The People's Manifesto

A comprehensive blueprint for transforming The Gambia through unity, opportunity, and accountability

Developed by the People: This manifesto was created through two years of nationwide consultations with ordinary Gambians and subject matter specialists.

Key Policy Areas

Economy & Jobs

  • Develop road map for economic revival and budget surplus
  • Enforce fiscal discipline to cut wasteful government spending
  • Reduce corporate tax and enhance compliance
  • Introduce micro-financing at Village Development Committee level
  • Create business enabling environment for private sector investment
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Education

  • Provide free, compulsory quality education to all children
  • Improve standards in primary schools with focus on literacy/numeracy
  • Review secondary curriculum to create technical skills pathways
  • Establish Teachers' Service Commission for welfare protection
  • Increase vocational training centers across all regions
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Healthcare

  • Ensure universal health coverage with quality care
  • Upgrade health facilities and infrastructure nationwide
  • Increase spending on health services and drug availability
  • Reduce maternal and infant mortality rates
  • Develop comprehensive Mental Health Policy
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Governance & Justice

  • Establish independent Anti-Corruption Commission
  • Reform civil service into merit-based, depoliticized system
  • Ensure full autonomy of judicial system
  • Separate functions of Minister of Justice and Attorney General
  • Implement local government decentralization
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Agriculture & Food Security

  • Emphasize irrigation agriculture for year-round production
  • Establish Farmers' Bank with regional access
  • Promote youth self-employment in agricultural activities
  • Prioritize agro-processing to reduce post-harvest losses
  • Support financial, technical capacities of input delivery providers
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Women & Youth Empowerment

  • Establish National Enterprise Fund for innovation and SMEs
  • Increase funding for micro-finance to women and youth
  • Provide leadership and entrepreneurship training programs
  • Increase female participation in public and parastatal sectors
  • Adopt zero-tolerance on trafficking of women and children
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Economy & Infrastructure

Economic Revival

Develop comprehensive road map for economic recovery, enforce fiscal discipline, pay down government debts, and create enabling environment for private sector investment.

Energy & Petroleum

Conduct independent review of NAWEC structure, champion shift to greener alternatives, improve access to basic drinking water, and create sovereign funds from mineral resources.

Transportation

Prioritize improvement of Banjul Port, incentivize private sector investment in river transport, establish home-based airline through PPP, and create Independent Vehicle Licensing Authority.

Education & Skills Development

Quality Education

Provide free, compulsory quality education with focus on STEM subjects, improve primary school standards, and review secondary curriculum for technical skills pathways.

Teacher Development

Boost teacher morale through regular training, establish Teachers' Service Commission, create independent schools inspectorate, and improve working conditions.

Vocational Training

Increase number of vocational training centers, provide technical skills training in local languages, and support decentralization of University of The Gambia across regions.

Healthcare & Wellbeing

Universal Health Coverage

Ensure quality healthcare services for all Gambians, upgrade health facilities nationwide, increase health spending, and make drugs easily available.

Healthcare Workers

Review remuneration for healthcare workers, provide continuous capacity building and training, and put planned cyclical maintenance regime for all facilities.

Specialist Care

Promote establishment of specialist health facilities through PPP, develop Mental Health Policy, and ensure equal priority for mental and physical health conditions.

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