The Stone Circle News

The Gambia's premiere youth-led youth-focus news outlet. Telling the story of young people in the country.

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

We are excited to inform you that we're now on Instagram.

Click the link below to follow up with all our activities and updates on Instagram.

https://t.co/IxZ77HibZD

#PeaceGambia #WeAre4Peace

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

We're joining the conversation; are you?

See you all at 2:00pm.

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Happy Day of the African Child to all children & everyone across 🌍.

As this year's #DayOfTheAfricanChild themes on "Access to Child-Friendly Justice System in Africa", we call on Govts + other stakeholders to ensure the justice systems are child-friendly. This is 🗝 for peace.

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Building a peaceful society is a critical cornerstone for development.

For us to build a peaceful society, we must learn to be compassionate and embrace one another. These accelerate steps towards achieving understanding, unity, solidarity, peace and progress.

#PeaceGambia

[Maslam Sanneh @MaslamSanneh]

For Rosamond, understanding the market—what's profitable amidst pandemic, is pivotal in diversifying and protecting her trade from collapse, “I assessed the market to understand what people want now, then invested in products that are marketable.”

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭

We can't keep calm ahead of our webinar for an obvious reason: 🇬🇲's finest poet, 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 will be there! If you miss @OmarChampion1, join uu 5th June 16hrs - 17hrs.

𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: 👉 https://t.co/AF4tQftz5H

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

Lamin Banda will be a panelist.

His topic: Gambian Perception about Women in Peacekeeping Missions and How to Reshape that.

Banda is the Deputy Police Commissioner, Gambia Police Force.

#PeaceGambia #ThisIsPeacebuilding #PKDay

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Are you counting down with us!

It's a little under three hours to our webinar; we're excited.

Join us by 16:00hrs GMT.
#PeaceGambia #PKDayGambia

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

We're exactly 25 minutes away from our webinar!

To join us, please click on the link and details below 👇

https://t.co/SBDZEpbCyD

Meeting ID: 714 1994 2617
Password: 4WYwsG

We are excited!

#PeaceGambia #PKDayGambia

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Done!

What an interesting webinar?

We thank our panelists, Eliska, Mariama, Lamin and Omar Champion for the insightful deliberation.

To the participants, we won't host this webinar without you. You made it happened.

@NARwanda and @PBIRwanda for the support.

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

𝐄𝐥𝐢š𝐤𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐥í𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐯á will be a panelist.

Her topic: 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭��� 𝐔𝐍; 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.

𝐄𝐥𝐢š𝐤𝐚'𝐬 bio click 👇https://t.co/Oialv9bKEN

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

We're immeasurably grateful to the unique opportunity you provided to our co-founders @MaslamSanneh and @PaBakary which inspires them to set up @GambiaPeace.

We'll forever strive for justice, social cohesion, peace and development.

#PeaceGambia #ThisIsPeacebuilding

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

"Youth should be empowered to develop a sense of belonging", this is what inspires our co-founders to initiate @GambiaPeace.

Through this endeavour, we hope to create opportunities for youth, women to appreciate our shared values + support peacebuilding.

Thanks to @PBIRwanda

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Our webinar aims to look at how #women have been doing in peacekeeping missions, what're some of 🇬🇲-an perceptions about women in peacekeeping missions, gains registered how to consolidate that.

To join this conversation please click 👉 https://t.co/AF4tQftz5H to register.

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

@Mariama22653824 will be a panelist.

Her topic: "𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐤 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞."

For 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐚'𝐬 bio click 👉 https://t.co/9ZhhyPI7gK

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Good news!

We're excited to invite you to a webinar we organized in commemoration of #PKDay.

The session will bring 3 presenters to discuss "Role of Women in Peacekeeping".

Date: 5th June 2020.
Time: 16:00 - 17:00 GMT.

To register, click 👉 https://t.co/AF4tQftz5H

More🔜

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

"Every day, our peacekeepers continue to protect vulnerable local populations, support dialogue & implement their mandates while fighting #COVID19. ...doing everything they can to be an integral part of solution to this crisis while keeping themselves & communities safe", ~ UN SG

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Does gender equality has any relations to ensuring peace?

Yes, gender equality contributes to lasting peace.

So, what are we waiting for to realise lasting peace?!

Our price to lasting peace is simply gender equality.

#PKDay #womeninpeacekeeping

🎥 @UNPeacekeeping

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

"Influence women have in society made them role models.

They inspire hope and confidence to local people while providing the much need security support on mission.

Aside this, they empower their fellow women during peacekeeping missions." ~ @PaBakary, our Co-Founder

#PKDay

[Peace Hub The Gambia @PeaceHubGMB]

Will peacekeeping be the same without the thousands of women in the frontlines to ensure peace and security?
.
.
.
.
NO!

🎥 @UN_Women