Need advice and support after returning to Gambia? The Gambian-German Advisory Centre for Jobs, Training and Reintegration (GGAC) offers information and help in the following areas:

• Individual and client-oriented advice and career guidance
• Individual follow-up with each client seeking employment, vocational training, start-up/entrepreneurship support
• Information on vocational training, start-up/entrepreneurship support
• Assistance with Job Placement and matching

This advice is provided via Email or phone and is free of charge. It is available to both men and women.

The Gambian-German Advisory Centre for Jobs, Training and Reintegration (GGAC) works closely with the IOM and the other international organisations below:

• International Trade Centre (ITC) / Youth Empowerment Project (YEP).
• Caritas International Belgium / Roman Catholic Mission.
• Instituto Marques de Valle Flor (IMVF).
• Enabel – Belgian Development Agency.
• German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation/Savings Foundation

Video: How we help you to return to your home country

Returning home and reintegration in achievable steps.

You will learn

• how you can plan your return to your home country even while still in Germany
• and the opportunities for help that are available.

You will see

• who will advise you locally after you arrive back home, so that you can turn your plans into reality and make your new start.

Advisory centre in The Gambia officially opened

With an opening ceremony, the GGAC in Serrekunda opened its doors to those seeking advice.

Together with the GTTI, the GGAC is offering young people in Gambia a 9-month training course, which is intended to improve their career prospects. It prepares them for jobs in the welding industry, construction and the solar technology sector.

The goal: entrepreneurial thinking

The 13 proud Gambians are presented with their certificates: They have learned a lot during their one-week training on the basics of business and finances. The mood in the small room scattered with tables, posters and working materials is vibrant – thanks to their newly acquired knowledge, the participants, including returnees from Germany, are keen to start planning their career as a self-employed business owners.

Milestone for advisory centre in The Gambia

In the leadup to the upcoming official opening of the Gambian-German Advisory Centre for Jobs, Training and Reintegration (GGAC) in The Gambia, an implementation agreement was signed in the capital Banjul.