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Gambia: Gambia to Launch SWEDD+ Project to Empower Girls and Young Women –

Gambia: Gambia to Launch SWEDD+ Project to Empower Girls and Young Women –

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Published on 2025-06-11 11:53:39

By: Fatou Krubally

The Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) Project is set to launch on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in The Gambia, with an ambitious goal of transforming the lives of adolescent girls and young women.

Announcing the official launch, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare explains that the initiative, supported by the World Bank and technically coordinated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), aims to empower girls aged 15…

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