{"id":96300,"date":"2026-04-21T07:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/five-hospitality-graduates-to-depart-for-spain-soon"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:45:02","slug":"five-hospitality-graduates-to-depart-for-spain-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/five-hospitality-graduates-to-depart-for-spain-soon","title":{"rendered":"Five Hospitality Graduates to Depart for Spain Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The MAC EU COMPASS Project recently marked a turning point for Gambian tourism, as dozens of youth graduated into a structured pipeline of jobs, enterprise, and international placement.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the ceremony, Consultant and Project Facilitator Basamba Drammeh said the graduation is not an end. It is proof that skills beat irregular migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave young people a better alternative,\u201d Drammeh said. \u201cTraining, mentorship, and legal pathways. They do not need to risk their lives. They can build their future with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project, co-financed by the EU under INTERREG MAC 2021\u20132027 and run with CNP Espan\u0303a and GTHI, now moves to its impact phase.<\/p>\n<p>Five graduates head to Spain for six-month professional placements. Ten will stay in The Gambia for industry integration and innovation work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe call is out to the Gambia Tourism Board and partners: open hotel placements, back a Tourism Innovation Hub, and fund youth enterprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drammeh was direct: \u201cSuccess will be measured by jobs created, not certificates issued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where the real work begins,\u201d he said. \u201cSkills must meet opportunity. Ideas must become enterprises. Young people must become drivers of national development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the model is circular migration that works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe, legal, structured. Gambians gain European standards and return with skills, or stay to innovate at home. The Canary Islands partnership positions The Gambia as a bridge, not a departure point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To the graduates, Drammeh\u2019s message was blunt: \u201cCarry professionalism, discipline, and integrity. Believe in your potential. Stay focused. Hard work plus opportunity wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The COMPASS graduation redraws the map. Tourism\u2019s future in The Gambia now runs through its youth, and through partnerships that trade risk for training. The project\u2019s promise will stand or fall on what happens next: placements signed, businesses launched, and a hub built.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The MAC EU COMPASS Project recently marked a turning point for Gambian tourism, as dozens of youth graduated into a structured pipeline of jobs, enterprise, and international placement. Speaking at the ceremony, Consultant and Project Facilitator Basamba Drammeh said the graduation is not an end. 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