTAL</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">D8700</span></div>
</td>
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</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Expenditure</span></i></b></div>
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<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Events</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Year</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Amount</span></b></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fundraising</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">January 2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1410</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Board Inauguration</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">July 2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1172</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">5<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">September 2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3860</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">UMOJA funding</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">September 2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">400</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Printing and
distribution of letters </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">overall</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">450</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Project
proposals</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">May
2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">130</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">TOTAL</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">D7422</span></div>
</td>
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</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Note: </span>At the time of preparing this report
monies calculated as income of up to 3980 was in the account – which we are
spending on this 6<sup>th</sup> anniversary and congress.</i></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Prepared and presented by Sulayman Ceesay, YJAG
Treasurer on the occasion of the 6<sup>th</sup> YJAG anniversary and 3<sup>rd</sup>
congress held at the GPU Secretariat on 21<sup>st</sup> September 2013. </span></i></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">YJAG
is seriously concerned about the closure of media houses, the job losses it
caused to the young journalists and the threat it poses to the future of
journalism in The Gambia</span></span></span>, says YJAG President Modou S. Joof<a name='more'></a></b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Welcome Remarks by Mr.
Modou S. Joof, President of Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG),
on the occasion of the 6<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of and 3<sup>rd</sup>
congress of the association – held at the Secretariat of The Gambia Press
Union, Fajara – Saturday 21<sup>st</sup> September, 2013<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> - Delivered @10am</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Representatives
of Government </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Board
Members and Executive Committee of YJAG</span></b></span></div>
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Chiefs</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Executive
Director GPU</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Representative
of GPU Executive Committee</span></b></span></div>
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Members and representatives of press clubs </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished
ladies and gentlemen</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I welcome you all to this important event being the 6<sup>th</sup>
anniversary and 3<sup>rd</sup> congress of the Young Journalists Association of
The Gambia (YJAG). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As
you may be aware, YJAG, a charitable organisation, was founded on 16 September,
2007 by young journalists in the country who were and are still determined to
promote unity among their colleagues; to provide capacity building to enhance
the practice of journalism; to advocate for better pay and better working
conditions of young journalists; and to complement the efforts of its parent
body, the Gambia Press Union, in promoting and defending press freedom and free
expression in the country. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
association is also tasked with the responsibility of facilitating the
recruitment of aspiring journalist into the profession. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
annual anniversary gives us the opportunity to reflect on our successes, the
challenges and to discuss ways of addressing such challenges – while today’s
congress will allow for a democratic process of electing a new leadership that
will run the affairs of YJAG for the next two years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since
its establishment, YJAG has contributed tremendously to the development of the
media in Gambia, especially news reportage and capacity building of members. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This
is manifested by the progress made by individual members who are holding key
decision-making positions across media platforms.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This<u>
</u>shows that the Gambian media especially the print is at crucial cross-roads
as the young ones are slowly taking up more responsibilities from their elders
- to inform and educate Gambians and satisfy the public’s right to know. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished
ladies and gentlemen</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">However,
this progress is threatened by a long standing challenge being the arbitrary
closure of media houses in the country. Hence, the theme of this august
gathering <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Towards greater press freedom
and job security for young journalists in The Gambia”</i> could not have come
at a better time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">YJAG
is seriously concerned about the closure of media houses, the job losses it
caused to the young journalists and the threat it poses to the future of
journalism in The Gambia. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Following
the closure of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taranga FM (radio), The
Daily News and The Standard newspapers</i> in August and September 2012, many
young journalists have been without jobs for more than one year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For
instance, at The Standard newspaper where up to 51 people were employed most of
them young journalists; only 7 have managed to secure jobs within the media
since the closure of the paper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">At
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Daily News </i>where 14 young journalists
were employed, only one managed to secure a job since the closure of the paper
one year-on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What
we are witnessing is that the arbitrary shutdown of media houses defeat the
purpose of press freedom, free expression, the desire to establish a more
vibrant and independent media. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And
to say that young journalists are the nursery bed for the proper germination of
the seeds of journalism in The Gambia, becomes a farce in a situation where two
or three people can walk into a newspaper or radio and ordered for a shutdown
without taking into consideration the internationally accepted three part test.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Under
the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights, restrictions to free
expression are only permissible if: Provided by law, Necessary in a democratic
society, and Pursue a legitimate aim - (the three part test).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Therefore,
we will once again use this platform to reiterate our calls for the Government
of The Gambia to reopen these media houses in the interest of press freedom,
freedom of expression, the public’s right to know, job opportunities for the
young, and the establishment of a democratic society. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished
ladies and gentlemen</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since
my statement is meant to be brief as we have a lot of work ahead, including a
constitutional review, presenting of activity and financial reports and an
election…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
want to take this opportunity to thank individuals and institutions that have
supported YJAG from 2011 to 2013, especially Mr. Lamin Manga, the Proprietor of
Unique FM, who continues to offer YJAG space at Unique FM for our executive and
general meetings; Mr Baboucarr Cham of City Limit Radio; Veteran journalist and
media consultant Mr. Cherno Jallow; DJ Pisces and the One Force Alliance; the
Taiwan Embassy in Banjul; the GPU, the YJAG Board of Advisers; Media Chiefs; GAMBEGA
Limited and all those who have supported the association since inception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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for those of you who are present here, I thank you for your attention. Thank
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Standing: Fatou Jallow former PRO, Omar Wally Auditor, </b><b>Amadou Wuyeh Manga former Assistant SG & Sulayman Ceesay Treasurer</b></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>YJAG
6<sup>th</sup> anniversary and congress slated for September 21</b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) clocks six years old on 16<sup>th</sup>
September this year. This also marks the end of a two-year term of YJAG’s
current executive committee which paves the way for the association’s 3<sup>rd</sup>
Congress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As such,
YJAG will hold a day-long anniversary and congress at the new secretariat of
the Gambia Press Union in Fajara on 21 September 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A news
release from the association has it that the theme of this year’s anniversary and
congress is: “Towards greater press freedom and job security for young
journalists in The Gambia”. </span></div>
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at the opening are expected to dilate on this crucial topic bearing in mind the
closure of media houses and the job losses it caused to the young journalists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Besides,
as dictated by the constitution of the association, the Secretary General,
Lamin Jahateh, will give a report on the activities of the association for the
past two years; and the Treasurer, Sulayman Ceesay, will deliver a report on
the state of the finances of the association in the same period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All
members of the association are urged to attend including the leaders of affiliate
press clubs, particularly press clubs at The Gambia College, St. Augustine,
Nustrat, and Kotu Senior Secondary schools. The programme starts by 09:00am
sharp.</span></div>
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Treasurer, Sulayman Ceesay, encourages members to pay their dues in the
build-up to the anniversary and congress.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Members
who have not been paying their dues or have paid only partly over the last two
years are urged to fulfill their financial obligations to the association,”
Ceesay said on Monday. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Only
members who are up-to-date with their monthly payments to the association are
eligible to vote or to be voted for, as indicated in the constitution of the
association.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Diplomats,
government officials, media chiefs, YJAG board members and other partners of
the association are expected to grace this august occasion. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YJAG
is an independent non-profit organisation legally registered in September 2007.
Its membership is drawn from across media platforms (print and electronic) in
The Gambia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
objectives of the Association include promoting unity among young journalists,
providing capacity building, and addressing the welfare of its members, amongst
others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YJAG
has, in recent years, contributed tremendously to the development of The Gambia
media industry, especially training of its members on news reportage which has
greatly enhanced professionalism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PRESS RELEASE:</b><br /><br /><b>YJAG trains Nustrat Press Club on Basic Journalism</b><br /><br />The Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) on Wednesday trained the members of Nustrat Senior Secondary School Press Club on the fundamentals of basic journalism.<br /><br />The training, held at Nustrat Senior Secondary School in Bundung, was aimed at introducing the press club members to the fundamentals of journalism to enable them better understand the profession as well become more vibrant information disseminators. <br /><br />It was part of a three-day training programme that started on Tuesday July 16 and ended on Thursday organized by the press club. <br /><br />YJAG facilitated the second day of the training in line with its objective of providing capacity building to its members, including press clubs.<br /><br />The press club members were taken through presentations on ‘What is news, and the criteria of news’ by Lamin Jahateh, secretary general of YJAG; and ‘Techniques of news coverage and reporting, and steps in news writing’ by Modou S. Joof, president of YJAG.<br /><br />The day was lively and interactive in the sense that each of the presentation was followed by question and answer session during which the two young media professionals helped to augment the understanding of the press club members about journalism and the work of journalist.<br /><br />At the end of the day, one speaker after the other thanked the presenters for a job well-done and for making them more eager to become profession journalist in the near-future.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In February 2012, YJAG facilitated a <a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2012/02/yjag-trains-college-press-corps-on.html"><b>similar training</b></a> for The Gambia College Press Club.</span></span><br />
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Young Journalists Association of The Gambiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389317879458257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035477376468236200.post-24842678833167628322013-07-04T08:26:00.000-07:002013-07-04T08:26:13.782-07:00YJAG Concerned Over Safety And Security of Former President Assan Sallah<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday, 04 July 2013 </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">PRESS RELEASE:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">YJAG Concerned Over
Safety And Security of Former President Assan Sallah</span></b></div>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Mr Sallah has not been seen in public since June 26, 2013 (Photo Credit: Sallah/Facebook)</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Young Journalists Association of The Gambia
(YJAG) is deeply concerned over the safety and security of our colleague,
member and former President Assan Sallah, also a News Editor at the Daily
Observer Newspaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mr Sallah reportedly went missing since Wednesday,
June 26, 2013. His whereabouts is not known, according to his colleagues at
work, who told YJAG that Mr Sallah last reported for work last Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Family sources have also told YJAG that they have
not heard from Mr. Sallah and could not reach him on phone since last week. <span> </span></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: small;">However, according to <b><a href="http://americanstreetnews.com/news/gambia-daily-observer-news-editor-missing">media reports</a></b>, Sallah
reportedly “fled to Senegal or is under arrest”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In any case, YJAG is calling on The Government of
The Gambia, whose mandate it is to protect lives and properties of all citizens,
to try to launch an investigation on the whereabouts of the young journalist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are demanding that the government tells the
public whether Mr Sallah is actually under arrest and if so why? And also if he
had fled the country we also want to know matters leading to him leaving the
country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Equally, YJAG is also calling on his employer the
Daily Observer Company Ltd (where he was last seen by his colleagues) to
endeavour to bring to light Sallah’s ordeal, and to clarify reports of his purported
<b><a href="http://thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.com/2013/07/daily-observer-editor-assan-sallah-is.html">“imminent sacking”</a>. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">YJAG, whose mandate it is to protect and promote the
welfare of young journalists in the country, is in solidarity with the Sallah’s
family during this difficult moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In February 2013, Mr Sallah was arrested, detained
overnight and grilled by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in connection
to an earlier arrest of Alagie Jobe, a Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the Daily
Observer who is currently under trial on multiple charges including sedition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On July 7, 2006, Daily Observer journalist Chief
Ebrima Manneh went missing after he was reportedly arrested by officials of the
NIA. The government has since denied holding him and his whereabouts remains
unknown seven years on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">For more info please contact:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">Modou S. Joof, President of YJAG +220
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">Lamin Jahateh, Secretary General of YJAG
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:youngjournalists07@gmail.com">youngjournalists07@gmail.com</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">URL: <a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/">http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/</a><span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">PRESS RELEASE: <span style="font-size: small;">YJAG fundraising dancehall show with DJ Pisces successful</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The fundraising musical show of the Young Journalists Association
of The Gambia (YJAG) with DJ Pisces on 27 April at Romana in Bakau was a
successful one.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The people of Bakau and the environs came en-mass to patronize and
support the young media practitioners.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Nyima Jadama, the public relations officer of the association, thanked
all those who came out to patronise the association in its quest to raise fund
to be able to implement some of its impending programmes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Ms Jadama also thanked DJ Pisces and his One Force Alliance for
helping the young journalists to raise fund.<span>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: small;">“We cannot thank him enough for his generosity for accepting to play for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">The fundraising was meant to gather more funds
for the association to embark on more capacity building programmes for its
members, the young journalists, </span><span style="color: black;">for them to become
responsible journalists in order to contribute meaningfully to national development.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Proceeds from the programme will also be used to implement a
line-up of activities which the association is to hold but could not due to the
perennial problem of lack of fund.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) is to hold a
mega dancehall musical show with one of the most renowned DJs in the
country, DJ Pisces on 27 April 2013 at Romana in Bakau. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The fundraising is meant to gather more funds for the association to
embark on more capacity building programmes for its members, the young
journalists, for them to become responsible journalists in order to
contribute their quota to national development of The Gambia.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lamin Jahateh, secretary general of YJAG, reiterated that proceeds
from the programme will also be used to implement a line-up of
activities which the association is to hold but could not due to the
perennial problem of lack of fund.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“The worthy goals of the association cannot be achieved without
funds,” Jahateh noted, adding: “This is why it is imperative that we
devise ways and means of raising the much needed funds. It is in
cognizance of this that the forthcoming programme is being organized.”</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nyima Jadama, public relations officer of the association, called on
everyone to attend the show saying “this show will be one in town”.
Ticket for programme is only D50, she added. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The president of the association, Modou S. Joof, said all the
journalists particularly YJAG members are encouraged to attend “as the
proceeds will be use for the collective good of all”.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG president called on the general public to patronize the
association and support the young journalists to achieve their
objectives.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG embarked on its first ever successful fundraising show in July
2011 at the Buffer Zone in Tallinding with the popular Senegalese
drummer <em>Sheikh Faal</em> and his Group.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG is an independent non-profit making organization and it is
legally registered with the Attorney General’s Chamber in September
2007.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG has members from both the print and electronic media houses
nationwide. The objectives of the association include promoting unity
among young journalists in The Gambia, providing capacity building, and
addressing the welfare of its members.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>For more info</strong></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Tel: +220 3629120 / +220 6295902</strong></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Email: youngjournalists07@gmail.com</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a class="fn n" href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/author/fundsforngos3/" rel="author" title="fundsforngos3">fundsforngos3</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/category/youths-2/">Young</a> journalists are invited for 2013 Global <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/tag/media/">Media</a>
Forum on The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media. The
objective of this conference is to discuss and design approaches to
meeting the challenges of globalization in which the media play a
central role. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Conference will be held at Bonn, Germany on 16-19th of
June 2013. Travel costs will be reimbursed by our partner Deutsche
Welle. Accommodation for three nights and breakfast are covered. The
entry to the conference is free for journalists.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The forum draws media representatives from around the world and people from the fields of politics, <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/category/culture-2/">culture</a>, business, <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/tag/development/">development</a>
cooperation and academia. Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international
broadcaster. It portrays the nation as rooted in European culture and as
a democratic state based on the rule of law. Its mission is to promote
exchange and understanding between the world‘s cultures and people.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The conference will focus on five pillars within this theme-</strong></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Global <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/category/democracy-2/">Governance</a> for Sustainable Development</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Balancing Economic Growth</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Economy and <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/category/environment-2/">Environment</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the Way to Social Justice and Economic Equity</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sustainable Economic Development and the Media</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Eligibility & Criteria-</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Media representatives and professionals
from all over the world, working in the fields of politics, culture,
business, development and science.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more <a href="http://www.fundsforngos.org/tag/information/">information</a>, visit this <a href="http://www.dw.de/global-media-forum/conference-2013/s-31982" target="_blank">link </a></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://yjaggambia.blogspot.com/2012/11/chevening-scholarships.html">Applications for UK Chevening Scholarships – deadline extended </a></span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The deadline for
Gambian applications for UK <a href="http://www.chevening.org/">Chevening Scholarships</a>, the prestigious global
scholarship programme run by the UK Government has recently been extended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Every year the
British High Commission to The Gambia sends two Gambian students to the UK for
a fully funded one year masters degree programme at a university of their
choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(There are currently two Gambian
students in the UK studying advanced economics at the University of Edinburgh
in Scotland.)</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The deadline has
just been extended to 02<sup>nd</sup> January 2013 meaning potential students
now have more time to apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students
must pass an English Language Test before they will be awarded a
scholarship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Scholarships are
awarded to exceptional candidates with future leadership potential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Information on eligibility and how to apply
can be found online at – <a href="http://www.chevening.org/">www.chevening.org</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Applications must be made online and not sent
to the British High Commission. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Chevening
Scholarships operate in over 100 countries around the world and this year will
support over 700 students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Chevening
Scholarship programme has been running since 1983 with a worldwide alumni of
over 41,000 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>SOURCE: </b>British High Commission, Banjul, The Gambia </span></span></div>
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Commission currently sends two Gambian students to the UK every year for a
fully funded one year master’s degree programme, says James Philips, Vice
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>L-R: Ceesay, Faye, Jahateh, & Bah at the Tarmac, Banjul Intl' Airport/PHOTO:Facebook</b></td></tr>
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<span class="fw_sanitized" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fw_sanitized"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> By </span><a href="http://thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Modou </span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><a href="http://thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">S. Joof</span></a> / YJAG Member</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Four YJAG members </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on September 16 left Banjul for Accra,
Ghana, to attend a two-week intensive course on “Freedom and Responsibility in
the Media.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">They are Lamin Jahateh, YJAG Secretary General and an editor at the MarketPlace Business Newspaper, Yussuf Ceesy, Co-opted members of YJAG executive and a reported for The Point newspaper, Binta Bah,a judicial correspondent for The Daily News Newspaper, and Amie Faye, a reporter for the Gambia News & Report Magazine.</span></div>
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The four were invited after a rigorous selection process by <span style="font-size: 12pt;">International
Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of GIZ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
course, which is for journalists from member countries of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is organised by the Germany-based IIJ, which seeks to
enhance the professional performance of journalists across the world.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4035477376468236200" name="more"></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Conducted
in cooperation with the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra, the course
will take place from 17 to 28 September 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The organisers said the course aims to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">examine the interdependence between
quality and ethics in journalism, and as well expose journalists to the necessary skills to deal with an ethical dilemma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
course also aims at directing attention to one of the key ethical challenges:
the past as a major factor influencing the political climate and agenda of the
present. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The
course will combine lectures on main issues, discussions, group work on special
questions, and exercises on case studies which derive from the participants’
own work experiences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“The
training will strengthen and enhance my advocacy for freedom of expression in
The Gambia and thus to improve the conditions for democratisation and economic
and social development,” said </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mr
Jahateh</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, also the publisher of the blog, <a href="http://gambianewsonline.blogspot.com/">Gambia News Online</a>. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The
IIJ of GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - was
founded in 1962. It seeks to enhance the professional performance of print and
online media as well as journalism training centres in developing countries and
nations in transition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The
IIJ capacity building programme utilises various instruments for organisational
and human resource development, including advanced training, dialogue,
networking activities as well as advisory services for media houses and media
schools. </span><br />
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<br />Young Journalists Association of The Gambiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389317879458257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035477376468236200.post-41659549219043713112012-09-18T08:51:00.000-07:002012-09-24T08:54:28.343-07:00Welcome Remarks by Mr. Modou S. Joof, President of YJAG <div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>L-R: Mr. Cherno Jallow, Veteran journalist & Media Consultant, YJAG President Mr. Joof & GPU Vice President, Baboucarr Ceesay: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/omar.wally.1">PHOTO/Omar Wally</a></b></i></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>On the occasion of the 5<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary of the association @ the Secretariat of the Gambia Press Union,
William Dixon Colley Memorial Hall, Fajara – Sunday 16<sup>th</sup> September,
2012</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i> </i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Good Morning,</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Representatives of the executive arm of
Government </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Representatives of diplomatic missions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Board Members and Executive Committee of YJAG</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Media Chiefs</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Representative of ICFJ</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Executive Director GPU </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Representative of GPU Executive Committee</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Representatives of media organisations</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I welcome you all to this important event being the 5<sup>th</sup>
Year anniversary of the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">As
you may be aware, YJAG, a charitable organisation, was formed in on 16 September,
2007 by young journalists in the country who were determined to promote unity
among their colleagues; to provide capacity building to its members to better
enhance the practice of journalism; to advocate for better pay and better
working conditions of young journalists; and to complement the efforts of its
parent body, the Gambia Press Union, in promoting and defending press freedom
and free expression in the country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Legally
registered with the Attorney General’s Chambers, the association is also tasked
with the responsibility to facilitate the recruitment of aspiring journalist
into the profession. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
annual anniversary gives us the opportunity to reflect on our successes, the
challenges and to discuss ways of address such challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">As
usual, when we celebrate our anniversary, it is held with a line-up of
activities, including training. The theme for this year’s celebration is:
“Promoting Professionalism Through Capacity Building”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We strongly believe that trainings can play a great
role in promoting good journalism and respect for the principles that goes with
it. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Even
though there is not a journalism institute, YJAG was established with the zeal
and determination to enliven the profession and to protect the interest and
integrity of the actors in this field, particularly the young ones, on whose
shoulders lie the future of these esteemed profession.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">And
in accordance with the theme, we will be holding a training on “Ethics of
journalism” with presentations on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Ethics
of child reporting, The Revised GPU Code of Conduct on Child Reportage, Case
studies of ethical violations in Gambian media relating to reporting on
children” –</i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>to be delivered by Mr.
Njundu Drammeh – National Coordinator Child Protection Alliance (CPA) and YJAG
Board Chairperson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Another presentation on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Code of Conduct for
Journalists; The role of ethics in journalism – why ethics matter, Case studies
of ethical violations across media platforms around the world”</span></i><b> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">will be delivered by Mr. Cherno Jallow,
veteran journalist and consultant. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
will also be discussing the Activity and Financial Reports of the Association
as of September 2011.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished ladies and gentlemen</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since
its establishment, YJAG has contributed tremendously to the development of the
media in Gambia, especially on news reportage and capacity building of members.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This
is manifested by the progress made by individual members who are holding key
decision-making positions across media platforms in the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
2010 Saikou Jammeh was appointed the editor-in-chief of The Daily News
newspaper. The same year YJAG founding members Baboucarr Senghore and Nfamara
Jawneh were appointed by The Point Newspaper as editor-in-chief and deputy
editor-in-chief respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Former
YJAG President Assan Sallah, Demba Kandeh, (Mariam Saine), Lamin Jahateh,
Mamadou Edrisa Njie, and Modou S. Joof , have all been promoted to the
positions of sub-editor, and news editor at the Daily Observer, Today
newspaper, the MarketPlace Business, and News & Report Magazine
respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Other
members of YJAG are also holding senior positions both in print and electronic
media. This improvement is a major achievement to the Association. It shows the
level confidence media owners have in us and the level of hard work and
professionalism attained by our members. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It
also shows the media industry in the Gambia is at a crucial a crucial
cross-roads as the young ones are slowly taking over from the old. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished ladies and gentlemen</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Over
the past five years, and with little resources, YJAG ensured it remain true to
its objective of building the capacity of members. It conducted a series of
programmes, including trainings on Basic writing and reporting skills; media
laws; climate change; and election reporting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It
also conducted a series of trainings on Basic journalism for its associated
Press Clubs at the Gambia College, Nusrat, St. Augustine, Kotou, and Armitage
Senior Secondary Schools. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It
is also customary that every executive tour media houses in the country to
discuss with media chiefs about the plight of young journalists. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">During
these tours </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">media
chiefs are urged to improve the salaries of staff; improve rates for stories
from freelancers and to provide in-house trainings for young journalists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
believe such motivational actions will enable young journalists to carry out
their duties professionally and with determination. Some media houses have
responded positively to these calls and we commend them for that. However, we
found out that there are others still lagging behind. The rates offered to
freelancers by some media houses are far below the rates set by the Gambia
Press Union.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
are very much concerned that young journalists continue to work under poor
conditions, poorly equipped and poorly paid with little or no motivation. To
us, the saying that “journalism is not a money making profession” is now a used
and over used cliché that has already lost its taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
strongly believe that this profession of ours which is noble should be able to
earn journalists a decent life including the young ones. So we would like to
use this occasion to once again urge media owners to address these issues and
make the welfare of young journalists a top priority because we are the life
blood of the Gambian media. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This will ensure the attainment of more vibrant media as we
all know that YJAG can be a nursery bed for the proper germination of the seeds
of journalism in the country. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished ladies and gentlemen</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Despite
the successes registered by the Association in the last five years, it
continues to face enormous challenges in terms of implementing its programmes. This
is mainly due to limited financial resources. YJAG, as a charitable
organisation has no major donor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The Association survives on membership
contributions, fundraising events and financial support from a few individuals
and companies. The current executive saw the need to take a new approach to
gather funds for its activities by submitting two project proposals to the U.S
Embassy Democracy and Human Rights Funds and the British High Commission
Bilateral Fund. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Since we are yet to get a reply for both proposals
we are keeping our fingers crossed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Nonetheless, we still need more financial support
and I would therefore use this opportunity to kindly appeal on behalf of the
association donors, for public and private sector and individuals to support
YJAG for it to continue the good cause it started five years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
have a host of trainings in our 2012/13 action plan yet to be implemented.
These include: Leadership: Public speaking, time management, fundraising and
project proposal writing; Training on ICT, blogging, using the social media
innovatively, and internet research; Women’s Health and Rights Reporting; and Training
on freedom of expression and information; and the publication of the maiden
edition of our newsletter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
newsletter was planned for launch today, however, the slow process of acquiring
an </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">International Standard Serial Number (</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ISSN) from the
National Library, it was only approved on Friday September 14, 2012.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished ladies and gentlemen</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In as much as we are very
much concerned with the plight of young journalists in the country, YJAG is
worried about the fate of its members at Taranga FM which has been shut down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We feared that the move
does not only deprive the public of their right to know but as well affect our
members who are currently without a job. Yesterday, there were reports that The
Daily News and The Standard Newspapers have been ordered to cease operations,
if confirmed, this will further put our members working with these publications
at the risk of being jobless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In these regard, we would
like to use this occasion to call on the authorities concerned to allow Taranga
FM to resume operation, and as well the two newspapers.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguished ladies and gentlemen</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">I would like to conclude by
thanking the representatives of Government, Diplomatic missions, media chiefs,
and the Gambia Press Union. YJAG is indeed grateful for your support over the
past five years. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">I would also like to thank all companies and individuals who
have supported YJAG in past especially the Proprietor of Unique FM, Mr. Lamin
Manga whose office space we have been using since 2010.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I would also like to thank the previous
board of advisers of YJAG and as well once again thank the new board
inaugurated in July 2012 for accepting to serve the association. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Thank you for your attention.</span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On 16<sup>th</sup> September this year, the Young Journalists
Association of The Gambia will be five years old and as such the association is
to hold a day-long symposium on the day at the new secretariat of the Gambia
Press Union, in Fajara, to mark the anniversary.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A news release from the association has it that the theme of this
year’s anniversary is: “Promoting Professionalism Through Capacity Building”,
and a number of lectures in line with theme are to be delivered on the day by
veteran journalists in the country.</span></div>
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secretary general, Lamin Jahateh, will give a report of the activities of the
association for the past year; and the treasurer, Sulayman Ceesay, will deliver
a report on the state of the finances of the association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">All members of the association and aspiring members are urged to
attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the same vein, all press
clubs, particularly press clubs at Gambia College, St. Augustine Senior
Secondary School, Nustrat Senior Secondary School, Kotu Senior Secondary
School, among others. The programme starts by 09:00 sharp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Diplomats,
government officials, media chiefs, YJAG board members and other partners of
the association are expected to grace this august occasion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YJAG is an independent non-profit making
organization and it’s legally registered with the Attorney General’s Chamber in
September 2007.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">YJAG has
members from both the print and electronic media houses nationwide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The objectives of the Association include
promoting unity among young journalists in The Gambia, providing capacity
building, and addressing the welfare of its members, amongst others. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">YJAG has, in
recent years, contributed tremendously to the development of the Gambia media
industry, especially on capacity building of its members on news reportage which
has greatly enhanced professionalism in the industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>By <a href="http://gambianewsonline.blogspot.com/2012/07/yjag-gets-new-advisory-board.html#more">Lamin Jahateh</a> / YJAG member </i></b></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) has recently
inaugurated a new board of advisers that is to </span></b>provide
strategic guidance and a thoughtful advice for the association to help ensure that
it remains true to its aims, mission and vision.</span></div>
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Held on 19<sup>th</sup> July at the new secretariat of the
Gambia Press Union in Fajara, the ceremony was graced by various media chiefs in
the country, the executive director of the GPU, and a cross section of media
practitioners.</span><br />
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The six-member board consists of Njundu Drammeh of Child
Protection Alliance as the chairperson, Nguie Mboob-Janneh representative of the
Female Lawyers Association, Sam Sarr of Foroyaa newspaper, Emil Touray,
president of Gambia Press Union, Momodou Sabally of the Ministry of Finance and
Economic Affairs, and Mrs Amie Bojang-Sissoho of Gamcotrap former chairperson
of the board, and YJAG president, Modou Joof as secretary to the board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Speaking on the occasion, YJAG President explained
that the appointment of the board was based on their credibility, wisdom and
their unarguable commitment to the service of humanity in their various areas
of work and involvement.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“We hope their involvement with YJAG during this period will be
of immense help to the executive committee’s determination to put the
Association on sound footing and ensuring continuity,” said Mr. Joof.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Speaking
on behalf of the board chair, Sam Sarr the managing editor of Forayaa Newspaper, pointed out that the
role of YJAG is very important as far as journalism is concern in The Gambia
because it gives continuity to journalism in
the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Without the growth and development
of young journalists in The Gambia, there will no future for journalism in the country,”
he said, adding: “The role given to us
as board member is very important and though it is very heavy it is not a burden
because we are to help the association to grow so that journalism will have a
better future in The Gambia.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">He assured that the board will give the
association all the necessary support and guidance needed in order to follow
the right path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A
representative of FLAG on the board, Mrs Nguie Mboob-Janneh, said YJAG is not
just an association, but an institution that is very important in the society
in informing and educating the general public.</span></div>
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The GPU president and also a board member of YJAG, Emil Touray, said YJAG is
one of the most progressive journalist associations in the country due to its
organised nature and in the way it carries its duties and functions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Touray
also pledged that henceforth, the GPU under his tenure will be responsible for
the printing of the proposed YJAG newsletter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
secretary general of the Union, Gibairu Janneh, said the inauguration of the
new board shows that YJAG is determined to move forward and achieve results. Janneh assured that the GPU will continue to
assist, promote, protect and encourage journalism at all levels in the country.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">He
expressed his delight with the composition of the board members saying the board
consist of people of substance, initiative, foresight and vision.</span></div>
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The ceremony was chaired by the Daily Observer news editor, Assan Sallah, who
is the ex-president of the association.</span></div>
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YJAG was formed on 16 September 2007 with the objective of
promoting unity among young journalists in The Gambia; providing capacity
building and addressing the welfare of its members, amongst others. </span></div>
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The association is tasked with recruiting young journalists into the
profession, and operates under the motto “capacity building, duty to
inform”. YJAG has in recent years contributed tremendously to the
development of the media in The Gambia, especially on capacity building and
news reportage.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">YJAG BOARD INAUGURATION SLATED FOR THURSDAY</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A
new board of advisers for the Young Journalists Association of the
Gambia(YJAG) will be inaugurated on Thursday, July 19 at a ceremony to
be held at thenew secretariat of the Gambia Press Union in Fajara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thesix-member
board consists of Njundu Drammeh of Child Protection Alliance as
thechairperson, a representative of the Female Lawyers Association, Mr.
Sam Sarrof Foroyaa Newspaper, Mr. Emil Touray President of Gambia Press
Union, Mr. MomodouSabally of the Ministry of Finance and Economic
Affairs, and Mrs. AmieBojang-Sissoho of Gamcotrap former chairperson of
the board, and YJAG PresidentMr. Modou S. Joof as secretary to the
board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The board is designed to
providestrategic guidance and a thoughtful advice for the Association
and also to helpensure that the Association remains true to its aims,
mission and vision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Secretary
General of YJAG, Mr. LaminJahateh, said the board members will promote
and provide strategic directionfor the development of the association
including advising on fund raisingactivities, which has been one of the
main challenges of the association overthe past few years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">YJAGwant
to take this opportunity to thank all those who have been on the
previousboard for their hard work, dedication and commitment to the
course of theassociation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“We
really appreciated their assistance and encouragement forputting the
association on the right path to achieving our worthwhile goals,”
YJAGPresident Mr. Modou S. Joof said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">YJAGwas
formed on 16th September, 2007 with the objective of promotingunity
among young journalists in The Gambia; providing capacity building
andaddressing the welfare of its members, amongst others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Legally
registered with the Attorney General’s Chambers, the association is
also taskedwith the responsibility to facilitate the recruitment of
young journalist intothe profession, and operates under the motto
“Capacity Building, Duty to Inform”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">YJAGhas
in recent years contributed tremendously the development of the media
inGambia, especially on capacity building and news reportage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Issued by YJAG Executive Committee</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, July 14, 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For press inquiries please call: +220 3629120 / 7990414 / 6295902 / 9987390</span><br />
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<i><b>L-R-seated: Bakai Njie, Modou S. Joof,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Mariam Saine, Lamin Jahateh</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Standing: Fatou Jallow, Omar Wally, </b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>By <a href="http://www.facebook.com/njiebekai">Bekai Njie</a> / YJAG member</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The new
executive members of the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia
(YJAG), last Tuesday began courtesy calls on media chiefs in the
country. The aim of their visit is to solicit the support of the media
chiefs in empowering young journalists in the media fraternity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Speaking at various media
houses, Modou S. Joof, the president of YJAG affirmed the aim of the
courtesy call to be soliciting the support of the media chiefs to help
the young journalists who serve as crucial stakeholders in media work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">This
year, he said they are focusing on capacity building for the young
journalists, since the motto of the association is ‘capacity building;
duty to inform,’” he said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
further dilated on the association's membership, saying that it has a
current membership of 150 young people. “This is in fulfillment of one
of our objectives; that is recruiting members into the media
fraternity,” he added.
He spoke about the need to have a training programme for press club
members, saying it has been very useful because it is through which most
young people join the media. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
finally challenged the media chiefs to increase the payment for
journalists.
Bekai Njie, the 1st vice president of YJAG, gave a brief history of the
association. According to him, the association was formed in September
2007 by a group of young journalists who felt that they needed to be
empowered in order to effectively execute their job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
said that the association was formed on the basis of promoting and
fostering unity and mutual understanding among young journalists and
also to complement the efforts of The Gambia Press Union for a more
vibrant press. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He disclosed
that since then, the association has successfully implemented quite a
number of activities such as the climate change conference and a
nation-wide familiarisation tour, among others.
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>The Market Place </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Receiving the YJAG
executive at his office, Said Usuf, the managing director and publisher
of The Market Place Magazine, expressed delight at the initiative taken
by YJAG and indicated that his magazine is young but has people with a
wealth of experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He recalled the time when he
was working as a young reporter at the Daily Observer in 1992, saying
that there was no such association. “In those days, with regards to the
organizations, there was nothing like this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">I
am pleased with what you are doing. I think this is essential because
even the media houses need your association,” he stressed.
The Market Place boss commended YJAG for taking the bold initiative of
reaching out to the schools to encourage students to join the
association and to write for various media outlets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Usuf
admitted that his news outlet has not yet been offering internal
trainings but hope to consider it in the near future, saying it would be
a very good experience as every media house has its own operational
modalities “and we are bound to learn from each other”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He challenged the young
journalists to keep paying their monthly subscription fees with a view
to enhancing more support from partner institutions. “If I want to help
but there is no money in your account then I might lose hope. So find a
way of mobilising your members to pay their dues,” he encouraged. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Usuf finally vowed to print
the maiden edition, ie the Newsletter of the association, but reminded
the young journalists that media houses in the country are financially
poor, indicating that the media houses here largely depend on adverts,
and adverts are very cheap here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
said: “The printing is very small because the literacy is very small.”
For his part, Joseph Akaga, editor-in-chief of The Market Place, spoke
about the importance of knowledge in journalism. According to him,
knowledge is power and that journalists should oblige themselves to read
extensively with a view to broadening their knowledge. “When your
knowledge is low, it affects your output, which affects your financial
gains,” he stated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He also highlighted the need
for capacity building, noting that one must not be in the four corners
of the University to become educated, but instead there are different
avenues to read and learn. “The more you read, the more it empowers you.
You have to read to develop yourself,” he advised. He finally outlined
the biggest challenge facing Gambian journalism, as being lack of human
capacity.
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>The Point Newspaper </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The managing editor of The
Point newspaper, Pap Saine, reminded the young journalists that they
are all in the same boat with elders in the media work and vowed that
they (elders) would stand by the young ones to face the challenges in
the media work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He emphasised the need for
giving the young people opportunities to build their capacity, saying
that is his priority at The Point newspaper. “All the staff are equal
before us, but the priority is given to the young people,” he said. He
added: “I believe in commitment and dedication and my young journalists
have already demonstrated that.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He admonished the young
journalists to work hand-in-glove with The Gambia Press Union as the
umbrella body of all journalists in the country. He further advised YJAG
to pay a visit to the Ministry of Information and Communication to talk
about the possibility of instituting a journalism faculty at University
of The Gambia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Saine paid
tribute to the Gambian journalists for their commitment, saying they are
doing extremely well despite the fact that they have not attended
schools of journalism. He finally advised the journalists to read
widely and expand their capacity, while calling for objectivity and
honesty as well as respect for the authorities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">For his part, Baboucarr
Senghore, the editor-in-chief of The Point newspaper, also spoke about
the need for respect, commitment, dedication and honesty, saying it
helps one in the future. Nfamara Jawneh, deputy editor-in-chief of The
Point newspaper, called for unity, saying it is strength and that
disunity in any association distracts members in achieving their aims. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
also spoke about the importance of young people in Gambian journalism,
saying: “The young journalists are the main source of success in Gambian
journalism.”
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>Today Newspaper</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, the proprietor
and managing editor of Today newspaper, stated that the media chiefs are
really in support of the creation of YJAG. He also spoke about the need
for training of young journalists, and called on them to be working as
study group to encourage one another for academic excellence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“If
you encourage one another towards academic excellence, it would be at
your own advantage,” he said.
He recalled the time when he was a freelance journalist, noting he
really understands what young ones face particularly the freelancers,
saying that his news outlet has improved the situation significantly as
they (freelancers) are paid competitively with staff reporters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
also dilated on the importance of hard work and urged YJAG to inculcate
that sense into their membership.
Lamin Jahateh, the secretary general of YJAG spoke at the various media
houses mentioned above, while Mariam Saine, the 2nd vice president
delivered the vote of thanks.
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i>TheGambia College Press Club
recently organised a day-long “Training on BasicJournalism” for its
members at the College Campus in <a href="http://www.accessgambia.com/information/brikama.html" target="_blank">Brikama,</a> theregional capital of the West Coast Region.</div>
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Thetraining,
facilitated by the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia
(YJAG)was aimed at introducing the press club members to the
fundamentals ofjournalism to enable them better understand the
profession and as well becomemore vibrant information disseminators.<br />
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The
training was held (February 9, 2012) onthe backdrop that there is a
need “to recruit students into the press and buildtheir capacity through
training” in order to better enhance their day-to-daywork as college
press corps.<br />
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“GambiaCollege Press Club attaches a lot of
importance to this training,” SulaymanJanneh, the press club president
said in his welcome remarks. “We are onceagain proud to be associated
with YJAG and I commend you for responding to ourneeds whenever they
arise.”<br />
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Ina brief statement, YJAG President, Modou S. Joof welcome
the initiative, sayingcapacity building is a cornerstone on which YJAG
was established. “We have workwith the college press club in the past
and we will continue to work with youto facilitate activities of this
nature and for all press clubs affiliated toYJAG,” he said.<br />
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Hesaid
the training was crucial in the students’ drive to deliver news on
“eventsand people whose stories are of interest and relevant to their
communities.”<br />
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Thestudents were taken through presentations on an
“Introduction to Journalism” byModou S. Joof; “Interview Tips” by
Mamadou Edrisa Njie; “Writing Stories” by Ebrima Bah; and “Journalists
and Academics as Educators” by Amat Jeng.<br />
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Establishedon 16th
September 2007, YJAG aspire to foster unityand mutual understanding
among young journalists; promote the wellbeing of andaddress issues of
concern to young journalist; promote freedom of expression; buildthe
capacities of young journalists, among others.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Issued by YJAG Executive Committee</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span>On Friday, February 10, 2012</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>For press inquiries please call: +220 3629120 / 7990414 / 6295902 / 9987390</span></span>
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<span class="fw_sanitized"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">A local human rights agency in Banjul, the Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children <a href="http://www.gamcotrap.gm/" target="_blank">(GAMCOTRAP) </a>has called on the government to enact a specific law to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
call came on Tuesday February 6, 2012 during celebrations marking
International Zero Tolerance to FGM, a day adopted in August 2003 by
governments, and organisations, including the United Nations
sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection Human Rights. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On
Monday, GAMCOTRAP said it wants a legislation banning FGM across the
Gambia, a country notorious for its deep-rooted culture and harmful
traditional practices. Hence the lack of it will apparently contribute to
the perception of FGM as “acceptable” and it weakens thelegitimacy and
impact of advocacy against harmful tradition practices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b> Human rights violation</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">FGM
is a violation of the humanrights principles of International Law
including the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),
the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the
Rights of Women in Africa, and the African Union Solemn Declaration on
Gender Equality in Africa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Speaking
at the celebrations organised by GAMCOTRAP with funding from the
European Union under the Non-State Actors Strengthening Programme
(NSASP), Dr. Isatou Touray, the Executive Director of GAMCOTRAP said
“Effective national legislation is a vital component of efforts to
accelerate the elimination of FGM”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“The
enactment and implementation of legislation against FGM demonstrates a
formal, explicit and lasting commitment by public authorities to turning
the tide of social norms that perpetuate the practice and are detrimental
to the physical, psychological and rights to integrity of women and
girls,” she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
Government of The Gambia (GoTG)has ratified almost all international
and regional instruments regarding womenand children’s rights. This, Dr.
Touray said is a sign of “political will and interest to advance the
strategic interest and human rights of women and girls”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However,
there remains a daunting task to clean the country of FGM as latest
statistics shows 78 per cent of the female population still practices it,
showing just a marginal improvement of 80per cent in 1999.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Religious misconceptions </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">FGM
has survived for long due toreligious misconceptions, and that the
patriarchal system has succeeded inattributing a negative image of the
female body to such a “degree that womenthemselves have internalized the
value of self-devalorisation”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Speaking
on behalf of the United Nations Family Planning Agency (UNFPA), Mrs.
Fatou Kinteh noted that the mostcommon form of FGM practice in the
Gambia is known as clitoridectomy orexcision (the total removal of the
clitoris, with or without partial or total removal of the labia minora).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Some
ethic groups in The Gambiapractice FGM for religious reason and some
Islamic religious leaders andscholars also promote it for religious
reason,” she argues. “What is clear isthat some Muslims do not
perform it, and then it can be concluded it isnot religious obligation
but a deep-rooted traditional belief and practice.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The
practice has serious immediateand long term health effects and is a
violation of fundamental human rights,Mrs. Kinteh reiterated, saying
“the health challenges are enormous as 1000women die daily on a global
level, from complications (including circumcision)associated with
pregnancy and childbirth”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jammeh must speak</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Until
men become aware of the mental and psychological health effects of FGM,
then they will fully participate or stand against it, the United States
Ambassador to Banjul, Pamela Ann White said in her keynote address.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“My
message to President Jammeh is that we need your voice against FGM,” she
said to the Gambian leader, who in2009 openly stated that “I do not
support FGM”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">
The theme of this year’s celebrations is “From Malabo to New York,
support the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly banning FGM
worldwide”. GAMCOTRAP localized the theme to “From Koina to Kartong:
Calling for a law against FGM”, justifying the need for a countrywide ban
on the practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Marked
by a two-kilometer procession, the event was graced by more than 70
participants, mainly women andfrom across the Gambia, with cultural
interludes on the harmful traditional practice of Female Genital
Mutilation. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Reporter Momodou S. Jallow of The Daily News</b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>By </b><b><a href="http://thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.com/">Modou S. Joof</a> / YJAG Member </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Gambian police must
immediately stop harassing Momodou Jallow for giving voice to farmers’
grievances,” Africa Advocacy Coordinator for the US-based Committee to
Protect Journalists, CPJ Mohamed Keita said. “Repeatedly summoning a
journalist to court and threatening him with charges is intimidation
designed to silence criticism.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">His
call followed the arrest and release of Momodou S. Jallow, a reporter
working with the privately-owned The Daily News, newspaper in Banjul,
over an article captioned: "Presidential Hajj Package Scandal Chief
Baldeh Allegedly Bribes Lover”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
story was published on the newspaper on January 4, 2012, two days
later, he was arrested at Brikamaba and detained for about five hours at
the Bansang police station, more than 200 kilometers the Gambian
capital Banjul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Daily News
reported on its January 11 edition that it gathered from the police
spokesperson, Yerro Mballow that Momodou S. Jallow is charged with
"libel".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, Jallow is yet
to be brought before a court of law and has been asked by the police to
report to the police station on several occasions. This, the CPJ said
is harassment of the journalist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Police
in Gambia are harassing a journalist for reporting farmers’ complaints
against a local official accused of mismanaging public resources," the
CPJ said on January 10, citing local journalists and news reports. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
Jallow’s story in the Daily News, a rice farmer accused Chief Baldeh of
misallocating a ticket sponsored by President Yahya Jammeh to travel to
the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the hajj. The article
also cited farmers raising questions about Baldeh’s management of the
finances of a local cooperative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
Accra-based press and free expression watchdog, the Media Foundation
for West Africa, MFWA said the journalist did his work diligently by
carrying the other side of the story. It raises concerns over the
authorities handling of the matter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“At
the time the woman was making the allegation, the chief was not there.
So [Jallow] acted responsibly and contacted the chief”, the Vianna-based
International Press Institute (IPI) quoted Mr. Saikou Jammeh, the
newspaper's editor to have said. “This is fair and balanced. The
charges are out of place.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“No
journalist should ever face criminal charges as a result of his or her
work,” said IPI Press Freedom Manager Anthony Mills. “We call for
charges against Momodou S. Jallow to be dropped immediately.” </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Daily News Reporter, Momodou S. Jallow </b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>By <a href="http://thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.com/">Modou S. Joof</a> / YJAG Member</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Daily News reporter
Momodou S. Jallow is due to make his 2nd appearance in court on Monday
February 6, 2012, following allegations of criminal defamation against a
local chief, Mamadou Lamin Baldeh, in an article captioned:
"Presidential Hajj Package Scandal Chief Baldeh Allegedly Bribes Lover”.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jallow
was arraigned on January 24, 2012 before a provincial magistrate in
the town of Bansang. "His case however, did not proceed as the court was
busy with other matters," an unnamed source told the Daily News. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">
The charges, brought by the police againstthe journalist followed
allegations by a rice farmer, Boto Fatajo, that the Chief gave out
his(Fatojo) President Jammeh sponsored-Hajj ticket to a lover. The
Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh gives out tickets to Muslims yearly to
embark on the annualpilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Message from abroad </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The
Accra-based press and free expression watchdog, the Media Foundation
for West Africa, MFWA said the journalist did his work diligently by
carrying the other side of the story. It raises concerns over the
authorities handling of the matter. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“At
the time the woman was making the allegation, the chief was not there.
So [Jallow] acted responsibly and contacted the chief”, the Vianna-based
International Press Institute (IPI) quoted Mr. Saikou Jammeh, the
newspaper's editor to have said. “This is fair and balanced. The
charges are out of place.” </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“No
journalist should ever face criminal charges as a result of his or her
work,” said IPI Press Freedom Manager Anthony Mills. “We call for
charges against Momodou S. Jallow to be dropped immediately.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">However,
the United States-based Committee to Protect Journalists reduced the
police handling of affairs to "harassment of the journalist". </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“Gambian
police must immediately stop harassing Momodou Jallow for giving voice
to farmers’ grievances. Repeatedly summoning a journalist to court and
threatening him with charges is intimidation designed to silence
criticism,” CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita said. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"Police
in Gambia are harassing a journalist for reporting farmers’ complaints
against a local official accused of mismanaging public resources," the
CPJ said on January 10, citing local journalists and news reports. " </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In
Jallow’s story in the Daily News, a rice farmer accused Chief Baldeh of
misallocating a ticket sponsored by President Yahya Jammeh to travel to
the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the hajj. The article
also cited farmers raising questions about Baldeh’s management of the
finances of a local cooperative". </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Friday, January 13, 2012</span></b></div>
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<b>Management</b></div>
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<span class="fw_sanitized"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The
new executive of the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG)
yesterday paid a courtesy call to the management of The Point newspaper
in Bakau as part of their ongoing familiarization tour of media
institutions and partners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Speaking
at the meeting, Bekai Njie 1st vice president of YJAG, recalled some of
the activities the association had carried out over the years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">According to him, it is a tradition for the association whenever they have a new executive, to visit their partners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He acknowledged the support the association has received from The Point newspaper since its establishment in 2007.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Lamin
Jahateh, secretary general of YJAG, said the visit was not only meant
to familiarize themselves with the partners but to also discuss vital
issues relating to the plight of young journalists.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“We also want to seek the support of media chiefs to implement our action plan of the year,” he said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Responding
to the new YJAG executive, Pap Saine, Managing Director of The Point
newspaper, commended the association for the visit, saying it is the
duty of media chiefs to look after the welfare of their staff
irrespective of their ages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“This
is why, I appointed Baboucarr Senghore and Nfamara Jawneh as
editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of The Point,” he said. “I
believe as young journalists you should be committed and dedicated to
the profession, then you will see the reward of your labour.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">According
to The Point boss, despite their constraints as a business they are
trying to do their best to overcome the challenges of the times to give
equal opportunities to all their staff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Mr
Saine advised young journalists to work hand in glove with the Gambia
Press Union, as well as the authorities to achieve their goals. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
also calls on them to meet with the Minister of Information
Communication and Infrastructure to appeal to them to create a Faculty
of Journalism at the University of The Gambia for them to learn more and
upgrade their skills rapidly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“Gambian
journalists should be commended, especially for the fact that despite
there is no school of journalism in the country, they are still doing
their best to meet international standard in journalism,” said The Point
boss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He also
advised them to not focus too much on the monetary aspect of the
profession since they are trying to develop themselves; rather they
should be dedicated and committed to learning and practising the job.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The
veteran journalist urged the young journalists to always cross check
the facts of their stories before submission for publication.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He
told the YJAG executive to be time conscious, read well and be
respectful to authority. “Verifying your stories is very much
essential,” he avers. He assured the association of his continued
support while wishing the new executive a successful term.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Babucarr
Senghore, editor-in-chief of The Point newspaper, expressed sentiments
similar to Pap Saine’s, while calling on journalists to be focused,
committed, dedicated to duty, honest, and respectful to authorities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">For
his part, Nfamara Jawneh, deputy editor-in-chief of The Point, said
despite its challenges The Point gives the best remuneration to its
staff in the country’s media industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Mr
Jawneh, YJAG founder president, emphasised the need for unity and
understanding among members of the association. Unity is strength, he
stressed, adding: “Young journalists in the country are the force behind
the success and growth of the Gambian media.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Mariam
Saine, 2nd vice-president of YJAG, while giving the vote of thanks,
commended the management of The Point for receiving them with honour, as
did the association’s president, Modou S. Joof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/training-resources/journalism-basics/644-interviewing-tips-for-journalists" target="_blank">(MediaHelping Media)</a></b>
- Always be polite, know what you want, do your research, listen to the
person you are interviewing and remain alert for unexpected news angles
- just a few tips for getting a strong interview.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Thefollowing module was written for media trainers at the <a href="http://www.mrtc-uoj.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Media Resources and TrainingCentre (MRTC)</a> in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, whorequested some tips for their students on how to prepare for and conduct aninterview.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> The MRTC runs various journalism diploma courses. It isattached to<a href="http://www.jfn.ac.lk/" target="_blank"> the University of Jaffna.</a>
This module, and twodozen others have been translated into Tamil and
will be used to train localjournalism students at both the MRTC and the
university.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>Interviewingtips for journalists</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>1: Always bepolite</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">When
you request an interview you are asking someone togive their time so
that you can gather information for a news story. You mustremain polite
throughout the interview and at the end thank them. Members ofthe public
are under no obligation to agree to be interviewed, and you have
noright to intrude on their privacy without their consent. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">However
public figures are expected to be accountable;your interview is a way
for their actions to be scrutinised, although even theyare under no
obligation to agree. They may have reasons for avoiding you andyour
questions. So you need to understand that obtaining an interview
isnever guaranteed and, when someone agrees to be interviewed, youneed
to be civil and treat them with respect.<i><b> Remain polite throughout the interview</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>2: Don't show youremotions</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Whatever
you feel about what the interviewee says, try toavoid agreeing or
disagreeing or showing signs of approval or disapproval. Ifyou are a TV
reporter avoid nodding or shaking your head, smiling or frowningwhen an
answer is given. Your job is to report on the topic you are covering
objectivelyand not get involved emotionally.It's natural to be affected
by news, but a professionaljournalist will be true to their job of
uncovering and producing facts.<b> <i>You must remain objective at all times</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>3: Be clear onwhat you want</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Tell
the interviewee what you want to talk about and why.Be honest about the
context at the outset. You should not - other than inexceptional cases
where you feel information cannot be obtained any other way–interview on
false pretences. If you feel this is needed to get to the truthof the
matter you must consult a senior editor before going ahead.<b> <i>Never conduct an interview under false pretences</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>4: Don't provide a script</b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Although
it’s important to give an interviewee fairwarning of the areas you want
to cover, you must never set out the questions asa list and hand them
over. To do so would be turning the interview into apublic relations
exercise. If you give the interviewee enough time to prepareyou may
produce a better, more informative interview. <i><b>Don't let your interview turn into a PR exercise</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>5: Respond to newsangles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Make
it clear that, although the interview is for aparticular purpose, you
may ask supplementary questions if anything unexpectedarises. If during
an interview, a new piece of information is revealed that isof interest,
you need to be able to follow it up. That’s why it’s important togive
the interview an outline only rather than limiting yourself to
setquestions. <i><b>Listen out for the unexpected and act on it</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>6: Do yourresearch</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Make
sure you know your facts before you carry out theinterview. You owe it
to the person you have arrange to talk to, and to youraudience, to be as
informed as you possibly can – you must not waste the timeof the
interviewee – or your audience. There is nothing more embarrassing
thanmaking a silly mistake or being corrected by the interviewee. You
should alsospend enough time researching the background of the
interviewee, as well as thetopic being covered.<b> </b>It may help you understand why they say what they do.<i><b> You must know what you are talking about</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>7: Don't bejudgemental</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Even
if you think the interviewee is in the wrong, youhave to treat the
person with respect. A reporter should not be swayed by theirgut
feelings. You should always remain objective, fair and impartial,
whateverthe topic and no matter how you feel about what is being said.
What you feeldoesn’t matter, you are paid to report. Y<i><b>our opinion doesn't count, what is said counts</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>8: Don't try toappear clever </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">An
interview is about uncovering facts that, had it notbeen for your
interview, may never have surfaced. It is not about making youlook and
sound great. If you try to be smart, members of the audience may
sensethis and you may lose their respect. It could also lead to tension
in yourinterview that could distract. <i><b>If you try to look smart you could alienate the audience and the interviewee</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>9: Pay attention</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Never
be so engrossed in thinking about your nextquestion that you fail to
hear the previous answer. It is extremely annoyingfor a journalist to
ask a question that has just been answered. Equally, it isembarrassing
for a journalist to fail to pick up on a line given in theprevious
answer. Your audience will know you are not listening, and, if it isan
important point you missed they will feel let down by you. <i><b>Listen to the interviewee at all times</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>10: Don't fidgitand fiddle</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Try
to avoid anything that could distract from what isbeing said. Move
papers, pens, cups etc out of reach of both the intervieweeand you.
Also, try to avoid sitting on chairs with wheels or chairs that rock
-this can also be distracting. Avoid obstacles between you and the
interviewee,such as a large desk; it creates barriers. Ask the
interviewee to sit in acomfortable relaxed position so that they can
concentrate on your questions andgiving their answers. <i><b>Avoid anything that could distract from what is beingsaid</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>11: Check foroutside noises</b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Check
for external sounds that could disrupt the flow.The exception is where
the noise is part of the story. The last thing you wantto do is return
to the studio with a great interview in terms of the contentbut which is
unfit for broadcast. <i><b>Avoid anything that could distract from what is beingsaid</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><b>12: Summing up</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Try
to sum up the main points of the interview at theend. It’s a way of
confirming any news angles that were raised during theinterview and also
a nice way to end the interview. <i><b>The last words should always be thanks.</b></i></span><br />
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