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Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia  is a registered youth led,  non-profit organization, created in 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia. The organization has  local branches  and schools clubs and its affiliates in a total 25 countries across Africa. YVE through its head office JVE-International  based in Togo is today known as the biggest youth-oriented environmental movement in Africa working in the domain of sustainable development.

YVE strives to develop leadership and eco-citizenship in young people through their involvement in the promotion of sustainable community development, upholding responsibility, volunteerism, ecological integrity, solidarity, excellence, diversity, justice, gender balance, equity and justice as the core values. Our thematic areas of focus are energy and climate change development, natural resource management and youth and eco-citizenship.

Our thematic areas of focus are :energy and climate change development, natural resource management and youth and eco-citizenship.

YVE is primarily a Pan-African Youth led advocacy organization with expertise in environmental management, sustainable energy solutions and agro ecology practices: Key specific areas include: Policy monitoring, citizen participation, youth empowerment and youth policies, social entrepreneurship, traditional ecological knowledge, cultural biodiversity, community sustainable management plans, mountains restoration, transboundary waters management, biological agriculture, peasant cooperatives management, community based climate change adaptation, international money flows monitoring, big infrastructure monitoring,  Women ,children and youth environmental education and importantly access to sustainable energy solutions (renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies).

We support  Local communities and women groups  draft their local Agenda 21 plans, have access to basic amenities for a comfortable life (clean cooking, wash, human rights), build capacity of grassroots development institutions, empower women groups, provide environmental education to schools and orient young people in various green and social entrepreneurship ventures.

For more information about YVE, please visit our website www.yvegambia.com

and international http://www.jve-international.org

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YVE Director Participates at the UN Water Conference 2023 New York

by Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia, posted in Uncategorized

World Water Day 2023 is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. Dysfunction throughout the water cycle undermines progress on all major global issues, from health to hunger, gender equality to jobs, education to industry, and disasters to peace. UN 2023 Water Conference was held in March 22-24, New York and the … Continue reading YVE Director Participates at the UN Water Conference 2023 New York

YVE Gambia and Partners organised National Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Wash data, gap identification and lobbying strategies on 17th January, 2022.

Featured by Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia, posted in Environment, Health

As water is considered to be  a key determinant of health, food, education and energy and a condition to an adequate standard of living and also key to all sustainable development goals which many  deemed  must be now recognized top importance for governments.  On 17th January 2022, Young Volunteers for the Environment (YVE) Gambia in partnership with … Continue reading YVE Gambia and Partners organised National Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Wash data, gap identification and lobbying strategies on 17th January, 2022.

YVE Gambia Trains CSOs, NGOs and Media Members on WRM/WASH data research, social accountability, organisational L & A strategy and policy influencing.

Featured by Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia, posted in Environment, Forum, Health

Young Volunteer the Environment (YVE) Gambia concludes a two days training workshop for members of the civil society, NGOs and the media on Water Sanitation and Hygiene data research, social accountability, organisational L & A strategy and policy influencing from the 11th – 12th January , 2022 at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) Conference Hall  … Continue reading YVE Gambia Trains CSOs, NGOs and Media Members on WRM/WASH data research, social accountability, organisational L & A strategy and policy influencing.

BAN LEAD IN PAINT

by Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia, posted in Cleansing Exercise, Environment, Health

Lead is toxic to many body organs and tissues including the heart, bones, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders. Medical and scientific research shows that absorption of even very low levels of … Continue reading BAN LEAD IN PAINT

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