Germany in The Gambia

Over 10,000 support measures delivered. Thousands trained. Communites empowered.

Since its opening in 2022, the Gambian-German Centre, supported by the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) 🇩🇪, has achieved impressive results in promoting employment, skills development, psychosocial support and entrepreneurship for migrants, returnees, and local communities across The Gambia 🇬🇲.

✅ Support measures delivered: 10,100
✅ Training opportunities provided: 1,500
✅ Counselling sessions conducted: 2,000

Behind every number is a person supported on their path toward employment, entrepreneurship, and greater stability. The program has made a visible impact on the Gambian employment sector and helped create opportunities for communities across the country.

As this chapter comes to a close, we are proud of what has been achieved together — and even more grateful to the many partners who made it possible. ✨

A heartfelt thank you to our implementing partners for their dedication, collaboration, and unwavering commitment throughout the project:

• Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
• Department of Labour
• National Youth Council - The Gambia
• National Enterprise Development Initiative NEDI
• University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET)
• Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN)
• The Gambia Red Cross Society
• Kawsu Sillah, National Coordinator of the GGAC

Their exceptional collaboration and commitment have been key to the successful implementation and coordination of the project. 👏🏼

With the signing of the MoU during the closing ceremony, we now look forward to seeing the project continue under Gambian leadership 🇬🇲. We wish all partners continued success as they carry this important work forward. 🌱✨

The European Film Festival is starting at the Alliance Française de Banjul tonight! 🎥✨

Please note that the German Embassy will be closed tomorrow, Thursday 14 May 2026 for the German public holiday "Christi Himmelfahrt".

🎬✨ Lights, camera… Europe! 🇪🇺

Get ready for four evenings of great films from Germany 🇩🇪, France 🇫🇷, Poland 🇵🇱, and Spain 🇪🇸! The festival will take place at the Alliance Française de Banjul.

🎥 Screenings every night
⏰ 8:00 PM
📆 13–16 May
📍 Alliance Française de Banjul
🎟️ Free entry

Bring your friends, family, and colleagues and enjoy a fun evening of European cinema, food, and culture 🇪🇺✨

LAMINO & GERMANO 🎭 returns to the stage —this time in Basse!

The highly acclaimed theatre show LAMINO and GERMANO by Bright Stars Entertainment Gambia sponsored by the Germany in The Gambia 🇩🇪 is back. After last year’s great success at the Alliance Française de Banjul, here’s your chance to catch it live this Friday at the Youth Centre in Basse!

This time, it comes with an additional treat: 15 talented High School students from Basse, trained and mentored by the Bright Stars, will take the stage alongside the professional actors.

Where: Basse Youth Centre
When: Friday, 8 May 4pm-8pm
Free entry!

Don't miss it!

Contact lenses — a 500-year-old idea? 👁️

Not quite 😅 — but the concept goes back further than you might think.

In 1508, Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first idea of altering vision by bringing the eye into direct contact with water. While he didn’t invent contact lenses, his drawings laid the conceptual groundwork.

It was German scientist Dr Adolf Fick who developed the first contact lenses in 1888 — made from blown glass 🇩🇪. However, they had major drawbacks: they were heavy, thick, covered the entire eye, and restricted oxygen supply. These early versions became known as “hard lenses.”

Dr Fick first tested them on rabbits, then on himself, and finally on volunteers.

Since then, contact lenses have evolved significantly and are now made from advanced, breathable materials used worldwide.

Which German innovation has surprised you the most? Let us know! 👇

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