Lamin F. Bojang - Member Profiles - Community

Home

Community

Member Profiles

bojang

Member Map

bojang
Lamin F. Bojang


Title and Organization:		The Speaker, National Youth Parliament of the Gambia
Gender and Age:		Male, 29
Location:		Jambur, Western
Country of Residence:		Gambia
Country of Birth:		Gambia
Nationalities:		African
Citizenships:		Gambia
Languages:		English



Instant Messaging:		To protect the privacy of members, Instant Messaging information is only available to logged in members of TakingITGlobal. Login or Sign up now, it's free!

About Me

My name is Lamin F. Bojang. I am a youth activist and professionally a Journalist. I haved worked with The Point Newspaper as the Assistant Layout Editor. I also ran two columns with this paper called the “Youth Forum” and “Hiv/Aids and This Generation”.

I have serve series of youth organizations as a part time volunteer before being subsequently elected as the Speaker of the National Youth Parliament. The position, I still hold. The National Youth Parliament is a youth network of seven divisional or regional Youth Parliaments working in the area of Human Right, Child Rights, Gender, Hiv/Aids, Good Governance, Adolescent-Youth Reproductive Health and Youth Leadership and Management. The over role objective of the NYP is to enhance the participation of young people in the decision making process especially on issues that affect their life.

I have acquired a Diploma in journalism from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania through distance learning using the Internet coordinated by African Virtual University based in Nairobi, Kenya. I have also attended many training on Hiv/Aids, Reproductive Health, Youth Leadership, Peer Health Education, Home Based Care for the chronically ill patients, Child Right and Sexual Abuse, Exploration and Trafficking of children.

I am also a member of the National Youth Commission of the Gambia Red Cross Society as the Information Education and Communication sub committee Chairperson.

I have served as the Secretary General to the Western Division Youth Committee till February 2006 when my term came to an end.

I am affiliated to the Youth with a Vision, a national youth organisation. I am still offering technical support to the group. I initiated the Girls Platform, a unique initiative of the group that is currently expanding in advocating for the welfare of girls and providing them with trainings and information on Gender, Child Right and Adolescent Reproductive Health in General.

I am still committed to promoting the positive development of young people. This I regard as prerequisite for their effective participation in national development.

Address:
Lamin F Bojang
Mobile: 00220 – 992 55 21
Email: lfbojang@yahoo.co.uk

Countries Visited

This map requires Flash Player 8 or higher.
Click here to get the latest Flash Player.