Project Mala 2020-2021
As a follow-up to the previous Mala projects, the project aims to ‘lighten the path for youth towards starting one’s businesses’. Due to the Covid-19 crisis we are not able to do the internship in The Gambia, which complicates the project. However, that does not mean that we won’t be able to make an impact. The project focuses on The Central River Region (CRR) in The Gambia. The previous group made a feasibility report for a start-up incubator in the CRR and our goal will be to take it to the next step and create a business plan for the incubator. The Mala incubator will be educational. Instead of solely focusing on supporting start-ups, educating the entrepreneurs (on entrepreneurship) is also an important factor.
The research objective for the fourth Mala project can be stated as:
"To lay the fundamentals of a start-up incubator in our three months internship in cooperation with local/international organizations and local skills centers to stimulate sustainable entrepreneurship for the youth in The Gambia which will improve local opportunities in the Central River Region. Secondly, a curriculum to increase entrepreneurial skills and possibilities for the local youth will be set up."
